Edmar Teixeira
Guest Research Scholar Agr. For. And Ecos. Serv. (AFE) Biod. And Nat. Res. Prog. (BNR)
Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolEdmar Teixeira is a crop physiology and systems modeling specialist with 15+ years applying process-based crop models to quantify how environment, management and genetics interact under current and future climates. Based in Canterbury, New Zealand, he combines academic roles (PhD from Lincoln University and adjunct lecturing) with international research appointments at IIASA and Plant & Food Research to inform adaptation, food security and environmental impact assessments. He contributes to open-source crop modeling—working on core plant and biomass modules of the widely used ApsimX platform—bridging theoretical physiology with pragmatic code that supports decision-making by farmers, consultants and policymakers. His background ranges from field-level dairy systems work in Brazil to global-scale climate impact assessments, giving him uncommon fluency across scales from on-farm practice to model-driven policy analysis.
15 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Agronomy, Master's degree, Agronomy at Universidade de São Paulo - Escola Superior de Agricultura Luís de Queirós (ESALQ)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Crop Physiology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Crop Physiology at Lincoln University (NZ)
English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Github Skills (6)
csharp10
dotnet-core10
netframework10
dotnet9
net9
asp-net9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
APSIMInitiative/ApsimX
Jan 2015 - Sep 2021
ApsimX is the next generation of APSIM
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:85 commits, 11 PRs, 4 comments in 6 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Edmar primarily contributed to the core modeling components of the ApsimX project, specifically focusing on plant modeling and biomass removal mechanisms. The commits involved changes in several C# files, including the modification of classes related to plant organs, biomass allocation, and removal. They also introduced changes to include biomass removal models and externalized retranslocation.
next-generation
ed2014/ApsimX
Sep 2020 - Mar 2025
ApsimX is the next generation of APSIM
Contributions:123 pushes, 6 branches, 1 tag in 4 years 7 months
next-generation
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