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• typical crops with representative soil and irrigation management conditions, as needed <strong>to</strong>run Aqua<strong>Crop</strong>.ApproachAqua<strong>Crop</strong> outputs may be the input of <strong>water</strong> allocation optimization models that have strongeconomic and institutional components. Such models are needed <strong>to</strong> assist in the managemen<strong>to</strong>f <strong>water</strong> by institutions in charge of <strong>water</strong> governance. Aqua<strong>Crop</strong> inputs would be particularlyvaluable in the event of a drought, where different scenarios are considered and <strong>yield</strong>/incomepredictions for the area are essential <strong>to</strong> make informed decisions when allocating limited supplies.One example of an application at the farm scale is given in García-Vila and Fereres (2012).ConclusionThese case studies are a small sample of the applications that may be possible <strong>to</strong> tackle withthe assistance of Aqua<strong>Crop</strong> and illustrate the use of the simulation model. The exampleshave also illustrated the possibilities that Aqua<strong>Crop</strong> offers for various types of users – namelyirrigation specialists, agricultural engineers and agronomists, agricultural extension personnel.Additional users include <strong>water</strong> engineers, hydrologists, and economists working at catchmentscale and climate scientists wanting <strong>to</strong> investigate the effect of different climate changescenarios on the <strong>water</strong>-use of various crops. There are many more applications of Aqua<strong>Crop</strong>that may be used in practical ways and which will be revealed as users around the worldincorporate this simulation model in their assessments of crop <strong>yield</strong> <strong>response</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>water</strong>.ReferencesAnderson, W.K. & Smith, W.R. 1990. Yield advantage of two semi-dwarf compared with two tall wheats depends onsowing time. Australian Journal Agricultural Research, 41: 811-826.Asseng, S., Milroy, S. P. & Poole, M. L. 2008. Systems analysis of wheat production on low <strong>water</strong>-holding soils in aMediterranean-type environment I. Yield potential and quality. Field <strong>Crop</strong>s Research, 105: 97-106.Calviño, P. & Sadras, V. 2002. On-farm assessment of constraints <strong>to</strong> wheat <strong>yield</strong> in the south-eastern Pampas. Field<strong>Crop</strong>s Research, 74:1-11.Connor, D.J., Theiveyanathan, S. & Rimming<strong>to</strong>n, G.M. 1992. Development, growth, <strong>water</strong>-use and <strong>yield</strong> of a springand a winter wheat in <strong>response</strong> <strong>to</strong> time of sowing. Australian Journal Agricultural Research, 43: 493-516.Dimes, J., Cooper, P. & Rao, K.P.C. 2009. Climate change impact on crop productivity in the semi-arid tropicsof Zimbabwe in the twenty-first century. Proceedings of the Workshop on Increasing the Productivity andSustainability of Rainfed <strong>Crop</strong>ping Systems of Poor, Smallholder Farmers, Tamale, Ghana, 22-25 September 2008.p189-198.FAO. 2009. ET o Calcula<strong>to</strong>r, land and <strong>water</strong> digital media Series No. 36., Rome.Farahani, H. J., Izzi, G. & Oweis, T.Y. 2009. Parameterization and Evaluation of the Aqua<strong>Crop</strong> Model for Full andDeficit Irrigated Cot<strong>to</strong>n. Agronomy Journal 101: 469-476.Fereres, E. & Soriano, M.A. 2007. Deficit irrigation for reducing agricultural <strong>water</strong> use. Journal of ExperimentalBotany 58(2): 147–159.García-Vila, M. & Fereres. E. 2012. Combining the simulation crop model Aqua<strong>Crop</strong> with an economic model for theoptimization of irrigation management at farm level. European Journal of Agronomy, 36: 21-31.García-Vila, M., Fereres, E., Mateos, L., Orgaz, F. & Stedu<strong>to</strong>, P. 2009. Deficit irrigation optimization of cot<strong>to</strong>n withAqua<strong>Crop</strong>. Agronomy Journal 101: 477-487.Geerts, S., Raes, D., Garcia, M., Taboada, C., Miranda, R., Cusicanqui, J., Mhizha, T. & Vacher, J. 2009. Modellingthe potential for closing quinoa <strong>yield</strong> gaps under varying <strong>water</strong> availability in the Bolivian Altiplano. AgriculturalWater Management 96: 1652–1658.Heng, L.K., Asseng, S., Mejahed, K. & Rusan, M. 2007. Optimizing wheat productivity in two rainfed environmentsof the West Asia-North Africa region using a simulation model. European Journal of Agronomy, 26: 121-129.AQUACROP APPLICATIONS 67

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