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Manuscript in preparation · Wu et al. (2026)Scaling AquaCrop for Continental Applications: A Python-Based, County-Calibrated Framework with a U.S. Maize Case StudyGlobal sensitivity analysis · county calibration · GGCMI evaluation Doctoral dissertation · Wu (2025)Advancing the Modeling of Climate Impacts on Annual and Perennial Crops to Inform Adaptation Pathways: Lessons from California Almonds and U.S. Maize

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In developmentA flexible multiscale calibration framework

Field observations, remote sensing, county records, and global subnational yield data. Led by Heather and the UC Davis Global Change team.

Foundational AquaCrop

All FAO publications
2009
Foundational paperAquaCrop—The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: I. Concepts and Underlying Principles

Steduto, Hsiao, Raes & Fereres

2009
Foundational paperAquaCrop—The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: II. Main Algorithms and Software Description

Raes, Steduto, Hsiao & Fereres

2012
FAO referenceCrop Yield Response to Water — FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 66

Steduto, Hsiao, Fereres & Raes

2021
FAO reportThe AquaCrop Model: Enhancing Crop Water Productivity

Salman, Garcia-Vila, Fereres, Raes & Steduto