Models

Functions

Functions or Models are basic building blocks of crop models in APSIM Next Generations.

The Plant Modelling Framework (PMF) offers a modular library of plant organ and process submodels. This design allows for dynamic assembly of complex crop models, such as wheat, by integrating components like photosynthesis and leaf development without additional coding (Brown et al. 2014).

Graph

The Graph module provides a framework to visualise reports in APSIM Next Generation. It allows users to create and manage graphs, which can be used to display various data types, including time series and statistical analyses.

Traits

Some Traits are described in multiple components, which are summaried in the Traits section.

Other Models

Clock: The Clock model is responsible for managing the simulation time and triggering events at specific times.
Events: Events are used by APSIM NG to trigger actions or notify other models about changes in the simulation state. Models can respond to these events in predefined ways.

References

Brown, Hamish E., Neil I. Huth, Dean P. Holzworth, Edmar I. Teixeira, Rob F. Zyskowski, John N. G. Hargreaves, and Derrick J. Moot. 2014. “Plant Modelling Framework: Software for Building and Running Crop Models on the APSIM Platform.” Environmental Modelling & Software 62: 385–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.09.005.