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Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2008

Edited by J.W. Hansen, P.K. Thornton and P.B.M. Berentsen

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Volume 97, issue 3, 2008

Integrated agricultural research and crop breeding: Allelopathic weed control in cereals and long-term productivity in perennial biomass crops pp. 99-107 Downloads
M. Weih, U.M.E. Didon, Rönnberg-Wästljung, A.-C. and C. Björkman
Pasture and forage crop systems for non-irrigated dairy farms in southern Australia. 1. Physical production and economic performance pp. 108-125 Downloads
D.F. Chapman, S.N. Kenny, D. Beca and .R. Johnson
Pasture and forage crop systems for non-irrigated dairy farms in southern Australia. 2. Inter-annual variation in forage supply, and business risk pp. 126-138 Downloads
D.F. Chapman, S.N. Kenny, D. Beca and .R. Johnson
SIMBA, a model for designing sustainable banana-based cropping systems pp. 139-150 Downloads
Philippe Tixier, Eric Malézieux, Marc Dorel and Jacques Wery
Aggregating field-scale knowledge into farm-scale models of African smallholder systems: Summary functions to simulate crop production using APSIM pp. 151-166 Downloads
R. Chikowo, M. Corbeels, P. Tittonell, B. Vanlauwe, A. Whitbread and K.E. Giller
Hans Langeveld and Niels Röling, Editors, Changing European Farming Systems for a Better Future: New Visions for Rural Areas, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands (2006) 480 pp., US$107.00 Hardback, ISBN-13: 978-90-8686-002-9 pp. 167-168 Downloads
Norman E. Breuer

Volume 97, issue 1-2, 2008

Integrating new soybean varieties for soil fertility management in smallholder systems through participatory research: Lessons from western Kenya pp. 1-12 Downloads
M. Misiko, P. Tittonell, J.J. Ramisch, P. Richards and K.E. Giller
Development and evaluation of a pastoral simulation model that predicts dairy cattle performance based on animal genotype and environmental sensitivity information pp. 13-25 Downloads
Jeremy Bryant, Lopez-Villalobos, Nicolas, Colin Holmes, Jennie Pryce, Jose Rossi and Kevin Macdonald
A systematic representation of crop rotations pp. 26-33 Downloads
M.S. Castellazzi, G.A. Wood, P.J. Burgess, J. Morris, K.F. Conrad and J.N. Perry
Validating CERES-wheat under North-German environmental conditions pp. 34-47 Downloads
M. Langensiepen, H. Hanus, P. Schoop and W. Gräsle
Economic impacts of shifting sloping farm lands to alternative uses pp. 48-55 Downloads
Xianchun Liao and Yaoqi Zhang
Do farmers waste fertilizer? A comparison of ex post optimal nitrogen rates and ex ante recommendations by model, site and year pp. 56-67 Downloads
Predrag Rajsic and Alfons Weersink
Use of available information at a European level to construct crop nitrogen response curves for the regions of the EU pp. 68-82 Downloads
C. Godard, Roger-Estrade, J., P.A. Jayet, N. Brisson and C. Le Bas
The potential of a herbicide resistant maize technology for Striga control in Africa pp. 83-94 Downloads
Hugo De Groote, Lucy Wangare, Fred Kanampiu, Martins Odendo, Alpha Diallo, Haron Karaya and Dennis Friesen
Book Review pp. 95-96 Downloads
David Emory Stooksbury
Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future, Manjit S. Kang (Ed.). The Haworth Press, Inc., Binghamton, New York, USA (2007). 224 pp., US$65.00 Softback, ISBN-13: 978-1-56022-171-5; US$80.00 Hardback, ISBN-13: 978-1-56022-170-8 pp. 96-97 Downloads
Piara Singh

Volume 96, issue 1-3, 2008

Impact of small-holder irrigation on the agricultural production, food supply and economic prosperity of a representative village beside the Senegal River, Mauritania pp. 1-15 Downloads
David Connor, Jordi Comas, Macpherson, Helena-Gomez and Luciano Mateos
Increasing the environmental and social sustainability of cotton farming through farmer education in Andhra Pradesh, India pp. 16-25 Downloads
Francesca Mancini, Aad J. Termorshuizen, Janice L.S. Jiggins and Ariena H.C. van Bruggen
Livestock feed resources, production and management in the agro-pastoral system of the Hindu Kush - Karakoram - Himalayan region of Pakistan: The effect of accessibility pp. 26-36 Downloads
Abdur Rahman, Alan J. Duncan, David W. Miller, Juergen Clemens, Pilar Frutos, Iain J. Gordon, Rehman, Atiq-ur, Ataullah Baig, Farman Ali and Iain A. Wright
Decision support for spatially targeted livestock policies: Diverse examples from Uganda and Thailand pp. 37-51 Downloads
Pierre J. Gerber, Gerrit J. Carsjens, Pak-uthai, Thanee and Timothy P. Robinson
Can payments for ecosystem services secure the water tower of Tibet pp. 52-63 Downloads
Walter Immerzeel, Jetse Stoorvogel and John Antle
Impact of sugarcane supply scheduling on mill sugar production: A South African case study pp. 64-74 Downloads
Le Gal, P.-Y., P.W.L. Lyne, E. Meyer and Soler, L.-G.
A fresh look at shifting cultivation: Fallow length an uncertain indicator of productivity pp. 75-84 Downloads
Ole Mertz, Reed L. Wadley, Uffe Nielsen, Thilde B. Bruun, Carol J.P. Colfer, Andreas de Neergaard, Martin R. Jepsen, Torben Martinussen, Qiang Zhao, Gabriel T. Noweg and Jakob Magid
The relative profitability and environmental impacts of different sheep systems in a Mediterranean environment pp. 85-94 Downloads
Emma Kopke, John Young and Ross Kingwell
Life cycle assessment of conventional and organic milk production in the Netherlands pp. 95-107 Downloads
M.A. Thomassen, K.J. van Calker, M.C.J. Smits, G.L. Iepema and .J.M. de Boer
Benefit-cost meta-analysis of investment in the International Agricultural Research Centers of the CGIAR pp. 108-123 Downloads
David A. Raitzer and Timothy G. Kelley
Combining classification tree analyses with interviews to study why sub-alpine grasslands sometimes revert to forest: A case study from the Swiss Alps pp. 124-138 Downloads
Mario Gellrich, Priska Baur, Brett Harvey Robinson and Peter Bebi
Path-dependency in plant breeding: Challenges facing participatory reforms in the Ethiopian Sorghum Improvement Program pp. 139-149 Downloads
Shawn J. McGuire
Integrated assessment of agricultural systems - A component-based framework for the European Union (SEAMLESS) pp. 150-165 Downloads
Martin K. van Ittersum, Frank Ewert, Thomas Heckelei, Jacques Wery, Johanna Alkan Olsson, Erling Andersen, Irina Bezlepkina, Floor Brouwer, Marcello Donatelli, Guillermo Flichman, Lennart Olsson, Andrea E. Rizzoli, Tamme van der Wal, Jan Erik Wien and Joost Wolf
A preliminary whole-farm economic analysis of perennial wheat in an Australian dryland farming system pp. 166-174 Downloads
Lindsay W. Bell, Byrne (nee Flugge), Felicity, Mike A. Ewing and Len J. Wade
How resource poor households value and access poultry: Village poultry keeping in Tigray, Ethiopia pp. 175-183 Downloads
H.A. Aklilu, H.M.J. Udo, C.J.M. Almekinders and A.J. Van der Zijpp
Multipurpose fodder trees in the Ethiopian highlands: Farmers' preference and relationship of indigenous knowledge of feed value with laboratory indicators pp. 184-194 Downloads
A. Mekoya, S.J. Oosting, Fernandez-Rivera, S. and A.J. Van der Zijpp
Reduction in data collection for determination of cultivar coefficients for breeding applications pp. 195-206 Downloads
J. Anothai, A. Patanothai, K. Pannangpetch, S. Jogloy, K.J. Boote and G. Hoogenboom
Dynamics and developmental trends of smallholder pig production systems in North Vietnam pp. 207-223 Downloads
U. Lemke and A. Valle Zarate
Comparing annual and perennial energy cropping systems with different management intensities pp. 224-236 Downloads
Constanze Boehmel, Iris Lewandowski and Wilhelm Claupein
Defining the experimental unit for the design and analysis of site-specific experiments in commercial cotton fields pp. 237-249 Downloads
Jeffrey L. Willers, George A. Milliken, Johnie N. Jenkins, O'Hara, Charles G., Patrick D. Gerard, Daniel B. Reynolds, Debbie L. Boykin, Paul V. Good and Kenneth B. Hood
Benchmarking and multivariate data analysis techniques for improving the efficiency of irrigation districts: An application in spain pp. 250-259 Downloads
Rodriguez-Diaz, J.A., Camacho-Poyato, E., Lopez-Luque, R. and Perez-Urrestarazu, L.
Simulating grassland utilization in beef suckler systems to investigate the trade-offs between production and floristic diversity pp. 260-272 Downloads
M. Jouven and R. Baumont
Ecological Responses and Adaptations of Crops to Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Zoltan Tuba (Ed.). Food Products Press, Binghamton, NY, USA (2005). xvi+436 pp., US$49.95, Softback, ISBN: 1-56022-121-6; US$79.95, Hardback, ISBN: 978-1-56022-121-0 pp. 273-274 Downloads
Kazuhiko Kobayashi
D.E. Radcliffe and M.L. Cabrera, Editors, Modeling Phosphorus in the Environment, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2006) ISBN 0-8493-3777-1 420 pp., US$129.95 (hardback) pp. 274-274 Downloads
Liwang Ma
D.J. Zarin, J.R.R. Alavalapati, F.E. Putz and M. Schmink, Editors, Working Forests in the Neotropics - Conservation Through Sustainable Management, Columbia University Press, New York, NY, USA (2004) ISBN 978-0-231-12907-7, 978-0-231-12906-0 416 pp. US$49.50 (softback) pp. 275-276 Downloads
Douglas C. Daly
D. Wallach, D. Makowski and J.W. Jones, Editors, Working with Dynamic Crop Models: Evaluation, Analysis, Parameterization, and Applications, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006) ISBN 978-0-444-52135-4 447 pp., Price: US$83.95 (hardback) pp. 276-277 Downloads
Gail G. Wilkerson

Volume 95, issue 1-3, 2007

Evaluating wheat yield potential determination in the Argentine Pampas pp. 1-10 Downloads
Fernando J. Menendez and Emilio H. Satorre
What benefits are to be derived from improved farm program planning approaches? - The role of time series models and stochastic optimization pp. 11-27 Downloads
Oliver Musshoff and Norbert Hirschauer
Assessing the profitability of different crop protection strategies in cotton: Case study results from Shandong Province, China pp. 28-36 Downloads
D. Pemsl and H. Waibel
The Common Modelling Protocol: A hierarchical framework for simulation of agricultural and environmental systems pp. 37-48 Downloads
A.D. Moore, D.P. Holzworth, N.. Herrmann, N.. Huth and M.J. Robertson
A short-term mechanistic model of forage and livestock in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo: 1. Description of the model and sensitivity analyses pp. 49-61 Downloads
F.D. Richardson and B.D. Hahn
A short-term mechanistic model of forage and livestock in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo: 2. Evaluation and application pp. 62-75 Downloads
F.D. Richardson and B.D. Hahn
Analysing trade-offs in resource and labour allocation by smallholder farmers using inverse modelling techniques: A case-study from Kakamega district, western Kenya pp. 76-95 Downloads
P. Tittonell, M.T. van Wijk, M.C. Rufino, J.A. Vrugt and K.E. Giller
Y.H. Hui, Editor, Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing, Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA, USA (2006) ISBN 0-8138-1981-4 697pp., US$219.99, Hardback pp. 96-97 Downloads
Manjeet Chinnan
R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison, Editors, Sustainability in Agriculture, Issues in Environmental Science and Technology vol. 21, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK (2005) ISBN 0-85404-201-6 xiv+130 pp., US$45.00 (hardback) pp. 96-95 Downloads
Jetse Stoorvogel
R. Tripp, Self-Sufficient Agriculture. Labour and Knowledge in Small-Scale Farming, Earthscan, London, UK (2005) 242pp. US$32.50 (softback), ISBN: 1-84407-297-5; US$129.95 (Hardback), ISBN: 1-84407-296-7 pp. 97-98 Downloads
Carlos A. Perez
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