NOC:Crop Modeling and Simulation for Agricultural Production Management (CMSAM)

Lecture 1 - Introduction to crop production system: Crop Production System and its Components, Objectives of crop production

Lecture 2 - Production Situations, Crop classification and Agroclimatic Zon

Lecture 3 - Crop Ecosystem and Agro-Climatic Zones

Lecture 4 - Crop Growth and Development Phases for Input Management

Lecture 5 - Crop Growth Factors and Growth Laws

Lecture 6 - Effect of Climatic Factors on Crop Growth

Lecture 7 - Solar Radiation Interception Concept for Biomass Production

Lecture 8 - Growing Degree Days Concept for Growth Duration and Yield Prediction

Lecture 9 - Introduction to Crop Modeling and Simulation

Lecture 10 - Decision Support System (DSS) in Agricultural Production

Lecture 11 - Types of Crop Model

Lecture 12 - Type of Experiment and Data Requirement in Crop Modeling

Lecture 13 - Terminologies Used in Crop Modeling and Simulation

Lecture 14 - Hierarchy of Models Used and Goals of Crop Modeling and Simulation

Lecture 15 - Historical Chronology of Crop Yield Prediction System

Lecture 16 - Crop System Model Development

Lecture 17 - Crop Modeling Concepts and Compartment Model Symbols

Lecture 18 - State Variables Working Principle

Lecture 19 - State Variables Working Principle

Lecture 20 - Crop Systems Model For Different Production Situations

Lecture 21 - Potential Production Simulation Input Factors

Lecture 22 - Simulation Flow Chart with State and Rate Variables

Lecture 23 - Crop Biomass and Growth Rate Simulation

Lecture 24 - Crop Yield Simulation

Lecture 25 - DSSAT Model Overview, Application and Crops Involved

Lecture 26 - Modules in DSSAT

Lecture 27 - Description of CERES-Rice of DSSAT

Lecture 28 - Biomass and Yield Simulation Process in CERES-Rice

Lecture 29 - Description of CROP GRO of DSSAT - I

Lecture 30 - Description of CROP GRO of DSSAT - II

Lecture 31 - Description of SUBSTOR of DSSAT - I

Lecture 32 - Description of SUBSTOR of DSSAT - II

Lecture 33 - File system of DSSAT: Input file, File naming, and Input data

Lecture 34 - Statistical technique for model calibration and validation

Lecture 35 - Model Application for Agricultural Risk Management and Uncertainty Analysis - I

Lecture 36 - Model Application for Agricultural Risk Management and Uncertainty Analysis - II

Lecture 37 - Climate Risk Management (CRM) Tools - I

Lecture 38 - Climate Risk management (CRM) Tools - II

Lecture 39 - Climate Risk management (CRM) Tools - III

Lecture 40 - Climate Risk management (CRM) Tools - IV

Lecture 41 - Crop Modeling Support for Agro-advisory and Insurance Schemes

Lecture 42 - Hands on DSSAT: Experimental and Management Data Inputs

Lecture 43 - Hands on DSSAT: Experimental and Management Data Inputs

Lecture 44 - Hands on DSSAT: Soil Data Inputs

Lecture 45 - Hands on DSSAT: Weather Data Inputs - I

Lecture 46 - Hands on DSSAT: Weather Data Inputs - II

Lecture 47 - Hands on DSSAT: Model Performance and Genotype Coefficient of CERES-Rice

Lecture 48 - Hands on DSSAT: Experimental and Management Data Inputs of SUBSTOR-Potato

Lecture 49 - Hands on Exercises: Rice Yield Simulation for Varying Inputs (Soil and Nutrients)

Lecture 50 - Hands on Exercises: Rice yield simulation for varying inputs (Weather and water management)

Lecture 51 - Hands on Exercises: Potato Yield simulation for varying inputs (Weather and water management)

Lecture 52 - Hands on Exercises: Effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on rice production

Lecture 53 - Hands on Exercises: Effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on potato production

Lecture 54 - Hands on Exercises: Identification of temperature stress sensitive crop growth phases

Lecture 55 - Hands on Exercises: Climatic risk assessment on crop yield

Lecture 56 - Application of Crop Modeling for Management Decision (Input Management and Climate Risk Management)

Lecture 57 - Errors in Simulation Exercises

Lecture 58 - Hands on Exercises (Assignment Group-A): Climate risk assessment on rice production

Lecture 59 - Hands on Exercises (Assignment Group-B): Optimum planting time for potato production

Lecture 60 - Hands on Exercises (Assignment Group-C): Elevated CO2 and temperature effects on rice production