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Evaluation of weather-based rice yield models in India

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The objective of this study was to compare two different rice simulation models—standalone (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer [DSSAT]) and web based (SImulation Model for RIce-Weather relations [SIMRIW])—with agrometeorological data and agronomic parameters for estimation of rice crop production in southern semi-arid tropics of India. Studies were carried out on the BPT5204 rice variety to evaluate two crop simulation models. Long-term experiments were conducted in a research farm of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Hyderabad, India. Initially, the results were obtained using 4 years (1994–1997) of data with weather parameters from a local weather station to evaluate DSSAT simulated results with observed values. Linear regression models used for the purpose showed a close relationship between DSSAT and observed yield. Subsequently, yield comparisons were also carried out with SIMRIW and DSSAT, and validated with actual observed values. Realizing the correlation coefficient values of SIMRIW simulation values in acceptable limits, further rice experiments in monsoon (Kharif) and post-monsoon (Rabi) agricultural seasons (2009, 2010 and 2011) were carried out with a location-specific distributed sensor network system. These proximal systems help to simulate dry weight, leaf area index and potential yield by the Java based SIMRIW on a daily/weekly/monthly/seasonal basis. These dynamic parameters are useful to the farming community for necessary decision making in a ubiquitous manner. However, SIMRIW requires fine tuning for better results/decision making.

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Acknowledgements

The research work is a part of the Indo-Japan multi-disciplinary ICT initiative ‘Geo-ICT and Sensor Network based Decision Support Systems for Agriculture and Environment Assessment’, sponsored by the DST and JST (project No: INT/JP/JST/P-07/2007).

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  1. M. Hirafuji

    Present address: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, Memuro Research Station, 9-4 Shinsei-Minami, Memuro-cho, Kasai-gun, Japan

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharastra, 400076, India

    D. Sudharsan & J. Adinarayana

  2. Agromet-Cell, Agriculture Research Institute, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, RajendraNagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India

    D. Raji Reddy & G. Sreenivas

  3. Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services, The University of Tokyo, Midoricho, Nishi-tokyo, Tokyo, 188-0002, Japan

    S. Ninomiya

  4. National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Agricultural Research Center, 3-1-1, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-866, Japan

    M. Hirafuji, T. Kiura & K. Tanaka

  5. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Ordnance Factory Estate, Yeddumailaram, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 502205, India

    U. B. Desai

  6. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharastra, 400076, India

    S. N. Merchant

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Sudharsan, D., Adinarayana, J., Reddy, D.R. et al. Evaluation of weather-based rice yield models in India. Int J Biometeorol 57, 107–123 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-012-0538-6

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