Crop environment matrix: a simple device for coarsely assessing the ecophysiological suitability of environments for crop production
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Land evaluation, Tropical crops, Yield prediction, ComputersAbstract
It is shown that a simple tabular method used to summarize crop ecophysiological relationships for land evaluation pro1ects can serve as a rapid means of recording site characteristics and coarsely predicting crop performance. The format devised for this purpose, which is called a crop environment matrix (CEM), also lends itself to use on computers and to coarse-scale classification of locations for crop production. An example of a CEM is given for commercial bananas. CEMs for cashew, cassava, coconut, arabica coffee, robusta coffee, karuka (Pandanus sp.), mango, oil palm, pineapple and sweet potato are also available.How to Cite
Hackett, C. (1990). Crop environment matrix: a simple device for coarsely assessing the ecophysiological suitability of environments for crop production. Tropical Agriculture, 67(2). Retrieved from https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/1764
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