ISCI
Research Institute for Industrial Crops
Tools for Agrometeorology and Agricultural Modelling

Agronomy Group



PTF

PTF (PedoTransfer Functions) is a software component to estimate soil properties by means of alternative pedotransfer functions. The component implements the test of pre-conditions and post-conditions for each of the models provided, allowing an input on screen, TXT or XML file; custom output drivers can also be developed. Moreover, data sets used to perform unit tests on each of the models made available is also provided as part of this documentation. The component can be freely used and distributed by modellers and developers in their own applications, if the application contains either a dedicated menu item or a dedicated button calling the Info() method of the component, and links to the original help file. This method displays information about the component and a button which activates the help of the component (examples of how to do this are shown in the sample applications provided to illustrate the use of the component). The component can be used in code developed for Windows operating systems. The component design allows for extensions by the users that can add easily their own models.

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References:

Donatelli M., Acutis M., Bellocchi G. An extensible software library of pedotransfer functions. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, 6-10 November, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. (in press)


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