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| Title | WaterVision: crop production subject to
dry, wet or saline conditions |
| Group | Soil Physics and Land Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Jos van Dam / Mirjam Hack-ten Broeke |
| Examiner(s) | Jos van Dam |
| Contact info | jos.vandam@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2018/04/01 |
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| Description | To simulate the effects of hydrology and climate change on agricultural production SWAP (hydrology) and WOFOST (crop growth) are well-known models. They allow a distinction between the effects of dry, wet (oxygen stress) or saline conditions in the root zone. Although both models are well tested and available for use in WaterVision, there are still many questions that could be addressed for a thesis. An interesting topic could be the effect of soil temperature on root development and start of the growing season; another topic could be how to deal with different stresses during the growing season. How exactly does a cold and wet spring affect harvestable yield when the summer months are highly productive? A third thesis topic could involve model testing on datasets from all over the world as part of an international project. Can the SWAP-WOFOST model also simulate crop growth of soy bean? And can we incorporate nutrient management? |
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