Simulating maize growth and the hydrological responses of red earths in the Northern Territory semi-arid tropics

J. A. Motha, M. Dilshad and R. J. Bateman
Conservation Commission of the NT, 1994

A new version of the CERES-Maize model, enhanced to make it user friendly and modified to include physical and climatological conditions unique to the SAT of Australia has been tested for Red Earths in the Northern Territory. This paper presents some preliminary results from the simulation and parameters for the model. Comparison of predicted and measured hydrologic and agronomic results show good agreement. Further work is necessary to test the model for different physical and climatological conditions to accomplish a complete evaluation of the model.