Assessing the performance of the FAO AquaCrop model to estimate maize yields and water use under full and deficit irrigation with focus on model parameterization

•Parameterizing the canopy cover curve supports accurate ET and yield estimations.•Accuracy of predictions improves when parameterization includes soil water or ET observations.•Good biomass and yield predictions were obtained after careful model parameterization.•When using model default parameters...

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