Computation of fixation growth stage factor

phenological limitation of nitrogen fixation

computational task, discrete-time task, nonlinear task

Description

This task computes the growth stage limitation factor for biological nitrogen fixation in legume crops based on phenological development. The factor represents the availability and activity of functional root nodules and suppresses nitrogen fixation during early growth before nodulation and during late growth when nodules senesce. Phenological development is represented by the heat unit index, and the factor is defined using a piecewise linear function that activates fixation only during an intermediate portion of the growing season.

Contained entities

fixation growth stage equation	$F X G_{i} = {\begin{matrix} 0.0 & if & H U I_{i} \leq 0.15, H U I_{i} \geq 0.75 \\ 6.67 H U I_{i} - 1.0 & if & 0.15 < H U I_{i} \leq 0.3 \\ 1.0 & if & 0.3 < H U I_{i} \leq 0.55 \\ 3.75 - 5.0 H U I_{i} & if & 0.55 < H U I_{i} < 0.75 \end{matrix}$
	$F X G$ represents nitrogen fixation growth stage factor
	$H U I$ represents heat unit index
	$i$ represents day index

heat unit index		input
nitrogen fixation growth stage factor		output

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computation of nitrogen fixation fraction	contains
plant nitrogen fixation model	used by

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