Evaluating the Performance of AquaCrop Model in Simulating the Productivity of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Crop under Various Water Levels at Debre Birhan, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

In the future, the agricultural sector in many parts of the world is to produce more with less water. In this regard, this experimental study was carried out to evaluate the performance of AquaCrop model in simulating potato crop growth parameters under various water levels at Debre Birhan, Ethiopia (2019-2020). The simulated crop yield parameters were compared water scarce area.

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