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Agricultural Systems
1976 - 2013
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Volume 4, issue 4 , 1979
Editorial pp. 237-238
K. W. Clark
Producing an adequate national diet in India: Issues relating to conversion efficiency and dairying pp. 239-278
Michael Halse
The efficient use of labour, land and energy in agriculture pp. 279-287
C. T. de Wit
A general cattle production systems model. Part 2--Procedures used for simulating animal performance pp. 289-309
J. O. Sanders and T. C. Cartwright
Aquaculture for the developing countries: A feasibility study: Bell, F. W. and Canterbury, E. R., Ballinger Publishing Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, xvii+267 pp. 1976. Price: [pound sign]12[middle dot]70 pp. 311-312
J. G. W. Jones
Food production systems T273: (ISBN 0 335 06370 5; 06371 3; 06372 1; 06373 X; 06374 8; 06377 2; 06376 4), Open University Press, 1979 pp. 312-313
C. R. W. Spedding
Agricultural sector planning: A general system simulation approach: Rossmiller, G. E. (Ed.), Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. Price $US8 (paperback) $15 (hardback) pp. 313-314
Hal Mettrick
Agricultural wastes (Quarterly): Hobson, Peter and Taiganides, E. Paul (Eds.). Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London. Price: [pound sign]28[middle dot]00 pp. 315-314
J. A. C. Gibb
Volume 4, issue 3 , 1979
Guest editorial pp. 159-160
J. G. W. Jones
Integration of forestry and agriculture--A model pp. 161-188
T. J. Maxwell , A. R. Sibbald and J. Eadie
A preliminary model to investigate culling and replacement policy in dairy herds pp. 189-215
J. A. Gartner and W. A. Herbert
A general cattle production systems model. I: Structure of the model pp. 217-227
J. O. Sanders and T. C. Cartwright
Systems theory applications to agricultural modelling: A proceedings: Levis, A. H. and Quance, C. L. (Eds). Economics, Statistics and Co-operatives Service, USDA pp. 229-230
R. M. Morris
Greenhouse management: Hanan, J. J., Holley, W. D. and Goldsberry, K. L., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York, 1978, 530 pp. Price: US$47[middle dot]00 pp. 230-232
A. E. Canham
Proceedings of the Third International Biodegradation Symposium: General biodeterioration and deterioration of organic wastes: Sharpley, J. M. and Kaplan, A. M., Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London. Price: [pound sign]4[middle dot]00 pp. 232-233
S. Baines
Vol. 26: Grassland simulation model: Innis, G. S., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 87 Figs. XXVI x 298 pp. 1978. Price: Cloth DM49[middle dot]60; US$24[middle dot]80 pp. 233-234b
N. R. Brockington
Ecological studies: Analysis and synthesis: Billings, W. D., Golley, F., Lange, O. L. and Olson, J. S. (Eds) pp. 233-234a
N. R. Brockington
Environmental role of nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae and asymbiotic bacteria: U. Granhill (Ed.) Ecological Bulletins/NFR 26. Stockholm, Sweden, 391 pp., 1978. Price: Sw.Cr. 100 pp. 234-235
C. R. W. Spedding
Volume 4, issue 2 , 1979
Simulation of energy utilisation of bovine animals pp. 79-100
H. M. Keener
Beef production systems and sales strategies in an extensive ranching region in South Africa pp. 101-114
A. Louw , J. F. W. Grosskopf and J. A. Groenewald
Simulation in ergonomics, in particular in agriculture and forestry: Report on the international symposium at Aas, Norway 19-21 September, 1977 pp. 115-118
T. A. Preston
A conceptual approach to the modelling of herbage intake by hill sheep pp. 119-134
A. R. Sibbald , T. J. Maxwell and J. Eadie
Cropping systems research for the Asian rice farmer pp. 135-153
Hubert G. Zandstra
Heuristic strategy for scheduling farm operations: van Elderen, E., Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1977, 217 pp pp. 155-156
D. S. Boyce
Volume 4, issue 1 , 1979
An integrated ecological approach to agricultural policy-making with reference to the urban fringe: The case of Hong Kong pp. 1-27
K. Newcombe and E. H. Nichols
Energy productivity: A measure of energy utilisation in agricultural systems pp. 29-37
Richard C. Fluck
Simulation of hybrid pennisetum production in Australia pp. 39-47
D. K. Muldoon
A model of lamb production from an autumn catch crop pp. 49-57
P. A. Geisler , J. E. Newton , R. D. Sheldrick and A. E. Mohan
Optimising land and fertiliser N usage in grassland systems where grazing and conservation areas are separate pp. 59-70
. R. Richards and R. D. Hobson
Technical and physical aspects of energy savings in greenhouses: Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Scientific and Technical Information and Information Management, Kirchberg, Luxembourg, 153 pp. 1976. Price: [pound sign]5[middle dot]40 (paperback) pp. 71-72
J. A. C. Gibb
Mathematical modelling: Andrews, J. G. and McLone, R. R. (Editors), Butterworths, London, 1976, 260 pp. Price: [pound sign]3[middle dot]95 pp. 72-73
D. G. Neal
Green crop fractionation: An economic analysis: Wilkins, R. J., Heath, S. B., Roberts, W. P., Foxell, P. R. and Windram, A. The Grassland Research Institute, Great Britain, Technical Report No. 19, 1977, 109 pp. Price: [pound sign]2[middle dot]50 pp. 73-74
H. Casey
Tools for thought: Waddington, C. H., Jonathan Cape, 1977. Price: [pound sign]5[middle dot]95 pp. 74-76
R. N. Curnow
The state of the art in modelling of food and agriculture systems: Neunteufel, M. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Research Memorandum RM-77-27, June, 1977 pp. 76-78
Dick Morris
Volume 3, issue 4 , 1978
Editorial pp. 239-78
C. R. W. Spedding
Simulation model for dryland crop production in the canadian prairies pp. 241-251
R. P. Zentner , B. H. Sonntag and G. E. Lee
Monitoring and decision-making processes for operating agricultural production systems pp. 253-264
Ilan Amir , Uri Shamir and Robert Stephen Broughton
Village complexity and the delivery of agricultural extension services: Lessons from El Salvador pp. 265-280
Eileen Stommes
Agricultural systems in Ethiopia pp. 281-293
Amare Getahun
Simulation of the phenology of soybeans pp. 295-311
P. G. Jones and D. R. Lang
Traditional African farming systems in Eastern Nigeria: Lagemann, J. Weltforum Verlag, Munich, 1977. 269 pp. Price: DM48 pp. 313-315
J. D. MacArthur
Catastrophe or new society? A latin American world model: Herrera, A.D., Scolnik, H.D., Chichilnisky, G., Gallopin, G.C., Hardoy, J.E., Mosovich, D., Oteiza, E., de Romero Brest, G.L., Suarez, C.E. and Talavera, L. International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada, 1976. 108 pp. Price: $1 (microfiche edition) pp. 315-316
R. M. Morris
World food resources--Actual and potential: Allaby, Michael, London, Applied Science Publishers Ltd, 1977, 418 pp., 87 tables, 22 illustrations. Price: [pound sign]15 pp. 317-318
C. R. W. Spedding
Volume 3, issue 3 , 1978
Editorial pp. 167-320
C. R. W. Spedding
Differences in sheep production between sites within a heterogeneous area pp. 169-182
G. T. McKinney , F. H. W. Morley and D. Bennett
Optimising tobacco market locations: Part II--Heuristic models pp. 183-194
Robert B. Wensink and Robert S. Sowell
Simulation: An aid to decisions on superphosphate use for beef production pp. 195-204
M. L. Curll
Primary production of grazed annual natural pasture and of grazed wheat in a semi-arid region of Israel pp. 205-220
R. W. Benjamin , M. Chen , N. G. Seligman , D. Wallach and M. J. al Hadad
Role of root and tuber crops in food production strategy for semi-subsistence agriculture pp. 221-232
J. P. Evenson and A. J. De Boer
Meat science: Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London. Published quarterly. Price: [pound sign]25 per four issue volume pp. 233-235
J. R. Norris
Energetical significance of the annelids and arthropods in a Swedish grassland soil: Persson, T. and Lohm, U. Ecological Bulletins, 23, Swedish Natural Science Research Council, 211 pp., 1977. Price: Skr. 50 pp. 235-235
J. M. Walsingham
Size and efficiency in farming: Britton, D. K. and Hill, Berkeley, Saxon House, Farnborough, Hants, xi + 184 pp. 1975. Price: [pound sign]6[middle dot]25 pp. 235-237
J. Pearce
Agribusiness management for developing countries--Latin America: Goldberg, R.A. Ballinger Publishing Company, Cambridge, Mass., USA, vi+411 pp. 1975. Price: $15 pp. 237-238
J. Pearce
Volume 3, issue 2 , 1978
Editorial pp. 79-238
C. R. W. Spedding
Improved hoes in Nigerian agriculture pp. 81-84
B. C. Amadi
Simulation of poultry egg production pp. 85-102
D. H. White , O'Leary, G. J. , B. E. Bartlett and S. Abu-Serewa
Optimising tobacco market locations: Part I--A mixed integer programming model pp. 103-122
Robert B. Wensink and Robert S. Sowell
Growth of cattle on phalaris and lucerne pastures: Part I--Effect of pasture, stocking rate and anthelmintic treatment pp. 123-145
F. H. W. Morley , A. Axelsen , K. G. Pullen , J. B. Nadin , M. L. Dudzinski and A. D. Donald
Computer assisted management decisions for beef production systems pp. 147-158
W. C. Miller , J. S. Brinks and T. M. Sutherland
The famine business: Tudge, Colin. Faber & Faber, London, 1977, 141 pp. Price: [pound sign]3.95 pp. 159-160
J. C. Bowman
Methods in agricultural meteorology: Smith, L. P. Elsevier Publishing Co. Ltd, Amsterdam, 1975, 210 pp pp. 160-162
W. J. Maunder
Study of agricultural systems: Dalton, G. E. (Ed.). Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, 1974, xiv + 441 pp., 49 Tables 72 Illustrations. Price: [pound sign]12 pp. 162-165
F. H. W. Morley
Volume 3, issue 1 , 1978
Editorial pp. 1-2
C. R. W. Spedding
A systems analysis framework of a national forestry sector: Nigeria pp. 3-26
Felix . Nweke
Predicting ovulation rate from liveweight in ewes pp. 27-45
F. H. W. Morley , D. H. White , P. A. Kenney and . F. Davis
A systems analysis of the guyanese livestock industry pp. 47-66
T. Kelley White , Bruce A. McCarl , R. D. May and Thomas H. Spreen
Irrigation management: An information system approach pp. 67-74
. J. Ritchie , J. B. Dent and M. J. Blackie
Marine ecology and fisheries: Cushing, D.H., Cambridge University Press, 1975, 278 pp. Price: [pound sign]9[middle dot]00 (hardback--also available in paperback) pp. 75-76
A. R. Gloyne and C. J. Shepherd
Farming systems in the tropics: Ruthenberg, Hans, Clarendon Press: OUP (Second edition), 1977. Price: Paper covers: [pound sign]4[middle dot]95. Hardback: [pound sign]10[middle dot]00 pp. 76-77
C. R. W. Spedding
Food Production and consumption: the efficiency of human food chains and nutrient cycles: Duckham, A.N., Jones, J.G.W. and Roberts, E.H. (Eds). North Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Price: $US 48[middle dot]95 pp. 77-78
K. L. Blaxter