Process / pipelineCrop timing and scheduling
Sowing Date Optimization
Sowing Date Optimization is a decision support pipeline for determining optimal crop planting dates that align phenological development with favorable environmental windows, maximizing yield and reducing climate risk. Developed by crop modelers (Aggarwal, Semenov) in the 2000s, this method combines crop simulation, climate data, and risk analysis to identify safe, profitable sowing windows.
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- Aggarwal, P. K., Kalra, N., Chander, S., & Pathak, H. (2006). InfoCrop: A decision support system for crop planning and resource management at farm level. Agricultural Systems, 88(1), 56-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.06.009 ↗
- Semenov, M. A., & Porter, J. R. (2000). Climatic variability and the modelling of crop yields. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 100(2-3), 149-167. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00144-6 ↗