Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2013

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Volume 50, issue 4, 1996

A software package for optimizing rice production management based on growth simulation and feedback control pp. 335-354

Yao Huang, Liangzhi Gao, Zhiqing Jin and Hua Chen

GWM: General weed management model pp. 355-376

L. J. Wiles, Robert P. King, E. E. Schweizer, D. W. Lybecker and S. M. Swinton

Predicting spacing effects on growth and optimal rotations of tropical multipurpose trees pp. 377-390

Robin A. Harrington and James H. Fownes

Sustainability of bean production systems on steep lands in Costa Rica pp. 391-410

B. C. Bellows, P. E. Hildebrand and D. H. Hubbell

A note on regressing real-world data on model output pp. 411-414

P. K. Thornton and J. W. Hansen

Controversies around resource use efficiency in agriculture: Shadow or substance? Theories of C. T. de Wit (1924-1993) pp. 415-424

D. Zoebl

Volume 50, issue 3, 1996

Use of advanced techniques to optimize a multi-dimensional dairy model pp. 239-253

D. G. Mayer, J. A. Belward and K. Burrage

APSIM: a novel software system for model development, model testing and simulation in agricultural systems research pp. 255-271

R. L. McCown, G. L. Hammer, J. N. G. Hargreaves, D. P. Holzworth and D. M. Freebairn

Comparative advantage of single and multipurpose uses of millet stover in Niger pp. 273-285

John P. A. Lamers and Michael Bruentrup

Integrated land evaluation to generate risk-efficient land-use options in a coastal catchment pp. 287-305

A. K. L. Johnson and R. A. Cramb

Programming models of farm supply response: The impact of specification errors pp. 307-324

Ross Kingwell

More people, less erosion: Environmental recovery in Kenya: Mary Tiffen, Michael Mortimore and Francis Gichuki. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1994. 311 pp. Price: [pound sign]22.50. ISBN 0 471 94143 3 pp. 325-327

Henry Ssali

PLANTMOD 2.1, exploring the physiology of plant communities: I. R. Johnson. Armidale, Australia: Greenhat Software, 1994. 135 pp. plus software. Price: US$ 230. ISBN 0 646 17590 4 pp. 327-329

Graham Russell

The conditions of agricultural growth: the economics of agrarian change under population pressure: Ester Boserup. London, Earthscan Publications Ltd, 1993 (first published in 1965). 124 pp. Price: [pound sign]10.95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85383 159 X pp. 329-332

Paul Heisey

Women, the environment and sustainable development: Towards a theoretical synthesis: Rosi Braidotti, Ewa Charkiewicz, Sabine Hauasler and Saskia Wierings. London: Zed Books in association with INSTRAW, 1994. 220 pp. Price: [pound sign]12.95, US$ 19.95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85649 184 6 pp. 332-334

Ruth Gassonp

Volume 50, issue 2, 1996

Is agricultural sustainability a useful concept? pp. 117-143

J. W. Hansen

Adapting a cotton model for decision analyses: a yield-response evaluation pp. 145-167

James A. Larson, Harry P. Mapp, Laval M. Verhalen and J. C. Banks

GIS-based integrated modelling systems for natural resource management pp. 169-189

Thilak Mallawaarachchi, P. A. Walker, Michael Denis Young, R. E. Smyth, H. S. Lynch and G. Dudgeon

Analytical framework for disentangling the concept of sustainable land use pp. 191-207

G. Kruseman, R. Ruben, A. Kuyvenhoven, H. Hengsdijk and H. van Keulen

An adequate model of photosynthesis--I Parameterization, validation and comparison of models pp. 209-225

L. B. Pachepsky, J. D. Haskett and B. Acock

An adequate model of photosynthesis -- II. Dependence of parameters on environmental factors pp. 227-238

L. B. Pachepsky and B. Acock

Volume 50, issue 1, 1996

Modelling daily net canopy photosynthesis and its adaptation to irradiance and atmospheric CO2 concentration pp. 1-35

Ian R. Johnson, Susan J. Riha and Daniel S. Wilks

Nitrogen fertilizer requirements for maize produced in the tropics: A comparison of three computer-based recommendation systems pp. 37-50

D. L. Osmond and S. J. Riha

Asian vegetable production systems for the future pp. 51-64

D. J. Midmore and D. D. Poudel

Evaluation of the potential effects of embryo transfer on milk production on commercial dairy herds: The development of a markov chain model pp. 65-79

C. M. Yates, T. Rehman and A. T. Chamberlain

Integrative research and sustainable agriculture pp. 81-100

J. Park and R. A. F. Seaton

Modeling individual nutrient uptake by plants: Relating demand to microclimate pp. 101-114

K. R. Mankin and R. P. Fynn

Management of water use in agriculture: Edited by Kenneth K. Tanji and Bruno Yaron. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1994. 320 pp. Price: DM 228 (hardback). ISBN 3-540-57309-7 pp. 115-116

James E. Hook

Volume 49, issue 4, 1995

Preface pp. 325-327

J. T. Ritchie and J. Bouma

International consortium for agricultural systems applications (ICASA): Establishment and purpose pp. 329-335

J. T. Ritchie

Simulation of ecological, social and economic factors in agricultural systems pp. 337-351

J. B. Dent, G. Edwards-Jones and M. J. McGregor

Integration of computer-based models and tools to evaluate alternative land-use scenarios as part of an agricultural systems analysis pp. 353-367

Jetse J. Stoorvogel

Site-specific management: Balancing production and environmental requirements at farm level pp. 369-384

A. Verhagen, H. W. G. Booltink and J. Bouma

Testing simulation models for the assessment of crop production and nitrate leaching in Hungary pp. 385-397

G. J. Kovacs, T. Nemeth and J. T. Ritchie

Applications of crop simulation in agricultural extension and research in Kenya pp. 399-412

Benson M. Wafula

The challenge of linking pest and crop models pp. 413-434

M. J. Kropff, P. S. Teng and R. Rabbinge

Volume 49, issue 3, 1995

Economic aspects of legume management and legume research in dryland farming systems of southern Australia pp. 217-236

David J. Pannell

Transmigration settlements in Seberida, Sumatra: Deterioration of farming systems in a rain forest environment pp. 237-258

Stein Terje Holden, Helge Hvoslef and Reiner Simanjuntak

Crop and rain water management strategies for increasing productivity of rainfed lowland rice systems pp. 259-276

A. F. M. Saleh and S. . Bhuiyan

Moose harvest strategy to maximize yield value for multiple goal management -- A simulation study pp. 277-298

Susanne Sylven

A case study in development planning using a systems learning approach: Generating a master plan for the livestock sector in Nepal pp. 299-323

R. Macadam, R. Van Asch, B. Hedley, E. Pitt and P. Carroll

Volume 49, issue 2, 1995

Modelling cropping decisions in a rural developing country: a multiple-objective programming approach pp. 101-111

Donna J. Lee, Trace Tipton and PingSun Leung

Optimal pest management and economic threshold pp. 113-133

Yunchang Jeffrey Bor

Interactions of CO2, temperature and management practices: Simulations with a modified version of CERES-Wheat pp. 135-152

Francesco N. Tubiello, Cynthia Rosenzweig and Tyler Volk

An environmental-economic model at farm level to analyse institutional and technical change in dairy farming pp. 153-175

P. B. M. Berentsen and G. W. J. Giesen

Applied participatory priority setting in international agricultural research: Making trade-offs transparent and explicit pp. 177-216

T. G. Kelley, J. G. Ryan and B. K. Patel

Volume 49, issue 1, 1995

A model-farm approach to research on crop-livestock integration -- I. Conceptual framework and methods pp. 1-16

Euan F. Thomson and Faik A. Bahhady

A model-farm approach to research on crop-livestock integration -- II. Experimental results pp. 17-30

Euan F. Thomson and Faik A. Bahhady

A model-farm approach to research on crop-livestock integration -- III. Benefits of crop-livestock integration and a critique of the approach pp. 31-44

Euan F. Thomson, Faik A. Bahhady, Thomas L. Nordblom and Hazel C. Harris

Evaluation of pasture management systems for beef production in the semi-arid tropics: Model development pp. 45-67

John G. McIvor and Richard Monypenny

Adoption of innovations by Costa Rican livestock producers under different levels of extension intensity: Predicted versus observed behaviour pp. 69-100

Jonathan Wadsworth