MRB-Rice shell Computer-based research and training package |
MRB-rice is a computer-based training package for the teaching and demonstration of issues involved in rice production under different management practices, climate scenario. MRB-rice is easy to use, has minimal data requirements, good visualisation of model calculations, a reasonable level of accuracy and is flexible in terms of the range of rice crop management situations that can be simulated. |
Background Climate and crop growht computer simulation models are increasingly being used as research and teaching tools, as a replacement for, or adjunct to, traditional field or laboratory exercises. There are many climate, crop-livestock simulation models commonly used world-wide, which benefit from many years of development and validation. A majority of the existing models were developed for research use and are therefore unsuitable for educational use and real world applications or can only be used once extensive training in the use of the software has been completed. The MRB-rice software
package Designed for both training and research uses, attention has been given to the ease of use of the interface, simple parameterisation and clear visualisation of results, rather than to the ultimate accuracy of the prediction, although this remains reasonable. MRB-rice is available free of charge on the internet or
on CD Rom. The package contains: What it
covers |
Presentation of results MRB-rice simulates the crop growth and phenology, soil water and nitrogen dynamics in response to different management strategies (e.g. rice varieties, spacing, planting dates, nitrogen fertilizer application rates and other management practices) and environmental scenarios (e.g. weather data, soil types, cropping patterns). MRB-Rice then enables quick graphical comparisons, between various SMUs. The software provides the following
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Available at: For a CD version of the software, including manuals, contact: Dr. Attachai Jintrawet, Multiple Cropping Center, Chiang Mai Univ., Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 5322 1275, Fax: +66 (0) 5321 0000, E-mail: attachai@chiangmai.ac.th and Dr. Anond Snidvongs, Southeast Asia START Regional Center, Old SWU Pathumwan 5 Building, 5th Floor, Chulalongkorn University, Henri Dunant Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2218 9466, Fax: +66 (0) 2251 9416, E-mail: anond@start.or.th |