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An overview of APSIM, a model designed for farming systems simulation

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The Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) is a modular modelling framework that has been developed by the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit in Australia. APSIM was developed to simulate biophysical process in farming systems, in particular where there is interest in the economic and ecological outcomes of management practice in the face of climatic risk. The paper outlines APSIM's structure and provides details of the concepts behind the different plant, soil and management modules. These modules include a diverse range of crops, pastures and trees, soil processes including water balance, N and P transformations, soil pH, erosion and a full range of management controls. Reports of APSIM testing in a diverse range of systems and environments are summarised. An example of model performance in a long-term cropping systems trial is provided. APSIM has been used in a broad range of applications, including support for on-farm decision making, farming systems design for production or resource management objectives, assessment of the value of seasonal climate forecasting, analysis of supply chain issues in agribusiness activities, development of waste management guidelines, risk assessment for government policy making and as a guide to research and education activity. An extensive citation list for these model testing and application studies is provided.

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  14. Probert, M.E., Robertson, M.J., Poulton, P.L., Carberry, P.S., Weston, E.J., Lehane, K.J., 1998a. Modelling lucerne growth using APSIM. Proceedings of the Ninth Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, pp. 247–250.
  15. Ringrose-Voase, A.J., Paydar, Z., Huth, N.I., Banks, R.G., Cresswell, H.P., Keating, B.A., Young, R.R., Bernardi, A.L., Holland, J.F., I. Daniels, I., 1999. Modelling deep drainage of different land use systems. 2. Catchment wide application. Proceedings of MODSIM'99, vol. 1, Hamilton, New Zealand, December 6–9, pp. 43–48.
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  24. Verburg, K., Keating, B.A., Bristow, K.L., Huth, N.I., Ross, P.J., 1996a. Modelling nitrate leaching under sugarcane using APSIM-SWIM. Proceedings—Eighth Australian Agronomy Conference Toowoomba, p. 724.
  25. Verburg, K., Hochman, Z., Probert, M.E., Keating, B.A., 1998. Soil acidification prediction and quantification using APSIM-SWIM. In: Michalk, D.L., Pratley, J.E., (Eds.), Agronomy—Growing a Greener Future. Proceedings Ninth Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, pp. 789–790.
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Authors
Keating, B. A., Carberry, P. S., Hammer, G. L., Probert, M. E., Robertson, M. J., Holzworth, D., Huth, N. I., Hargreaves, J. N. G., Meinke, H., Hochman, Z., McLean, G., Verburg, K., Snow, V, Dimes, J. P., Silburn, M., Wang, E., Brown, S., Bristow, K. L., Asseng, S., Chapman, S., McCown, R. L., Freebairn, D. M., & Smith, C. J.
Affiliations
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
  • Department of Primary Industries (AU)
Corresponding author
Keating, B.A
Venue
European Journal of Agronomy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-01
Volume
18
Issue
3-4
Pages
267-288
ISSN
1161-0301 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2036123899
Cited by
2,878
References
91
Citations by year
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FWCI
92.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Journal of Agronomy (publishedVersion)
  • Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) (acceptedVersion)
  • Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries archive of scientific and research publications (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) (acceptedVersion)
  • Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries archive of scientific and research publications (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) (submittedVersion)
  • mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Pasture and Agricultural Systems
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Climate change impacts on agriculture
Keywords
APSIM, crop growth simulation, soil water balance, soil erosion, soil pH, farm management practices, climate risk, long-term cropping systems, seasonal climate forecasting, agricultural supply chain, waste management

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