Assessing the productivity of wheat genotypes in a Mediterranean climate, using a crop-simulation model

A locally developed and validated crop-growth model for wheat, SIMTAG, using historic daily weather data, was used to simulate wheat crops at four locations in northern Syria. The chosen sites have a Mediterranean climate with an average annual rainfall between 280 and 480 mm (cv 35–28%). The analysis examined the effects on crop productivity of manipulating crop genotype (early, medium or late-maturing) or management (sowing date, fallowing,...