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