A comparison of the performance of the CSM-CERES-Maize and EPIC models using maize variety trial data
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A comparison of the performance of the CSM-CERES-Maize and EPIC models using maize variety trial data

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    Agricultural Systems
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    Multiple crop models are now being used in climate change impact studies. However, calibration of these models with local data is still important, but often this information is not available. This study determined the feasibility of using maize variety trial data for the evaluation of the CSM-CERES-Maize and EPIC models. The models were calibrated using observed grain yield from variety trials conducted in Blairsville, Calhoun, Griffin, Midville, Plains, and Tifton, Georgia, USA. The software program GenCALC was used to calibrate the yield component coefficients of CSM-CERES-Maize, while the coefficients for EPIC were manually adjusted. The criteria for evaluating the performance of the two crop models included the slope of linear regression, R2, d-stat, and RMSE. Following model calibration and evaluation, both models were used to simulate rainfed and irrigated grain yield during 1958 to 2012 for the same six locations that were used for model evaluation. The differences between the simulations of CSM-CERES-Maize and observations were no more than 3% for calibration and no more than 8% for evaluation. However, the differences between the simulations of EPIC and observations ranged from 2% to 23% for calibration and evaluation, which was larger than for the CSM-CERES-Maize model. This analysis showed that calibration of CSM-CERES-Maize was slightly superior than EPIC for some cultivars. Although this study only used observed grain yield for calibration and evaluation, the results showed that both calibrated models can provide fairly accurate simulations. Therefore, it can be concluded that limited data sets from maize variety trials can be used for model calibration when detailed data from growth analysis studies are not readily available.
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    Agricultural Systems, 150: 109-119
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    Grant no. NA100AR4310215
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