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Yield prediction is a basic tool for practical purposes in sugar beet growing. Connected with an economic module, a crop model can serve as a basis for decision support at field level. PIEteR as such is a bio-economic model, mainly focusing on nitrogen fertilization, plant density and harvest date. Its main component is a crop growth model, that simulates crop responses to weather, soil factors and growers’ decisions. Its input and (future) output make PIEteR a useful basis for decision support. Its potential for accurate predictions will be tested and compared with other models. If PIEteR will prove to be the most accurate and useful model, it will be developed further, thus enabling improvements in the quality of the growers’ decisions.
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Smit, A.B., Van Niejenhuis, J.H., Struik, P.C. (1994). Introduction to a Bio-Economic Production Model for Sugar Beet Growing. In: Struik, P.C., Vredenberg, W.J., Renkema, J.A., Parlevliet, J.E. (eds) Plant Production on the Threshold of a New Century. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1158-4_12
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