Harvest index development model

model simulating temporal development of harvest index

deterministic model, dimensionless model, discrete-time model, dynamic model, mathematical model, nonlinear model

Description

This model simulates the development of harvest index over the growing season. Harvest index represents the fraction of above-ground biomass allocated to crop yield. The model assumes that harvest index increases non-linearly from planting to maturity under non-stressed conditions. Development is controlled by phenological progress using a heat unit based scaling factor. The simulated harvest index is used to compute final crop yield.

Contained entities

harvest index heat unit factor equation	$H U F H_{i} = \frac{H U I_{i}}{H U I_{i} + e^{6.50 - 10.0 H U I_{i}}}$
	$H U I$ represents heat unit index
	$H U F H$ represents harvest index heat unit factor

heat-unit-based phenological development model
harvest index accumulation equation	$H I A_{i} = H I_{j} \sum_{K = 1}^{i} Δ H U F H_{K}$
	$H I A$ represents potential harvest index
	$H I$ represents potential harvest index at maturity
	$Δ H U F H$ represents daily harvest index heat unit factor

Computational tasks

computation of harvest index development, computation of harvest index heat unit factor

References

The EPIC Crop Growth Model	(use)

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