Dear Joy
I am also thinking to use DSSAT on my research work for modelling crop yield.
As per my understanding, better to use exact soil information from the
experimental site to get reliable results

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Joy Mondejar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all:
>
> Is it always necessary to undergo CERES-Rice model evaluation before we can
> proceed to model application and simulate rice yields?
> I mean for each location that we want to predict rice yields, do we  need
> to evaluate the model and get the site soil profile and soil surface data,
> crop management data from a field experiment, and observed experimental
> data from the experiment?
>
> I ask this since I am thinking if I can use a default  clay soil profile
> available in DSSAT to simulate rice yields for 4 different locations.
>
> Thanks for the help and advice.



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