Validate ETa models
(SEBAL, NCAR-WRF),
estimate orchard
water needs
(Ustin, Sammis) | | Remote Sensing of yield,
phenology, crop development (Slaughter, Upadhayaya, Whiting) | | Develop fertilizer
response curve
(Brown, Sanden, Lampinen) | Modeling crop nutrient & water demand
Climate/phenology based yield modeling
(Whiting, Ustin)
N & water modeling in pecan & almond
(Sammis, Wang) | Develop phenology and yield based nutrient demand model (Brown, Sanden, Lampinen) | | Physiological/soil
environmental controls on N &water uptake(Shukla, Lombardini) | | Interactive effects of irrigation & nutrient status on plant water use & response (Shackel, Brown, Sanden) | | | | Gaseous, sub-soil N losses
(Smart, Brown) | |
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Plant and orchard (or vineyard) scale investigations of nitrogen and water demand and fluxes, and modeling of crop nutrient and water demand.
The ultimate goal of this initial activity is to produce a model of crop nutrient and water demand. Components of the goal will include climate and phenology based yield model and nitrogen and water model in crops such as pecan and almond. Research inputs involve cooperative programs by participating principle investigators and their teams. The diagram below illustrates the interactions involved.
