The APSIM Broccoli Module

Transplant

CropType = broccoli
Population

Value = 4

Arbitrator

DMSink = Stem

Phenology

ThermalTime

Temperature (oC) ThermalTime
5 0.0

25 20.0

35 0.0

Shock

Shock extends from Transplanting to EndShock with a fixed thermal time duration of 80 degree.days.

Juvenile

TTTarget
0 350

30 0

Start = EndShock
End = FloralInitiation
VDModel

Temperature (oC) VDModel
0 0.0

2 1.0

15 0.0

Vegetative

Start = FloralInitiation
End = StartBudding
RemainingLeaves = 10.

Budding

Budding extends from StartBudding to Buttoning with a fixed thermal time duration of 120 degree.days.

Heading

Heading extends from Buttoning to Maturity with a fixed thermal time duration of 180 degree.days.

Mature

Start = Maturity
End = Unused

Leaf

Frgr = 1
PrimaryBudNo = 1
MaxCover = 1.0
ExtinctionCoeff

Leaf.LAI ExtinctionCoeff
0 0.8

0.8 0.5

KDead = 0.5
Height

Stem.LiveWt Height
0 100.0

300 750.0

FrostFraction
0 0.0

2 0.0

Photosynthesis

FT
0 0.0

10 1.0

22 1.0

35 0.0

FVPD
0 1.0

10 1.0

50 1.0

RUE = 1.7

PartitionFraction

Early

The value of Early during the period from Transplanting to FloralInitiation is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.64

Middle

The value of Middle during the period from FloralInitiation to Buttoning is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.40

Late

The value of Late during the period from Buttoning to Maturity is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.18

ThermalTime

Temperature (oC) ThermalTime
5 0.0

25 20.0

35 0.0

NodeInitiationRate

The value of NodeInitiationRate during the period from Transplanting to FloralInitiation is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 15.0

MaxNodeNo = 40
NodeAppearanceRate

The value of NodeAppearanceRate during the period from EndShock to Maturity is calculated as follows:
Function

Leaf.NodeNo NodeAppearanceRate
1 30

5 30

6 30

30 30

InitialAreas = 200 1326 990 844 167
InitialAges = 150 120 90 60 30
InitialiseStage = Transplanting
InitialLeafPrimordia = 8
ExpansionStress

WaterSupplyDemandRatio ExpansionStress
0.0 0

1.0 1

MaxArea

Leaf.NodeNo MaxArea
1 200

2 1800.0

5 14700.0

11 83000.0

SpecificLeafArea

Leaf.NodeNo SpecificLeafArea
1 16000.0

30 16000.0

GrowthDuration

Leaf.NodeNo GrowthDuration
1 60.0

4 210.0

16 450.0

30 900.0

LagDuration

Leaf.NodeNo LagDuration
1 50.0

5 100.0

11 250.0

15 250.0

SenescenceDuration

Leaf.NodeNo SenescenceDuration
1 200.0

5 200.0

11 200.0

15 200.0

BranchingRate

Leaf.NodeNo BranchingRate
5 0.0

10 0.0

15 0.2

PartitionFractionMax

Early

The value of Early during the period from Transplanting to FloralInitiation is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.60

Middle

The value of Middle during the period from FloralInitiation to Buttoning is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.40

Late

The value of Late during the period from Buttoning to Maturity is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.1

Stem

PartitionFraction

Early

The value of Early during the period from Transplanting to FloralInitiation is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.16

Middle

The value of Middle during the period from FloralInitiation to Buttoning is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.40

Late

The value of Late during the period from Buttoning to Maturity is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.18

StructuralFraction

Value = 1.0

Root

ll = 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.3 0.31 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.36
kl = 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
xf = 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
InitialDM = 0.2
SpecificRootLength = 40000
KLModifier

Leaf.LAI KLModifier
0.0 0.1

3.0 1.0

RootFrontVelocity

Shock

The value of Shock during the period from Transplanting to EndShock is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.0

Active

The value of Active during the period from EndShock to Maturity is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 20.0

PartitionFraction

Value = 0.2

TemperatureEffect

Temperature (oC) TemperatureEffect
0 0.0

20 1.0

32 0.0

Floret

PartitionFraction

Early

The value of Early during the period from Transplanting to Buttoning is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.0

HeadGrowth

The value of HeadGrowth during the period from Buttoning to Maturity is calculated as follows:
Function

Value = 0.65

StructuralFraction

Value = 1.0

RipeStage = Maturity

StageCode

Stages = Transplanting EndShock FloralInitiation FinalLeaf Buttoning Maturity
Codes = 1 2 3 4 5 6

Summary =