Table 1.
Definition of DSSAT maize genotype specific parameters.
Table 2.
Description of sites for field experiments and breeder evaluation data.
Table 3.
Characteristics of maize varieties used in the study.
Fig 1.
Order sequence of optimizations for calibrating the cultivar coefficients using GENCALC.
Table 4.
Generated genotype specific parameters (GSPs) using experimental and breeder data.
Fig 2.
Comparisons between simulated and observed grain yield, days to anthesis, days to maturity and plant height at harvest for SAMMAZ 32 using experiment (A, B, C, D) and breeder (E, F, G, H) data. Solid lines = 1:1 lines; dashed lines = regression lines. Error bars denote Standard Error of Mean (SEM).
Fig 3.
Simulated (lines) vs Observed (symbols) plant heights and number of leaves of SAMMAZ 32 using experiment data.
Error bars denote Standard Error of Mean (SEM).
Fig 4.
Simulated (lines) vs Observed (figures) Biomass and LAI of SAMMAZ 32 using experimental data.
Error bars denote Standard Error of Mean (SEM).
Table 5.
Observed and simulated mean grain yields (kg ha-1) of all varieties across different locations.
Table 6.
Simulated vs Observed grain yields of Sammaz 32 and EE White in the model validation experiments, under different nitrogen levels using GSPs derived from calibration experiment and breeder evaluation experiment.
Table 7.
Comparison of simulated and observed grain nitrogen (kg N ha-1) of SAMMAZ 32 for GSPs generated using calibration experiments and breeder evaluation experiments.
Table 8.
Comparison of simulated and observed stover nitrogen (kg N ha-1) of SAMMAZ 32 for GSPs generated using data from calibration experiments and breeder evaluation experiments.
Table 9.
Model statistics values for reduction in number of experimental sites for both calibration experiments and breeder evaluation experiments.