Evaluation of decision support system for agrotechnology transfer SUBSTOR potato model (v4.5) under tropical conditions

Nand, Moleen M. and Iese, Viliamu and Singh, Upendra and Wairiu, Morgan and Jokhan, Anjeela D. and Prakash, Reema (2016) Evaluation of decision support system for agrotechnology transfer SUBSTOR potato model (v4.5) under tropical conditions. The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 34 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1838-837X

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Abstract

Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) SUBSTOR Potato model (v4.5) was calibrated using Desiree variety. DSSAT SUBSTOR Potato model simulates on a daily basis the development and growth of potatoes using inputs such as climate, soil and crop management. The experiment was conducted in Banisogosogo, Fiji Islands, during the potato growing season of 2012. Fresh and dry weights of belowground plant component (tubers) were taken during progressive harvests. The DSSAT SUBSTOR Potato model was calibrated using experimental field data, soil and weather data of the growing season. The manual calibration steps involved recalculation of soil water content and the adjustments of genetic co-efficient to suit the temperature and daylength regime similar to the experimental conditions. Tuber dry weight was used as the main parameter to evaluate the model. The R2 values of the observed and simulated model outputs before calibration for replicate plot 1, replicate plot 2 and replicate plot 3 were 0.52, 0.49 and 0.61 respectively. After calibration, the R2 values for tuber dry yield for replicate plot 1, replicate plot 2 and replicate plot 3 were 0.88, 0.66 and 0.92 respectively indicating a strong positive relationship between the simulated and the observed yield.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD) Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE)
Depositing User:	Reema Prakash
Date Deposited:	05 Jan 2017 23:27
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2017 23:27
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/9556

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