Simulation of the nitrogen balance in the soil and a winter wheat crop

A simulation model for winter wheat growth, crop nitrogen dynamics and soil nitrogen supply was tested against experimental data. When simulations of dry matter production agreed with measurements, nitrogen uptake was simulated accurately. The total amount of soil mineral nitrogen as well as the distribution of mineral nitrogen over the various soil layers were generally simulated well, except for experiments in which fertilizer was applied late in spring. In these experiments, applied nitrogen ‘disappeared’ because it could not be accounted for by the model. Some explanations for this disappearance are briefly discussed.

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