LINTUL-2, a simple crop growth model for both potential and water limited growing conditions

General
Name
LINTUL2
Program type
Crop growth simulation model
Available since
Description

LINTUL2 is a crop growth model that is able to simulate crop growth model under both potential and water limited (i.e. rainfed) conditions. It assumes that nutrient supply and crop management are optimal. The main processes modelled are photosynthesis, phenology, assimilate distribution over crop organs, evapo-transpiration and a soil water balance. The photosynthesis calculation is based on a simple relationship between the incoming radiation intercepted by the canopy and the crop growth.

Scale of application
field
Spatial resolution
ha
Key outputs

Total biomass production, yield, evapo-transpiration, amount of soil water; results are given for both irrigated and rainfed conditions

Time horizon
growth period
Time step of modeling
day
Required to run

FST, FORTRAN

Required to develop

FST, FORTRAN

Database I/O
none
Background information
LINTUL-2 docs.zip (4.59 MB)
Tutorials
Lintul-2-exercises.zip (102.35 KB)
Applications & Use

LINTUL2 can be applied for analysing crop experiments under irrigated and rainfed conditions; it is also useful for starting with crop modelling

Author(s)
Peter Leffelaar
Address
WUR, Plant Production Systems, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Date Version Title
2021.03.17 1.0 1. Introduction
2021.03.17 1.0 2. Evapotranspiration
2021.03.17 1.0 3. Coupling environment - Introduction
2021.03.17 1.0 4. Coupling environment - Soil moisture - root growth
2021.03.17 1.0 5. Coupling environment - Water stress & crop growth
2021.03.17 1.0 6. Coupling environment - Remaining terms
2021.03.17 1.0 7. Summary
2021.03.17 1.0 8. About exercises & references
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Lintul 2 Text-Q&A
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Lintul2-handouts
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 1 Introduction Lintul 2
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 2 Evapotranspiration
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 3 Coupling environment - Introduction
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 4 Coupling environment - Soil moisture - root growth
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 5 Coupling environment - Water stress & crop growth
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 6 Coupling environment - Remaining terms
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 7 Summary
2014.10.02 1 Crop Ecology Course: Recording 8 About exercises & references
2009.12.02 1.0 LINTUL-2 model

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