I am trying to use the CERES-Maize model in DSSAT 2.1 to model
prehistoric maize production in the Mimbres River valley of southwestern
New Mexico.  I am in the process of obtaining data for this project.
 
        Does anyone have or know where I can find or estimate the genetic
parameters for the CERES-maize model for southwestern US aboriginal
maize varieties?  Specifically, I need:
 
                growing degree days (base 8 degrees C) from seedling emergence to end
of juvenile phase
 
                photoperiod sensitivity coefficient
 
                growing degree days (base 8 degrees C) from silking to physiological
maturity
 
                potential maximum kernel number per plant
 
                potential kernel growth rate (mg/kernel per day) from silking to just
before physiological maturity under optimal conditions
 
        Also, if anyone is interested in what I find out, please let me know.
 
 
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Michael Pool
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Austin Community College
Anthropology Department