Stics Soil Crop Model : : Conceptual Framework, Equations and Uses.

• Superior document: Hors Collection
• Author: Beaudoin, Nicolas.
• TeilnehmendeR: Lecharpentier, Patrice.; Ripoche-Wachter, Dominique.; Strullu, Loïc.; Mary, Bruno.; Léonard, Joël.; Launay, Marie.; Justes, Éric.
• Place / Publishing House: Versailles : : Quae,, 2022.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Hors Collection
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (519 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Preface -- The first book -- A new book based on an innovative approach -- Project funding -- English revision -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 Purpose -- 1.3 The Stics Open Book -- 1.4 Human-machine interfaces -- 1.5 Tools for STICS users -- Chapter 2. Overall description of the modelled system -- 2.1 Conceptual Framework -- 2.2 STICS validity domain -- 2.3 Relationship and priority between processes -- 2.4 Model genericity -- 2.5 Parameterised crop species -- Chapter 3. Development -- 3.1 The importance of phenology on crop development -- 3.2 Simulated events -- 3.3 Main development processes -- 3.4 Emergence and initiation of crop development and growth -- Chapter 4. Shoot growth -- 4.1 Leaf dynamics -- 4.2 Radiation interception -- 4.3 Biomass production -- 4.4 Stress indices -- Chapter 5. Root growth -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Vertical root growth -- 5.3 Root length density production and root distribution -- 5.4 Turnover of root biomass and N content allocation -- 5.5 Calculation of root density for water and nitrogen absorption -- Chapter 6. Nitrogen acquisition by plants -- 6.1 Nitrogen uptake by plants -- 6.2 Nitrogen fixation by legumes -- Chapter 7. Biomass and nitrogen partitioning -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Identified organs and compartments -- 7.3 Vegetative organs -- 7.4 Remobilisation of reserves -- 7.5 Harvested organs -- 7.6 Roots -- 7.7 Biomass and nitrogen partitioning after cut of forages -- 7.8 N and C inputs to the soil from perennial crops -- Chapter 8. Yield formation -- 8.1 Quantitative yield -- 8.2 Yield quality -- Chapter 9. Canopy microclimate -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Radiation interception -- 9.3 Energy budget and crop temperature -- 9.4 Canopy moisture -- 9.5 Climate under shelter -- 9.6 Correcting temperatures for high altitude climates.

Chapter 10. Transfers in soil: water, nitrate and heat fluxes -- 10.1 Water and nitrate fluxes -- 10.2 Soil temperature -- 10.3 Modifications of surface conditions that influence water and heat transfer -- Chapter 11 -- Water Balance -- Nadine Brisson, Remi Vezy, Dominique Ripoche-Wachter and Patrick Bertuzzi -- 11.1 Background and conceptual framework -- 11.2 Soil evaporation -- 11.3 Potential crop water requirements -- 11.4 Physical soil surface conditions -- 11.5 Plant transpiration and derived stresses -- 11.6 Water balance -- Chapter 12 -- Carbon and nitrogen transformations in soil and balances -- Bruno Mary, Fabien Ferchaud, Hugues Clivot and Joël Léonard -- 12.1 Organic and mineral C-N pools -- 12.2 Decomposition and mineralisation of organic matter -- 12.3 Nitrification -- 12.4 Denitrification -- 12.5 N2O emissions -- 12.6 Ammonia volatilisation -- 12.7 Carbon and nitrogen balances -- Chapter 13 -- Soil-crop management effects -- Nadine Brisson, Bruno Mary and Dominique Ripoche-Wachter -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Crop management -- 13.3 Crop operations and soil tillage -- 13.4 Soil water management -- 13.5 Nitrogen and carbon inputs in soil -- Chapter 14 -- Ways of STICS use -- Nicolas Beaudoin, Julie Constantin, Anne-Isabelle Graux, Gatien Falconnier, François Affholder, Françoise Ruget and Laurent Ruiz -- 14.1 Defining the Unit of SiMulation (USM) -- 14.2 Rotations and long-term simulations -- 14.3 Simulation over large spatial scales -- 14.4 Simulation with coupled models -- 14.5 Typology of STICS uses -- 14.6 Perspectives for model capacity extension toward agroecology -- Chapter 15 -- Tools for smart use of the standard STICS model version -- Dominique Ripoche, Christine Le Bas and Nadine Brisson -- 15.1 Driving use options -- 15.2 Strategy use options -- 15.3 Model formalism options -- 15.4 Parameterisation -- 15.5 Tools for users.

Chapter 16 -- Model capacity extension methods -- Samuel Buis, Guillaume Jego and Eric Casellas -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Evaluating model performances -- 16.3 Adapting STICS to a new crop or cultivar -- 16.4 Tools and rules for model coupling -- References -- 17 -- Definition of symbols -- 17.1 Definition of parameters -- 17.2 Definition of output variables -- 17.3 Internal variables definition -- Authors list.