Performance assessment of the FAO AquaCrop model for soil water, soil evaporation, biomass and yield of soybeans in North China Plain

Four years of soybean experimental data observed at Daxing, North China Plain, were used to assess the ability of the AquaCrop model to predict soybean final biomass and yield. The model was parameterized and calibrated using field data on leaf area index (LAI), available soil water, soil evaporation, biomass and final yield data. The model was assessed using calibrated and default parameters. Data on LAI were used to derive the fraction of...