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InfoCrop: a process-based dynamic crop simulation model for analysing genotype x environment interactions in tropical crops

Code: 9781835456477
Publication date: 06-02-2026
Extent: 34 pages

Contributions by: S. Naresh Kumar, Bidisha Chakraborty, Arti Bhatia, Shweta Panjwani, DN Swaroopa Rani and Vikas Kumar, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India; P.K. Aggarwal and H. Pathak, South Asia Climate Adaptation of Agriculture Programme – CIMMYT, India; Subhash Chander and N. Kalra, ICAR – National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, India

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter explains the development, key components, and applications of InfoCrop: a process-based, dynamic simulation model developed by Indian scientists to simulate the growth, development, and yield of major tropical crops. These include wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, soybean, chickpea, pigeon pea, groundnut, mustard, potato, and cotton. InfoCrop has also been expanded to cover sugarcane and perennial crops such as Coconut with specific modifications of the base model. A case study is provided on the development of InfoCrop for coconut



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2025.0155.23
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Model inputs and outputs
  • 3 Simulation of soil processes
  • 4 Simulation of greenhouse gas emissions
  • 5 Simulation of plant processes
  • 6 Simulation of abiotic stresses
  • 7 Simulation of biotic stresses: pests
  • 8 Adapting the generic model to simulate growth and yield of different crops
  • 9 The InfoCrop Graphical User Interface
  • 10 Case study: simulating growth and development of the perennial crop coconut using InfoCrop
  • 11 Conclusion and future trends
  • 12 Source code
  • 13 Model description and documentation
  • 14 References

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