Dear Roger,

I'd like to have copy of these works, Spanish is fine but English would be
better so I can share these with other colleagues.

Thanks,

Roberto.



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Roberto O. Valdivia
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-----Original Message-----
From: DSSAT - Crop Models and Applications [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Roger E. Rivero
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 3:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: The use of biophysical models in Cuba

Dear ICASA and DSSAT List Members:

The Third International Congress on Rice Crop was recently held in Havana, 6
- 10 June 2005. In this meeting I had the pleasure of presenting there two
papers named "Optimum Sowing Dates for Rainfed Rice Crop" and "Integrated
Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Rice Production in Camagüey, Cuba".
They are both published in the Proceedings of this meeting, CD-ROM ISSN  959
- 7164 - 91 - 4 I could be wrong of course, and maybe one of you could
correct me on this, but as far as I know these works are the first ones ever
presented in my country that made use of biophysical models to derive
conclusions about agricultural issues and have been presented in an
agricultural congress. I could say that they might be a collector item in
the future.

I call your attention to this no because they are mine or specially useful,
but because I understand that this could be a first step toward promoting
and extending the practice of using biophysical models in scientifical
issues in my country and the agronomical community. I think that this is one
of our objectives as a community.

Anyone interested may obtain these works from me in Spanish language. But I
could do an English translation for someone interested if I'm asked for. No
compromise at all about this.

With my best wishes to you all,

Roger E. Rivero Vega