Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 164, issue C, 2018

Trends in wheat yields under representative climate futures: Implications for climate adaptation pp. 1-10

Chris Taylor, Brendan Cullen, Michael D'Occhio, Lauren Rickards and Richard Eckard

Estimation and determinants of phosphorus balance and use efficiency of dairy farms in Northern Ireland: A within and between farm random effects analysis pp. 11-19

Adewale Henry Adenuga, John Davis, George Hutchinson, Trevor Donnellan and Myles Patton

Affordances of agricultural systems analysis tools: A review and framework to enhance tool design and implementation pp. 20-30

Lenora Ditzler, Laurens Klerkx, Jacqueline Chan-Dentoni, Helena Posthumus, Timothy J. Krupnik, Santiago López Ridaura, Jens A. Andersson, Frédéric Baudron and Jeroen C.J. Groot

Potential for novel production of omega-3 long-chain fatty acids by genetically engineered oilseed plants to alter terrestrial ecosystem dynamics pp. 31-37

Stefanie M. Colombo, Lesley G. Campbell, Eric J. Murphy, Sara L. Martin and Michael T. Arts

The economic value of replacement breeding ewes attaining puberty within their first year of life on New Zealand sheep farms pp. 38-46

A.J. Wall, J.L. Juengel, S.J. Edwards and J.M. Rendel

Rainfall-related opportunities, risks and constraints to rainfed cropping in the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar as defined by soil water balance modelling pp. 47-57

Peter S. Cornish, Craig Birchall, David F. Herridge, Matthew D. Denton and Chris Guppy

Predicting local-scale impact of climate change on rice yield and soil organic carbon sequestration: A case study in Roi Et Province, Northeast Thailand pp. 58-70

Noppol Arunrat, Nathsuda Pumijumnong and Ryusuke Hatano

Incorporation of emergy into multiple-criteria decision analysis for sustainable and resilient structure of dairy farms in Slovenia pp. 71-83

Tina Kocjančič, Marko Debeljak, Jaka Žgajnar and Luka Juvančič

A Bayesian network model to explore practice change by smallholder rice farmers in Lao PDR pp. 84-94

Magnus Moglia, Kim Alexander, Manithaythip Thephavanh, Phomma Thammavong, Viengkham Sodahak, Bountom Khounsy, Sysavanh Vorlasan, Silva Larson, John Connell and Peter Case

A review of Agent Based Modeling for agricultural policy evaluation pp. 95-106

Dimitris Kremmydas, Ioannis N. Athanasiadis and Stelios Rozakis

Vineyard mulching as a climate change adaptation measure: Future simulations for Alentejo, Portugal pp. 107-115

Helder Fraga and João A. Santos

Beyond agricultural innovation systems? Exploring an agricultural innovation ecosystems approach for niche design and development in sustainability transitions pp. 116-121

Ashlee-Ann E. Pigford, Gordon M. Hickey and Laurens Klerkx

Designing agricultural systems from invention to implementation: the contribution of agronomy. Lessons from a case study pp. 122-132

Lorène Prost, Raymond Reau, Laurette Paravano, Marianne Cerf and Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy

Agent-based modelling as a time machine to assess nutrient cycling reorganization during past agrarian transitions in West Africa pp. 133-151

Myriam Grillot, Jonathan Vayssières and Dominique Masse

Building and evaluation of a dynamic model for assessing impact of smallholder endowments on food security in agricultural systems in highland areas of central America (SASHACA) pp. 152-164

Omar Marín-González, David Parsons, Esperanza Arnes-Prieto and Carlos G.H. Díaz-Ambrona

Shocks, seasonality, and disaggregation: Modelling food security through the integration of agricultural, transportation, and economic systems pp. 165-184

Craig Bakker, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Sauleh Siddiqui, Benjamin F. Hobbs, Elena Broaddus, Roni A. Neff, Jonathan Haskett and Cindy L. Parker

Accounting for long-term soil fertility effects when assessing the climate impact of crop cultivation pp. 185-192

Kajsa Henryson, Cecilia Sundberg, Thomas Kätterer and Per-Anders Hansson

An empirical evaluation of policy options for inclusive dairy value chain development in Nicaragua: A system dynamics approach pp. 193-222

Helene Lie, Karl M. Rich, Rein van der Hoek and Kanar Dizyee

Agricultural risks and farm land consolidation process in transition countries: The case of cotton production in Uzbekistan pp. 223-235

Utkur Djanibekov and Robert Finger

Transformative and systemic climate change adaptations in mixed crop-livestock farming systems pp. 236-251

Afshin Ghahramani and David Bowran

Dynamic regional model of the US apple industry: Consequences of supply or demand shocks due to pest or disease outbreaks and control pp. 252-263

Peter Tozer and Thomas Marsh

Development of an agent-based model for estimation of agricultural land preservation in rural Japan pp. 264-276

Ryohei Yamashita and Satoshi Hoshino

Genealogy of design reasoning in agronomy: Lessons for supporting the design of agricultural systems pp. 277-290

Chloé Salembier, Blanche Segrestin, Elsa Berthet, Benoît Weil and Jean-Marc Meynard

Volume 163, issue C, 2018

Agricultural systems research and global food security in the 21st century: An overview and roadmap for future opportunities pp. 1-6

Emma C. Stephens, Andrew D. Jones and David Parsons

Impacts of climate variability and food price volatility on household income and food security of farm households in East and West Africa pp. 7-15

Tesfamicheal Wossen, Thomas Berger, Mekbib Haile and Christian Troost

Agricultural intensification scenarios, household food availability and greenhouse gas emissions in Rwanda: Ex-ante impacts and trade-offs pp. 16-26

B.K. Paul, R. Frelat, C. Birnholz, C. Ebong, A. Gahigi, J.C.J. Groot, M. Herrero, D.M. Kagabo, A. Notenbaert, B. Vanlauwe and M.T. van Wijk

Potential of conservation agriculture (CA) for climate change adaptation and food security under rainfed uplands of India: A transdisciplinary approach pp. 27-35

Aliza Pradhan, Catherine Chan, Pravat Kumar Roul, Jacqueline Halbrendt and Brent Sipes

Can Bangladesh produce enough cereals to meet future demand? pp. 36-44

J. Timsina, J. Wolf, N. Guilpart, L.G.J. van Bussel, P. Grassini, J. van Wart, A. Hossain, H. Rashid, S. Islam and M.K. van Ittersum

Metrics, models and foresight for European sustainable food and nutrition security: The vision of the SUSFANS project pp. 45-57

Martine Rutten, Thom Achterbosch, Imke J.M. de Boer, Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Peter Havlik, Thomas Heckelei, John Ingram, Adrian Leip, Stéphan Marette, Hans Meijl, Louis-Georges Soler, Johan Swinnen, Pieter van't Veer, Joost Vervoort, Andrea Zimmermann, Karin L. Zimmermann and Monika Zurek

Exploring nutrient management options to increase nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in food production of China pp. 58-72

Mengru Wang, Lin Ma, Maryna Strokal, Yanan Chu and Carolien Kroeze

Evaluating agricultural trade-offs in the age of sustainable development pp. 73-88

David R. Kanter, Mark Musumba, Sylvia L.R. Wood, Cheryl Palm, John Antle, Patricia Balvanera, Virginia H. Dale, Petr Havlik, Keith L. Kline, R.J. Scholes, Philip Thornton, Pablo Tittonell and Sandy Andelman

Volume 162, issue C, 2018

Grazing supplementation and crop diversification benefits for southern Brazil beef: A case study pp. 1-9

Carolina H. Pereira, Harold O. Patino, Aaron K. Hoshide, Daniel C. Abreu, C. Alan Rotz and Carlos Nabinger

Climate-smart management can further improve winter wheat yield in China pp. 10-18

Shuang Sun, Xiaoguang Yang, Xiaomao Lin, Gretchen F. Sassenrath and Kenan Li

Ways forward for resilience research in agroecosystems pp. 19-27

Caitlin A. Peterson, Valerie T. Eviner and Amélie C.M. Gaudin

A free online tool to calculate three nitrogen-related indicators for farming systems pp. 28-33

Matthieu Carof and Olivier Godinot

Stakeholder-driven modelling the impact of animal profile and market conditions on optimal delivery weight in growing-finishing pig production pp. 34-45

Frederik Leen, Alice Van den Broeke, Marijke Aluwé, Ludwig Lauwers, Sam Millet and Jef Van Meensel

An application of Q-methodology to Mediterranean olive production – stakeholders' understanding of sustainability issues pp. 46-55

Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca, Giovanni Gulisano and Alfio Strano

Performance of a fertiliser management algorithm to balance yield and nitrogen losses in dairy systems pp. 56-65

Rogerio Cichota, Iris Vogeler, Armin Werner, Kathryn Wigley and Brittany Paton

Reducing vulnerability of rainfed agriculture through seasonal climate predictions: A case study on the rainfed rice production in Southeast Asia pp. 66-76

Keiichi Hayashi, Lizzida Llorca, Sri Rustini, Prihasto Setyanto and Zulkifli Zaini

Maize yield and profitability tradeoffs with social, human and environmental performance: Is sustainable intensification feasible? pp. 77-88

Sieglinde S. Snapp, Philip Grabowski, Regis Chikowo, Alex Smith, Erin Anders, Dorothy Sirrine, Vimbayi Chimonyo and Mateete Bekunda

Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in organic and conventional grain crop production: Accounting for nutrient inflows pp. 89-96

Eric Hoffman, Michel A. Cavigelli, Gustavo Camargo, Matthew Ryan, Victoria J. Ackroyd, Tom L. Richard and Steven Mirsky

Factors underlying farmers' intentions to adopt best practices: The case of paddock based grazing systems pp. 97-106

John J. Hyland, Kevin Heanue, Jessica McKillop and Evgenia Micha

Bio-economic evaluation of cropping systems for saline coastal Bangladesh: I. Biophysical simulation in historical and future environments pp. 107-122

Md. Jahangir Kabir, Donald S. Gaydon, Rob Cramb and Christian H. Roth

Ground cover, erosion risk and production implications of targeted management practices in Australian mixed farming systems: Lessons from the Grain and Graze program pp. 123-135

Dean T. Thomas, Andrew D. Moore, Lindsay W. Bell and Nicholas P. Webb

Effectiveness of climate change mitigation options considering the amount of meat produced in dairy systems pp. 136-144

T.V. Vellinga and M. de Vries

Risk premiums due to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in wheat and barley pp. 145-153

Bruce Dahl and William W. Wilson

Modeling sustainable adaptation strategies toward a climate-smart agriculture in a Mediterranean watershed under projected climate change scenarios pp. 154-163

Youssef Brouziyne, Aziz Abouabdillah, Abdelaziz Hirich, Rachid Bouabid, Rashyd Zaaboul and Lahcen Benaabidate

Model results versus farmer realities. Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages pp. 164-178

M. Michalscheck, J.C.J. Groot, B. Kotu, I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, K. Kuivanen, K. Descheemaeker and P. Tittonell

Effects of shade and input management on economic performance of small-scale Peruvian coffee systems pp. 179-190

Rosalien E. Jezeer, Maria J. Santos, René G.A. Boot, Martin Junginger and Pita A. Verweij

Production of cereals in northern marginal areas: An integrated assessment of climate change impacts at the farm level pp. 191-204

Tuomo Purola, Heikki Lehtonen, Xing Liu, Fulu Tao and Taru Palosuo

Nurturing agroforestry systems in Flanders: Analysis from an agricultural innovation systems perspective pp. 205-219

L. Borremans, F. Marchand, M. Visser and E. Wauters

Maize lethal necrosis disease: Evaluating agronomic and genetic control strategies for Ethiopia and Kenya pp. 220-228

Paswel P. Marenya, Olaf Erenstein, Boddupalli Prasanna, Dan Makumbi, MacDonald Jumbo and Yoseph Beyene

Economics of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from beef production in western Canada pp. 229-238

Oteng Modongo and Suren(dra) Kulshreshtha

Potential carbon sequestration in a Mediterranean organic vegetable cropping system. A model approach for evaluating the effects of compost and Agro-ecological Service Crops (ASCs) pp. 239-248

Roberta Farina, Elena Testani, Gabriele Campanelli, Fabrizio Leteo, Rosario Napoli, Stefano Canali and Fabio Tittarelli

Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems pp. 249-258

Paige L. Stanley, Jason E. Rowntree, David K. Beede, Marcia S. DeLonge and Michael W. Hamm

Warm nights in the Argentine Pampas: Modelling its impact on wheat and barley shows yield reductions pp. 259-268

Guillermo A. García, Daniel J. Miralles, Román A. Serrago, Ignacio Alzueta, Neil Huth and M. Fernanda Dreccer