CASE2: A physiological production model for cocoa

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General
Name
Cacao Simulation Engine (CASE)2
Program type
FSE simulation model
Available since
Description

The CASE2 simulation model uses information on daily weather (radiation, rain, vapour pressure and temperature), soil characteristics (texture classes of different soil layers), plant characteristics (physiological and morphological characteristics) and cropping systems (tree density, tree age and shade regime) to estimate growth and yield of cacao trees in a plantation.

Scale of application
field
Spatial resolution
ha
Key outputs
  • Weight of plant parts
  • Total leaf area
  • Root distribution
  • Bean yield
Time horizon
seasons
Time step of modeling
day
Required to run
  • FSE for Windows
  • Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6
Required to develop
  • FSE for Windows
  • Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6
Database I/O
n.a.
Background information
CocaoArticle.pdf
User guide
CASE2 User's manual.pdf
Applications & Use

This model is produced within the framework of a research programme on modelling of growth, yield and quality of cocoa. The overall objective of this programme is to increase the understanding of cocoa production in relation to environmental conditions and cropping systems. A better understanding of cocoa production systems may assist to improve cocoa production systems in producing countries.

Author(s)
Pieter A. Zuidema & Peter A. Leffelaar
Address
WUR, Plant Production Systems, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Date Version Title
2020.09.28 2.2 (January 2003) Model description and technical program manual of CASE2 version 2.2
2014.11.23 2.2 CASE2: A physiological production model for cocoa