Figures (5)  Tables (4)
    • Figure 1. 

      Variations in grain yield (kg·ha−1), anthesis and maturity (DAT) of PR 126 to changes in cultivar specific parameters. (a) P1, (b) P2R, (c) P5, (d) P20, (e) G1, (f) G2, (g) G3, (h) PHINT, (i) THOT, (j) TCLDP, and (k) TCLDF.

    • Figure 2. 

      Variations in grain yield (kg·ha−1), anthesis and maturity (DAT) of PR 127 to changes in cultivar specific parameters. (a) P1, (b) P2R, (c) P5, (d) P20, (e) G1, (f) G2, (g) G3, (h) PHINT, (i) THOT, (j) TCLDP, and (k) TCLDF.

    • Figure 3. 

      Evaluation results for (a), (b) anthesis, (c), (d) maturity, (e), (f) grain yield and (g), (h) LAI of rice cultivars

    • Figure 4. 

      Grain yield and Leaf Area Index (LAI) (7-d moving average) relation with the transplanting window for rice cultivars PR 126 and PR 127.

    • Figure 5. 

      Grain yield and harvest index (HI) relation with the sowing window for PR 126 and PR 127.

    • Genetic coefficientsDefinitionRange
      P1Thermal time during basic vegetative phase of the plant (expressed as growing degree days [GDD] above a base temperature of 9 °C).150−800 °C -d
      P20Photoperiod (longest day length, hours) at which the rate of development is maximum. At higher values than P2O, the developmental rate is slowed.11−13 h
      P2RExtent of delay in panicle initiation for each hour increase in photoperiod above P2O.5−300 °C -d
      P5Thermal time (in GDD) with a base temperature of 9oC from beginning of grain filling to physiological maturity.150−850 °C -d
      G1Potential spikelet number coefficient at anthesis.50−75 #/g
      G2Single grain weight (g) under ideal growing conditions.0.015−0.030 g
      G3Tillering coefficient (scalar value) relative to IR64 cultivar.0.7−1.3
      PHINTPhyllochron Interval (°C -d), thermal tme interval (in GDD) between each leaf-tip appearance under no stress conditions.55−90 °C -d
      THOTTemperature (°C), at temperature higher than this the spikelet sterility is affected.25−34 °C
      TCLDPTemperature (°C), at temperature lower than this the panicle initiation is further delayed (other than P1, P2O and P2R).12−18 °C
      TCLDFTemperature (°C) at temperature lower than this the spikelet sterility is affected.10−20 °C

      Table 1. 

      Cultivar Specific Parameters (CSPs) for CERES-Rice model.

    • CSPsPR 126PR 127Range
      AnthesisMaturityGrain yieldAnthesisMaturityGrain yield
      P10.610.4310.60.420.95150−800
      P2R0.330.280.180.320.310.155−300
      P200.710.50.580.690.610.6611−13
      P500.250.1200.260.036150−850
      G1000.56000.5550−75
      G2000.68000.730.015−0.030
      G300.0150.1400.030.180.7−1.3
      PHINT0.280.170.430.250.220.3350−90
      THOT003.4003.328−34
      TCLDP000.025000.02412−18
      TCLDF000.016000.02810−20

      Table 2. 

      Range and sensitivity index (SI) for phenology and yield and the range considered for the cultivar specific parameters (CSPs) for rice cultivars (PR 126 and PR 127).

    • CultivarsCultivar specific coefficients
      P1P2RP5P20G1G2G3PHINTTHOTTCLDPTCLDF
      PR 126670.055.0360.012.059.00.0241.0083.031.015.015.0
      PR 127700.070.0400.011.353.40.0221.0083.031.015.015.0

      Table 3. 

      Cultivar specific parameters used in calibration for rice cultivars.

    • ParametersPR 126PR 127
      ObservedSimulatedObservedSimulated
      Days taken for anthesis
      Mean days after transplanting (DAT)65657576
      Ratio1.011.00
      SD1.701.411.91.7
      R20.940.94
      RMSE0.580.58
      d-stat0.970.97
      NRMSE (%)0.890.77
      Model efficiency0.880.91
      Days taken for maturity
      Mean days after transplanting (DAT)9595107107
      Ratio0.991.00
      SD1.250.941.2470.816
      R20.890.96
      RMSE0.820.58
      d-stat0.870.92
      NRMSE (%)0.860.54
      Model efficiency0.570.79
      Grain yield
      Mean yield (kg·ha−1)8,2238,1817,8347,707
      Ratio1.00.98
      SD89.9158.9255.57339.22
      R20.890.98
      RMSE89.5155.5
      d-stat0.870.93
      NRMSE (%)1.091.98
      Model efficiency0.610.63
      Leaf area index (LAI)
      Mean LAI4.133.983.873.94
      Ratio0.961.02
      SD0.250.240.240.20
      R20.870.89
      RMSE0.180.12
      d-stat0.880.93
      NRMSE (%)4.333.00
      Model efficiency0.480.76

      Table 4. 

      Statistical measures for evaluation of CERES-Rice v4.7.5 simulation performance