Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Methods :
The two forms of crop models / D. Wallach -- Evaluating crop models / D. Wallach -- Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for crop models / H. Monod, C. Naud & D. Makowski -- Parameter estimation for crop models / D. Makowski...et.al. -- Data assimilation with crop models / D. Makowski...et.al. -- Representing and optimizing management decisions with crop models / J. E. Bergez, F. Gracia & D. Wallach -- Using crop models for multiple fields / D. Leenhardt...et.al.
2. Applications:
Introduction to section II / J. W. Jones, D. Makowski & D. Wallach -- Fundamental concepts of crop models illustrated by a comparative approach / N. Brisson, J. Wery & K. Boote -- Crop models with genotype parameters / M. H. Jeuffroy...et.al. -- Model-assisted genetic improvement of crops / C. D. Messina...et.al. -- Parametization and evaluation of a corn crop model / D. Wallach -- Evaluation of a model for kiwi fruit / F. Lescourret & D. Wallach -- Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of a static denitrification model / B. Gabrielle -- Sentivity analysis of PASTIS, a model of nitrogen transport and transformation in the soil / P. Garnier -- Sensitivity analysis of GeneSys, a model for studying the effect of cropping systems on gene flow / N. Colbach & N. Molinari -- Data assimilation and parameter estimation for precision agriculture using the crop model STICS / M. Guerif...et.al. -- Application of extended and ensemble Kalman Filters to soil carbon estimation / J. W. Jones & W. D. Graham -- Analyzing and improving corn irrigation strategies with MODERATO, a combination of a corn crop model and a decision model / J. E. Bergez , J. M. Deumier & B. Lacroix -- Managing wheat for ethanol production : a multiple criteria approach / C. Loyce, J. P. Rellier & J. M. Meynard.