Table 4 Phenology parameters and model accuracy

TBD (°C)

11

11

Base temperature for development

TOD (°C)

26

26

Optimum temperature for development^a

DVR_SPI (d⁻¹)

0.011818

0.013265

Development rate for the phase from sowing (DS = 0) to panicle initiation DS = 0.65

DVR_PIFL (d⁻¹)

0.010000

0.010294

Development rate for the phase panicle initiation (DS = 0.65) to flowering (DS = 1)

Accuracy

EGMS1

EGMS2

RMSE_SFL (d)

4.0

4.2

Calibration Accuracy: Root mean square error for the duration from sowing to flowering

RMSE_SFL (d)

4.0

4.2

Validation accuracy

EF

0.89

0.89

Calibration Accuracy: Model Efficiency for the duration from sowing to flowering

EF

0.89

0.88

Validation accuracy