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MODELLING THE EFFECT OF DROUGHT ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF CEREAL CROPS

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1.1. REVIEW LITERATURE FOR EXISTING MODELS OF CROP GROWTH AND MODELS OF THE RESPONSE OF INDIVIDUAL PLANT PROCESSES TO WATER STRESS.

1.2. REVIEW LITERATURE FOR EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ON DROUGHT RESPONSE OF INDIVIDUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES.

1.3. DISCUSS STRATEGY WITH OTHER MODELLING GROUPS INCLUDING THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (U.K.) WHEAT MODELLING GROUP, AND GROUPS IN OTHER COMMUNITY COUNTRIES.

1.4. COMPILE RELEVANT DATA (70% ALREADY ANALYSED) FROM ROTHAMSTED RAIN-SHELTER EXPERIMENTS, GIVING RESPONSES OF PARTICULAR PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES TO THE APPLIED DROUGHT TREATMENTS.

1.5. ANALYSE ANY REMAINING RAW DATA FROM THE RAIN-SHELTER EXPERIMENTS.

1.6. PREPARE INTERIM REPORT.

2.1. EXAMINE DROUGHT RESPONSE COMPONENTS IN EXISTING MODELS.

2.2. ESTABLISH STRATEGY FOR MODELLING WORK, DEFINING THE LEVELS WITHIN THE MODEL, AND THE DETAIL REQUIRED AT EACH LEVEL.

2.3. EXTRACT USEFUL SUBMODELS FROM EXISTING MODELS.

2.4. DEVELOP SUBMODELS FROM RAIN-SHELTER RESULTS.

2.5. PRODUCE A WORKING MODEL OF THE RESPONSE TO WATER STRESS OF BARLEY GROWTH AND YIELD LOSS.

3.1. TEST DEVELOPED MODEL AND OTHER EXISTING MODELS ON ROTHAMSTED RAIN-SHELTER DATA.

3.2. TEST MODELS ON OTHER AVAILABLE DATA SETS.

3.3. TEST MODELS FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO THE NATURAL VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE.

3.4. DISCUSS RESULTS WITH GROUPS IN OTHER COMMUNITY COUNTRIES.

3.5. WRITE PAPERS AND FINAL REPORT.

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ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED
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West Common
AL5 2JQ Harpenden, Herts
Reino Unido

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