How does STICS crop model simulate crop growth and productivity under shade conditions ?

The STICS crop model has been used to predict the response of winter wheat to different shade conditions from an artificial shade treatment. Detailed information on the modeling procedure will be available in the following paper: “ How does STICS crop model simulate crop growth and productivity under shade conditions ” in Field Crops Research Journal.

To launch a simulation with STICS, several input data files and parameters are required. The files used in this study are available below: The different inputs files required to launch a simulation:

• The complete plant parameters file “Winter_wheat_adjusted_plt.txt”
• The weather data used “Weather_tot.txt”

The data are compiled at a daily time scale for each treatment: CS constant shade; PS periodic shade; NS no shade. In this data frame, “Temp_min” and “Temp_max” are the minimal and maximal air temperature in degree celcius; “Global_radiation” is the daily cumulated global radiation in MJ/m²; “Rainfall” is the daily cumulated rainfall in mm;  “Wind” is the mean wind speed in m/s; and “Relative_humidity” is the mean air relative humidity in %.

• The initial soil parameters “INI_2014-2015_ini.txt” and “INI_2015-2016_ini.txt” respectively for the growing season 2014-15 and 2015-16
• The general soil parameters for both growing season : “Soil_sols.txt”
• The technical itinerary “TEC_2015_tec.txt” and “TEC_2016_tec.txt” respectively for the growing season 2014-15 and 2015-16.