Hello DSSATers,
 
Crop processes of the CERES models, such as phenology, yield, DM
accumulation and N uptake, have been tested by quite a few number of
studies. But, I found only a small number of experimental validations for
the soil processes submodels, including the N transformation, N leaching,
water balance and temperature submodels. A list of the references is as
below.
  Does anyone know other references which tested soil processes submodels
of the CERES models?
 
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BOWEN WT; JONES JW; CARSKY RJ; QUINTANA JO.
      EVALUATION OF THE NITROGEN SUBMODEL OF CERES-MAIZE FOLLOWING LEGUME GREEN
    MANURE INCORPORATION.
      AGRONOMY JOURNAL, 1993 JAN-FEB, V85 N1:153-159.
GABRIELLE B; KENGNI L.
      ANALYSIS AND FIELD-EVALUATION OF THE CERES MODELS SOIL COMPONENTS -
    NITROGEN TRANSFER AND TRANSFORMATIONS.
      SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, 1996 JAN-FEB, V60 N1:142-149.
GABRIELLE B; MENASSERI S; HOUOT S.
      ANALYSIS AND FIELD EVALUATION OF THE CERES MODELS WATER BALANCE
    COMPONENT.
      SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, 1995 SEP-OCT, V59 N5:1403-1412.
QUEMADA M; CABRERA ML.
      CERES-N MODEL PREDICTIONS OF NITROGEN MINERALIZED FROM COVER CROP
    RESIDUES.
      SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, 1995 JUL-AUG, V59 N4:1059-1065.
Quemada, M; Cabrera, ML; McCracken, DV.
     Nitrogen release from surface-applied cover crop residues: Evaluating the
   CERES-N submodel.
     AGRONOMY JOURNAL, 1997 SEP-OCT, V89 N5:723-729.
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Thanks,
 
Hiroshi HASEGAWA
  Department of Agronomy and Range Science
  University of California at Davis
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