| P. K. Kimurto1, K. Gottschalk2, M. G. Kinyua3, J. B. O. Ogola4, B. K. Towett 1(1. Department of Crops, Horticulture & Soil Sciences, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Njoro, Kenya;2. Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim e.V. ATB, Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany;3. Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Moi University, P.O. Box 39000, Eldoret, Kenya;4. Department of Plant Production, University of Venda, a, Private bag X5050, South Africa) Abstract: Carrying out field trial-research in dryland areas is usually expensive and costly for most national breeding programmes; hence development of simple crop simulation models for predicting crop performance in actual semi-arid and arid lands (ASALS) would reduce the number of... |
