Crop Simulation Modeling and
Impacts of Climate Change on agricultural production systems :
A Traing Program on DSSAT Version 45
Background and rationale
Today
more than ever, increased food production and security depend on
judicious use of resources. In addition, issues such as climate
change, climate variability, soil carbon sequestration and the
long-term impact on food production and food security and
environmental sustainability, have become important. Many weather,
soil, genetic and management factors affect the way a crop will
respond to irrigation, fertilizer and other management practices.
Determining appropriate crop management strategies under these
uncertainties has major economic and environmental implications.
Computer simulation models of the soil/plant/atmosphere system with
user-friendly GIS interfaces can make a valuable contribution to
both furthering our understanding of the processes that determine
crop responses and predicting crop performance, resource use and
environmental impacts for different environments and management
scenarios. User-oriented simulation models greatly facilitate the
task of optimizing crop growth and deriving recommendations
concerning crop management. They can also be used to determine the
potential impact of climate change on crop production and long-term
soil carbon sequestration, carbon stock of a landscape, or provide
management scenarios for adapting to climate variability.
Duration: November 28 - December 9,
2011
Closing Date for Application: July 25, 2011
Number of Participants: 25
Invited Countries:
Afghanistan,
Algeria,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape
Verde, China, Comoros, CARICOM Member Countries,
Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, FEALAC Member Countries,
Gambia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Lao PDR, Lesotho,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mali, Mauritius, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, OAS
Member Countries, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines,
PIF Member Countries, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Vietnam, Uganda,
Uzbekistan and Thailand
Program Goal and Objectives
The
overall
goal of this training and seminary program is to familiarize
participants with a comprehensive computer model for the simulation
of process-based crop growth and yield, soil and plant water,
nutrient and carbon dynamics and their application to real world
problems, i.e., climate change studies, irrigation and nitrogen
management.Specifically the
program will focus on :
- Operation of the
new
Windows-based Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT)
Version 4.5 software.
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Description of the new DSSAT-Cropping System Model, CSM and its
modules, such as CROPGRO and CERES, and the science embedded in the
models.
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Minimum data requirements and experimental data collection for
systems simulation to address food security issue.
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Integration of crop simulation models with database management and
Geographical Information Systems (CropDSS shell).
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Application of the new DSSAT-CSM model to cope with food security
issue in SE region by improving the management of cropping systems,
especially rice-based cropping systems.
Program Highlights
The program will :
- Describes a Practical approach for simulating effects of soil,
weather,
management, and pest factors on crop production.
- Demonstrate how
processes of crop growth and development, water use, uptake of water
and nutrients and carbon dynamics can be simulated.
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Make extensive use of “hands on” sessions that apply the new
DSSAT-CSM model to cropping systems in various regions of the world.
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Describe procedures for collecting and managing crop, weather and
soil data for model evaluation.
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Give participants the opportunity to work with their own data and
determine the accuracy of the models for application to specific
problems.
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Analyze management alternatives for single seasons or over long-term
crop rotations.
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Concentrate on specific applications that include irrigation,
fertilizer and nutrient management, climate change, soil carbon
sequestration, climate variability, and precision management.
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Assess economic risks and environmental impacts associated with
agricultural production.
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For an overview of the expected training schedule, visit the
Tentative Program page which will be available soon.
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Windows-based GIS-DSSAT model interface, CropDSS shell.
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CENTURY-Based soil carbon and nitrogen model for improved
performance in low input agricultural systems and for simulating
soil C sequestration.
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Participants who complete the workshop receive a Certificate of
Completion
Qualifications for Application
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Participants should be university graduates currently engaged in
crop production or agroecosystems related research, teaching,
outreach, or planning.
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They should have some understanding of crop and soil science and be
relatively familiar with the terminology used in these fields. An
in-depth knowledge, however, is not a prerequisite.
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They should be familiar with personal computers and the Windows
operating environment.
- They
should understand English.
Institution:
The course will be conducted by:
Faculty of
Agriculture, Chiang Mai University
Associate Professor, Soil
Science and Conservation Department,
Multiple Cropping Center,
Faculty of Agriculture, Chaing Mai University
Tel +66 53 221275 ext.
216 Moblile : +66 08 18814373
Fax + 66 53 210000,
E-mail :
attachai@cmu.ac.th /
attachij@gmail.com
Collaborative Organization
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