Foreword
Peter Thorburn
Dedication
Preface
Nicolas Beaudoin, Patrice Lecharpentier and Dominique Ripoche-Wachter
The first book
A new book based on an innovative approach
Project funding
English revision

Chapter 1. Introduction
Dominique Ripoche-Wachter, Nicolas Beaudoin and Eric Justes
1.1 History
1.2 Purpose
1.3 The STICS open book
1.4 Human-machine interfaces
1.5 Tools for STICS users

Chapter 2. Overall description of the modelled system
Nicolas Beaudoin, Dominique Ripoche-Wachter, Marie Launay, Eric Justes and Nadine Brisson
2.1 Conceptual framework
2.2 STICS validity domain
2.3 Relationship and priority between processes
2.4 Model genericity
2.5 Parameterised crop species

Chapter 3. Development
Nadine Brisson, Iñaki García de Cortázar Atauri, Marie Launay and Dominique Ripoche-Wachter
3.1 The importance of phenology on crop development
3.2 Simulated events
3.3 Main development processes
3.4 Emergence and initiation of crop development and growth

Chapter 4. Shoot growth
Loïc Strullu, Alain Mollier, Jean-Louis Durand and Nadine Brisson
4.1 Leaf dynamics
4.2 Radiation interception
4.3 Biomass production
4.4 Stress indices

Chapter 5. Root growth
Nadine Brisson, Nicolas Beaudoin, Alain Mollier, Florent Chlebowski, Marie Launay and Loïc Strullu
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Vertical root growth
5.3 Root length density production and root distribution
5.4 Turnover of root biomass and N content allocation
5.5 Calculation of root density for water and nitrogen absorption

Chapter 6. Nitrogen acquisition by plants
Bruno Mary, Fabien Ferchaud, Loïc Strullu and Nadine Brisson
6.1 Nitrogen uptake by plants
6.2 Nitrogen fixation by legumes

Chapter 7. Biomass and nitrogen partitioning
Loïc Strullu, Jean-Louis Durand, Bruno Mary, Nicolas Beaudoin and Nadine Brisson
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Identified organs and compartments
7.3 Vegetative organs
7.4 Remobilisation of reserves
7.5 Harvested organs
7.6 Roots
7.7 Biomass and nitrogen partitioning after cut of forages
7.8 N and C inputs to the soil from perennial crops

Chapter 8. Yield formation
Nadine Brisson, Iñaki García de Cortázar Atauri, Françoise Ruget and Benjamin Dumont
8.1 Quantitative yield
8.2 Yield quality

Chapter 9. Canopy microclimate
Nadine Brisson, Marie Launay and Gaetan Louarn
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Radiation interception
9.3 Energy budget and crop temperature
9.4 Canopy moisture
9.5 Climate under shelter
9.6 Correcting temperatures for high altitude climates

Chapter 10. Transfers in soil: water, nitrate and heat fluxes
Joël Léonard, Bruno Mary, Guillaume Jego, Nicolas Beaudoin and Nadine Brisson
10.1 Water and nitrate fluxes
10.2 Soil temperature
10.3 Modifications of surface conditions that influence water and heat transfer

Chapter 11. Water balance
Nadine Brisson, Remi Vezy, Dominique Ripoche-Wachter and Patrick Bertuzzi
11.1 Background and conceptual framework
11.2 Soil evaporation
11.3 Potential crop water requirements
11.4 Physical soil surface conditions
11.5 Plant transpiration and derived stresses
11.6 Water balance

Chapter 12. Carbon and nitrogen transformations in soil and balances
Bruno Mary, Fabien Ferchaud, Hugues Clivot and Joël Léonard
12.1 Organic and mineral C-N pools
12.2 Decomposition and mineralisation of organic matter
12.3 Nitrification
12.4 Denitrification
12.5 N2O emissions
12.6 Ammonia volatilisation
12.7 Carbon and nitrogen balances

Chapter 13. Soil-crop management effects
Nadine Brisson, Bruno Mary and Dominique Ripoche-Wachter
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Crop management
13.3 Crop operations and soil tillage
13.4 Soil water management
13.5 Nitrogen and carbon inputs in soil

Chapter 14. Ways of STICS use
Nicolas Beaudoin, Julie Constantin, Anne-Isabelle Graux, Gatien Falconnier, François Affholder,
Françoise Ruget and Laurent Ruiz
14.1 Defining the unit of simulation (USM)
14.2 Rotations and long-term simulations
14.3 Simulation over large spatial scales
14.4 Simulation with coupled models
14.5 Typology of STICS uses
14.6 Perspectives for model capacity extension toward agroecology

Chapter 15. Tools for smart use of the standard STICS model version
Dominique Ripoche, Christine Le Bas and Nadine Brisson
15.1 Driving use options
15.2 Strategy use options
15.3 Model formalism options
15.4 Parameterisation
15.5 Tools for users

Chapter 16. Model capacity extension methods
Samuel Buis, Guillaume Jego and Eric Casellas
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Evaluating model performances
16.3 Adapting STICS to a new crop or cultivar
16.4 Tools and rules for model coupling
References

Chapter 17. Definition of symbols
17.1 Definition of parameters
17.2 Definition of output variables
17.3 Internal variables definition
Authors list