Hi!

I have the same problem for me is also very expensive to buy the book,

Dear Gerrit,

I would like to buy the software DSSAT, i have already see that for 5 licenses there is the price but not for a single one, where can i find this information and with whom i should start the proccess to buy the software

thank you very much for your attention



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Desde: DSSAT - Crop Models and Applications [[log in to unmask]] en nombre de Myles Fisher [[log in to unmask]]
Enviado el: lunes, 28 de febrero de 2011 09:53 a.m.
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Asunto: Re: Formulas

Hi, Gerrit,

I was about to order the book as an adjunct to the work on DSSAT that I am
proposing with local experts in Central Asia in May. Then I saw the price of
$439!!! I agree with Robert, is there another way to get this information?

Cheers.

Myles

On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Robert Muetzelfeldt <
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> Hi Gerrit,
>
> The Springer site gives the price for this book as being GBP 287.00 hard
> cover (is there a soft cover edition?), which will be out of the reach
> of many users.   Moreover, only one or two chapters seem to provide
> technical information on the DSSAT crop models.   Is similar information
> on the crop model equations available in some other form?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>
>
> On 27/02/11 15:00, Gerrit Hoogenboom wrote:
>
>> Ernesto,
>>
>> A detailed description and associated equations of the DSSAT crop
>> simulation models can be found in the book "Understanding Options for
>> Agricultural Production." See the following web site for further
>> information:
>>
>> http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+sciences/book/978-0-7923-4833-7
>> .
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gerrit
>>
>>
>> On 02/27/2011 1:38 AM, Ernesto Viscarra wrote:
>>
>>> Dear friends users of DSSAT:
>>>
>>> First have my kind greetings, I'm using DSSAT for evaluating the
>>> impacts of climate change and adaptation meassures.
>>>
>>> In this sense I am really interested to know the equations and code
>>> programmed in DSSAT to replicate the behaviour of plant with
>>> temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, soil (the main
>>> mathematic functions)
>>>
>>> Where can I find them in the software?
>>>
>>> That's all for now, I really appreciate your help.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much in advance!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> Federico Ernesto Viscarra Riveros
>>> Environmental Economist
>>> Programa Piloto Departemental de Adaptacion al Cambio Climatico
>>> REDD - Camerun
>>> PhD (Candidate) Science and Management of Climate Change
>>> Agriculture and Water Management
>>> Universita Ca Foscari di Venezia
>>> Phone: +39 3934912205
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>>>
>>
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>>
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