Agricultural Systems

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Volume 183, issue C, 2020

Delimitation of nutrient vulnerable zones - a comprehensive method to manage a persistent problem of agriculture

Paulina Orlińska-Woźniak, Paweł Wilk and Ewa Szalińska

Multi-criteria assessment of the sustainability of farming systems in the reclaimed desert lands of Egypt

Véronique Alary, Samir Messad, Adel Aboul-Naga, Mona A. Osman, Taha H. Abdelsabour, Abdel-Aal E. Salah and Xavier Juanes

Responding to future regime shifts with agrobiodiversity: A multi-level perspective on small-scale farming in Uganda

Marta Kozicka, Elisabetta Gotor, Walter Ocimati, Tamar de Jager, Enoch Kikulwe and Jeroen C.J. Groot

Bioeconomic and greenhouse gas emissions modelling of the factors influencing technical efficiency of temperate grassland-based suckler calf-to-beef production systems

R.F. Taylor, M. McGee, A.K. Kelly and P. Crosson

A knowledge-based approach to designing control strategies for agricultural pests

Annika Agatz, Roman Ashauer, Paul Sweeney and Colin D. Brown

Identification of resilience factors of organic dairy cattle farms

Augustine Perrin, Magali San Cristobal, Rebecka Milestad and Guillaume Martin

Towards actionable farm typologies: Scaling adoption of agricultural inputs in Rwanda

Jim Hammond, Nathaniel Rosenblum, Dana Breseman, Léo Gorman, Rhys Manners, Mark T. van Wijk, Milindi Sibomana, Roseline Remans, Bernard Vanlauwe and Marc Schut

Scaling Readiness: Science and practice of an approach to enhance impact of research for development

Murat Sartas, Marc Schut, Claudio Proietti, Graham Thiele and Cees Leeuwis

Reducing the maize yield gap in Ethiopia: Decomposition and policy simulation

Michiel Van Dijk, Tomas Morley, Marloes van Loon, Pytrik Reidsma, Kindie Tesfaye and Martin K. van Ittersum

Design of equipment for agroecology: Coupled innovation processes led by farmer-designers

Chloé Salembier, Blanche Segrestin, Nicolas Sinoir, Joseph Templier, Benoît Weil and Jean-Marc Meynard

Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs

V. De Leijster, R.W. Verburg, M.J. Santos, M.J. Wassen, M. Martínez-Mena, J. de Vente and P.A. Verweij

A multi-objective optimization model for dairy feeding management

Gastón Notte, Héctor Cancela, Martín Pedemonte, Pablo Chilibroste, Walter Rossing and Jeroen C.J. Groot

Modeling plant production at country level as affected by availability and productivity of land and water

A. Soltani, S.M. Alimagham, A. Nehbandani, B. Torabi, E. Zeinali, E. Zand, S. Ghassemi, V. Vadez, T.R. Sinclair and M.K. van Ittersum

Volume 182, issue C, 2020

On-farm trials identify adaptive management options for rainfed agriculture in West Africa

Jon Eldon, Graeme Baird, Saidou Sidibeh, Daniel Dobasin, Philippe Rapaport, Weixin Cheng and Carol Shennan

Impacts of organic fertilization with a drip irrigation system on bacterial and fungal communities in cotton field

Rui Tao, Baowei Hu and Guixin Chu

Research-development partnerships for scaling complex innovation: Lessons from the Farmer Business School in IFAD-supported loan-grant collaborations in Asia

Gordon Prain, Christopher Wheatley, Cameron Odsey, Leonora Verzola, Arma Bertuso, Julieta Roa and Diego Naziri

Anchoring innovation methodologies to ‘go-to-scale’; a framework to guide agricultural research for development

Mikinay Seifu, Annemarie van Paassen, Laurens Klerkx and Cees Leeuwis

Households' livelihood strategies facing market uncertainties: How did Thai farmers adapt to a rubber price drop?

T. Nicod, B. Bathfield, P.-M. Bosc, A. Promkhambut, K. Duangta and B. Chambon

Development and evaluation of a dynamic simulation model of reproductive performance in pasture based suckler beef systems

R. Lynch, A.K. Kelly, D.A. Kenny and P. Crosson

Simulated seasonal responses of grazed dairy pastures to nitrogen fertilizer in SE Australia: N loss and recovery

K.M. Christie, A.P. Smith, R.P. Rawnsley, M.T. Harrison and R.J. Eckard

Maize, wheat and rice production potential changes in China under the background of climate change

Li Fei, Zhou Meijun, Shao Jiaqi, Chen Zehui, Wei Xiaoli and Yang Jiuchun

Prediction of nitrogen excretion in buffalo production systems using dietary and animal variables

Amlan Kumar Patra, Kaushik Pal and Melody Lalhriatpuii

A review of European models to assess the sustainability performance of livestock production systems

Aart van der Linden, Evelien M. de Olde, Pim F. Mostert and Imke J.M. de Boer

Adaptation strategies based on the historical evolution for dairy production systems in temperate areas: A case study approach

Paula Toro-Mujica, Raúl Vera, Pablo Pinedo, Fernando Bas, Daniel Enríquez-Hidalgo and Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez

SSM-iCrop2: A simple model for diverse crop species over large areas

A. Soltani, S.M. Alimagham, A. Nehbandani, B. Torabi, E. Zeinali, A. Dadrasi, E. Zand, S. Ghassemi, S. Pourshirazi, O. Alasti, R.S. Hosseini, M. Zahed, R. Arabameri, Z. Mohammadzadeh, S. Rahban, H. Kamari, H. Fayazi, S. Mohammadi, S. Keramat, V. Vadez, M.K. van Ittersum and T.R. Sinclair

The contribution of diverse motivations for adhering to soil conservation initiatives and the role of conservation agriculture features in decision-making

Bijan Abadi, Arash Yadollahi, Ahmad Bybordi and Mehdi Rahmati

Sustainable intensification in Western Kenya: Who will benefit?

Keiji Jindo, Antonius G.T. Schut and Johannes W.A. Langeveld

Essential fragmentation metrics for agricultural policies: Linking landscape pattern, ecosystem service and land use management in urbanizing China

Lai Wei, Yun Luo, Miao Wang, Shiliang Su, Jianhua Pi and Guie Li

Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture

Sheri Spiegal, Peter J.A. Kleinman, Dinku M. Endale, Ray B. Bryant, Curtis Dell, Sarah Goslee, Robert J. Meinen, K. Colton Flynn, John M. Baker, Dawn M. Browning, Greg McCarty, Shabtai Bittman, Jennifer Carter, Michel Cavigelli, Emily Duncan, Prasanna Gowda, Xia Li, Guillermo E. Ponce-Campos, Raj Cibin, Maria L. Silveira, Doulas R. Smith, Dan K. Arthur and Qichun Yang

Assessing the impacts of recent-past climatic constraints on potential wheat yield and adaptation options under Mediterranean climate in southern Portugal

Chenyao Yang, Helder Fraga, Wim van Ieperen and João A. Santos

Resilience and equity: Quantifying the distributional effects of resilience-enhancing strategies in a smallholder agricultural system

T.G. Williams, S.D. Guikema, D.G. Brown and A. Agrawal

Context matters: Agronomic field monitoring and participatory research to identify criteria of farming system sustainability in South-East Asia

Juliette Lairez, Santiago Lopez-Ridaura, Damien Jourdain, Gatien N. Falconnier, Pascal Lienhard, Bruno Striffler, Chanthaly Syfongxay and François Affholder

Rules for grown soybean-maize cropping system in Midwestern Brazil: Food production and economic profits

Rafael Battisti, Marcelo Dias Paes Ferreira, Érica Basílio Tavares, Fábio Miguel Knapp, Fabiani Denise Bender, Derblai Casaroli and José Alves Júnior

Towards sustainable water management in an arid agricultural region: A multi-level multi-objective stochastic approach

Fan Zhang, Shanshan Guo, Xiao Liu, Youzhi Wang, Bernard A. Engel and Ping Guo

Cost-effectiveness of environmental impact abatement measures in a European pig production system

Georgios Pexas, Stephen G. Mackenzie, Michael Wallace and Ilias Kyriazakis

The effects of irrigation on carbon balance in an irrigated grazed pasture system in New Zealand

Donna L. Giltrap, Miko U.F. Kirschbaum, Johannes Laubach and John E. Hunt

Volume 181, issue C, 2020

Farming systems and their business strategies in south-western Australia: A decadal assessment of their profitability

Ross Kingwell, Nazrul Islam and Vilaphonh Xayavong

Legacy effects of liquid dairy manure in grain production systems

Yichao Rui, Gregg R. Sanford, Janet L. Hedtcke and Matthew D. Ruark

Impact of parameter uncertainty and water stress parameterization on wheat growth simulations using CERES-Wheat with GLUE

Ling Yan, Jiming Jin and Pute Wu

Do genomic innovations enable an economic and environmental win-win in dairy production?

David Worden and Getu Hailu

Biophysical potential of organic cropping practices as a sustainable alternative in Switzerland

Juhwan Lee, Magdalena Necpálová and Johan Six

Impact of terminal heat stress on wheat yield in India and options for adaptation

Rachana Dubey, Himanshu Pathak, Bidisha Chakrabarti, Shivdhar Singh, Dipak Kumar Gupta and R.C. Harit

Assessing the potato yield gap in the Peruvian Central Andes

D. Grados, S. García and E. Schrevens

Root and shoot interactions in a tropical integrated crop–livestock–forest system

Marcos V.M. Sarto, Wander L.B. Borges, Jaqueline R.W. Sarto, Charles W. Rice and Ciro A. Rosolem

A remote sensing-based scheme to improve regional crop model calibration at sub-model component level

Jing Zhang, Yi Chen and Zhao Zhang

The role of farmers' social networks in the implementation of no-till farming practices

Kamilla Skaalsveen, Julie Ingram and Julie Urquhart

Adaptation of farmland management strategies to maintain livelihood by the Chagga people in the Kilimanjaro highlands

Yuri Ichinose, Hirokazu Higuchi, Ryosuke Kubo, Tomohiro Nishigaki, Method Kilasara, Hitoshi Shinjo and Shinya Funakawa

Environmental impact and efficiency of use of resources of different mountain dairy farming systems

M. Berton, G. Bittante, F. Zendri, M. Ramanzin, S. Schiavon and E. Sturaro

The role of trees and livestock in ecosystem service provision and farm priorities on smallholder farms in the Rift Valley, Kenya

Ylva Nyberg, Johanna Wetterlind, Mattias Jonsson and Ingrid Öborn

Potential of multi-species livestock farming to improve the sustainability of livestock farms: A review

Guillaume Martin, Kerstin Barth, Marc Benoit, Christopher Brock, Marie Destruel, Bertrand Dumont, Myriam Grillot, Severin Hübner, Marie-Angélina Magne, Marie Moerman, Claire Mosnier, David Parsons, Bruno Ronchi, Lisa Schanz, Lucille Steinmetz, Steffen Werne, Christoph Winckler and Riccardo Primi

Agroforestry form and ecological adaptation in ancient Hawai'i: Extent of the pākukui swidden system of Hāmākua, Hawai'i Island

Noa Kekuewa Lincoln

Farming smarter with big data: Insights from the case of Australia's national dairy herd milk recording scheme

Joanna E. Newton, Ruth Nettle and Jennie E. Pryce

Agroecology for adaptation to climate change and resource depletion in the Mediterranean region. A review

Eduardo Aguilera, Cipriano Díaz-Gaona, Raquel García-Laureano, Carolina Reyes-Palomo, Gloria I. Guzmán, Livia Ortolani, Manuel Sánchez-Rodríguez and Vicente Rodríguez-Estévez

Is new olive farming sustainable? A spatial comparison of productive and environmental performances between traditional and new olive orchards with the model OliveCan

Hanene Mairech, Álvaro López-Bernal, Marco Moriondo, Camilla Dibari, Luca Regni, Primo Proietti, Francisco J. Villalobos and Luca Testi

Analysing the behaviour of a hazelnut simulation model across growing environments via sensitivity analysis and automatic calibration

Simone Bregaglio, Laura Giustarini, Eloy Suarez, Gabriele Mongiano and Tommaso De Gregorio

Variations in yield gaps of smallholder cocoa systems and the main determining factors along a climate gradient in Ghana

Issaka Abdulai, Munir P. Hoffmann, Laurence Jassogne, Richard Asare, Sophie Graefe, Hsiao-Hang Tao, Sander Muilerman, Philippe Vaast, Piet Van Asten, Peter Läderach and Reimund P. Rötter

Designing high-yielding maize ideotypes to adapt changing climate in the North China Plain

Dengpan Xiao, De Li Liu, Bin Wang, Puyu Feng and Cathy Waters

Designing future dairy systems for New Zealand using reflexive interactive design

A.J. Romera, A.P. Bos, M. Neal, C.R. Eastwood, D. Chapman, W. McWilliam, D. Royds, C. O'Connor, R. Brookes, J. Connolly, P. Hall and P.W. Clinton