Dear Members,

I am trying to calibrate DSSAT 3.5 for Peanut crop growth
simulation. The genotype file PNGRO980.CUL has one coefficient as "SIZLF".

Can someone tell Whether this coefficient is maximum size of a single
fully expanded leaf or three leaves on the plant under standard
conditions, cm^2.

If it is for 3 leaflets, the peanut cultivar AK 1224 which I am using has
maximum size of single leaf as 8 cm^2. The size of 3 leaflets will be 24,
a very high value. This file has coefficients for some  cultivars tested
by modellers having maximum value of "SIZLF" as 20 cm^2. Should I continue
calibration with my cultivar value?


Regards,

Uday Khodke
Department of Agri. & Food Eng.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur- 721 302
(W.B.)India

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