Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 140, issue C, 2015

Comparison of the DNDC, LandscapeDNDC and IAP-N-GAS models for simulating nitrous oxide and nitric oxide emissions from the winter wheat–summer maize rotation system pp. 1-10

Wei Zhang, Chunyan Liu, Xunhua Zheng, Zaixing Zhou, Feng Cui, Bo Zhu, Edwin Haas, Steffen Klatt, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl and Ralf Kiese

Environmental and economic impacts of agri-environmental schemes designed in French West Indies to enhance soil C sequestration and reduce pollution risks. A modelling approach pp. 11-18

Jean-Marc Blazy, Carla Barlagne and Jorge Sierra

Assessing sustainability of winter wheat production under climate change scenarios in a humid climate — An integrated modelling framework pp. 19-25

D. El Chami and A. Daccache

MOSAICA: A multi-scale bioeconomic model for the design and ex ante assessment of cropping system mosaics pp. 26-39

Pierre Chopin, Thierry Doré, Loïc Guindé and Jean-Marc Blazy

Whole-farm phosphorus loss from grazing-based dairy farms pp. 40-47

Peter A. Vadas, J. Mark Powell, Geoff E. Brink, Dennis L. Busch and Laura W. Good

Developing a nationally appropriate mitigation measure from the greenhouse gas GHG abatement potential from livestock production in the Brazilian Cerrado pp. 48-55

Rafael de Oliveira Silva, Luis G. Barioni, Tiago Zanett Albertini, Vera Eory, Cairistiona F.E. Topp, Fernando A. Fernandes and Dominic Moran

Combined analysis of climate, technological and price changes on future arable farming systems in Europe pp. 56-73

Joost Wolf, Argyris Kanellopoulos, Johannes Kros, Heidi Webber, Gang Zhao, Wolfgang Britz, Gert Jan Reinds, Frank Ewert and Wim de Vries

A recipe for co-management of forest and livestock — Results of bio-economic model at a village level in Iran pp. 74-86

Arezoo Soltani, Prem L. Sankhayan and Ole Hofstad

Volume 139, issue C, 2015

An economic theory-based explanatory model of agricultural land-use patterns: The Netherlands as a case study pp. 1-16

V. Diogo, Eric Koomen and T. Kuhlman

Tradeoffs between production and perennial vegetation in dairy farming systems vary among counties in the northeastern U.S pp. 17-28

J. Franklin Egan, Aimee Hafla and Sarah Goslee

Integrated manure management to reduce environmental impact: I. Structured design of strategies pp. 29-37

J.W. De Vries, W.B. Hoogmoed, C.M. Groenestein, J.J. Schröder, W. Sukkel, I.J.M. De Boer and P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp

Generating transformative agency among horticultural producers: An activity-theoretical approach to transforming Integrated Pest Management pp. 38-49

Irene Vänninen, Marco Pereira-Querol and Yrjö Engeström

Boosting the productivity and profitability of northern Australian beef enterprises: Exploring innovation options using simulation modelling and systems analysis pp. 50-65

Andrew Ash, Leigh Hunt, Cam McDonald, Joe Scanlan, Lindsay Bell, Robyn Cowley, Ian Watson, John McIvor and Neil MacLeod

Occasional mouldboard ploughing slows evolution of resistance and reduces long-term weed populations in no-till systems pp. 66-75

Michael Renton and Ken C. Flower

Management flexibility of a grassland agroecosystem: A modeling approach based on viability theory pp. 76-81

R. Sabatier, L.G. Oates and R.D. Jackson

Nitrogen soil surface balance of organic vs conventional cash crop farming in the Seine watershed pp. 82-92

J. Anglade, G. Billen, J. Garnier, T. Makridis, T. Puech and C. Tittel

Representative soil profiles for the Harmonized World Soil Database at different spatial resolutions for agricultural modelling applications pp. 93-99

Peter G. Jones and Philip K. Thornton

A framework for quantitative analysis of livestock systems using theoretical concepts of production ecology pp. 100-109

Aart van der Linden, Simon J. Oosting, Gerrie W.J. van de Ven, Imke J.M. de Boer and Martin K. van Ittersum

Social seed networks: Identifying central farmers for equitable seed access pp. 110-121

Vincent Ricciardi

Economic evaluation of irrigated forage production in a beef cattle operation in the semi-arid tropics of northern Australia pp. 122-143

M. Monjardino, N. MacLeod, L. McKellar and D. Prestwidge

Support system for decision making in the management of the greenhouse environmental based on growth model for sweet pepper pp. 144-152

J.A. Sánchez-Molina, Noelia Perez, F. Rodríguez, J.L. Guzmán and J.C. López

How to avoid unsustainable side effects of managing climate risk in drylands — The supplementary feeding controversy pp. 153-165

Birgit Müller, Jule Schulze, David Kreuer, Anja Linstädter and Karin Frank

Untangling crop management and environmental influences on wheat yield variability in Bangladesh: An application of non-parametric approaches pp. 166-179

Timothy J. Krupnik, Zia Uddin Ahmed, Jagadish Timsina, Samina Yasmin, Farhad Hossain, Abdullah Al Mamun, Aminul Islam Mridha and Andrew J. McDonald

Environmental implications of using ‘underutilised agricultural land’ for future bioenergy crop production pp. 180-195

Saori Miyake, Carl Smith, Ann Peterson, Clive McAlpine, Marguerite Renouf and David Waters

Farm biogas production in organic agriculture: System implications pp. 196-209

Torsten Siegmeier, Benjamin Blumenstein and Detlev Möller

Understanding farm trajectories and development pathways: Two decades of change in southern Mali pp. 210-222

Gatien N. Falconnier, Katrien Descheemaeker, Thomas A. Van Mourik, Ousmane M. Sanogo and Ken E. Giller

Impact of potential climate change on crop yield and water footprint of rice in the Po valley of Italy pp. 223-237

D. Bocchiola

Carbon dioxide emission reduction by heating poultry houses from renewable energy sources in Central Europe pp. 238-249

Jacek Kapica, Halina Pawlak and Marek Ścibisz

Biomass supply and nutrient runoff abatement under alternative biofuel feedstock production subsidies pp. 250-259

Zhou, Xia “Vivian”, Christopher Clark, Dayton Lambert, Burton English, James Larson and Christopher Boyer

Simulated impacts of climate change on water use and yield of irrigated sugarcane in South Africa pp. 260-270

M.R. Jones, A. Singels and A.C. Ruane

Distributional consequences of upstream tree plantations on downstream water users in a Public–Private Benefit Framework pp. 271-281

T.L. Nordblom, I.H. Hume, J.D. Finlayson, David Pannell, J.E. Holland and A.J. McClintock

Volume 138, issue C, 2015

Assessing the SIMDualKc model for estimating evapotranspiration of hot pepper grown in a solar greenhouse in Northwest China pp. 1-9

Rangjian Qiu, Taisheng Du, Shaozhong Kang, Renqiang Chen and Laosheng Wu

Economics of nutrient management systems for compliance with phosphorus regulations: Method and case study pp. 10-17

Janelle Mann and Charles Grant

Coordination of perishable crop production using auction mechanisms pp. 18-30

A. Nicholas Mason and J. Rene Villalobos

Using a team survey to improve team communication for enhanced delivery of agro-climate decision support tools pp. 31-37

Linda S. Prokopy, Chad Hart, Raymond Massey, Melissa Widhalm, Jenna Klink, Jeffrey Andresen, James Angel, Thomas Blewett, Otto C. Doering, Roger Elmore, Benjamin Gramig, Patrick Guinan, Beth L. Hall, Atul Jain, Cody L. Knutson, Maria Carmen Lemos, Lois Wright Morton, Dev Niyogi, Rebecca Power, Martha D. Shulski, Carol X. Song, Eugene S. Takle and Dennis Todey

Environmental impact of Agaricus bisporus mycelium production pp. 38-45

F.J. Leiva, J.C. Saenz-Díez, E. Martínez, E. Jiménez and J. Blanco

Management opportunities for boosting productivity of cool-temperate dairy farms under climate change pp. 46-54

David C. Phelan, Matthew T. Harrison, Ernst P. Kemmerer and David Parsons

Analysis of animal monitoring technologies in Germany from an innovation system perspective pp. 55-65

M. Busse, W. Schwerdtner, R. Siebert, A. Doernberg, A. Kuntosch, B. König and W. Bokelmann

Modeling crop rotation in agricultural LCAs — Challenges and potential solutions pp. 66-76

Gerhard Brankatschk and Matthias Finkbeiner

Economic feasibility of sugar and ethanol production in Brazil under alternative future prices outlook pp. 77-87

Marcelo L. Rezende and James Richardson

Integrated manure management to reduce environmental impact: II. Environmental impact assessment of strategies pp. 88-99

J.W. De Vries, C.M. Groenestein, J.J. Schröder, W.B. Hoogmoed, W. Sukkel, P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp and I.J.M. De Boer

Assessment of functional forms of crop yield loss models of invasive plant species applied in decision support tools and bioeconomic modelling pp. 100-115

Bhubaneswor Dhakal and Joe Scanlan

Volume 137, issue C, 2015

Optimizing ration formulation as a strategy for greenhouse gas mitigation in intensive dairy production systems pp. 1-11

James Hawkins, Alfons Weersink, Claudia Wagner-Riddle and Glenn Fox

Modelling farmer decision-making to anticipate tradeoffs between provisioning ecosystem services and biodiversity pp. 12-23

E.E. Guillem, D. Murray-Rust, D.T. Robinson, A. Barnes and M.D.A. Rounsevell

Production potential of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) in East Africa pp. 24-38

Michel Edmond Ghanem, Hélène Marrou, Chandrashekhar Biradar and Thomas R. Sinclair

Applying a transdisciplinary process to define a research agenda in a smallholder irrigated farming system in South Africa pp. 39-50

Constansia Musvoto, Nathaniel Mason, Nebo Jovanovic, Jochen Froebrich, Jane Tshovhote, Mpho Nemakhavhani and Themba Khabe

Simulation study of the impact of changed cropping practices in conventional and GM maize on weeds and associated biodiversity pp. 51-63

Jana Bürger, Henri Darmency, Sylvie Granger, Sébastien H.M. Guyot, Antoine Messéan and Nathalie Colbach

Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions for carbon neutral farming in the Southeastern USA pp. 64-75

Carlos M.M. Eleto Torres, Marta M. Kohmann and Clyde W. Fraisse

A systematic approach for assessing spatially and temporally differentiated opportunity costs of biodiversity conservation measures in grasslands pp. 76-88

Melanie Mewes, Martin Drechsler, Karin Johst, Astrid Sturm and Frank Wätzold

Higher energy concentration traits in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) may increase profitability and improve energy conversion on dairy farms pp. 89-100

C.I. Ludemann, R.J. Eckard, B.R. Cullen, J.L. Jacobs, B. Malcolm and K.F. Smith

Closing the technological gap of animal and crop production through technical assistance pp. 101-107

Fernando Pacín and Martín Oesterheld

Farmer risk-aversion limits closure of yield and profit gaps: A study of nitrogen management in the southern Australian wheatbelt pp. 108-118

M. Monjardino, T. McBeath, J. Ouzman, R. Llewellyn and B. Jones

The net contribution of dairy production to human food supply: The case of Austrian dairy farms pp. 119-125

Paul Ertl, Hannes Klocker, Stefan Hörtenhuber, Wilhelm Knaus and Werner Zollitsch

Stochastic uncertainty and sensitivities of nitrogen flows on dairy farms in The Netherlands pp. 126-138

Jouke Oenema, Saskia Burgers, Herman van Keulen and Martin van Ittersum

A comparison of farming practices and performance for wheat production in Haryana, India pp. 139-153

D.R. Coventry, R.S. Poswal, Ashok Yadav, Amritbir Singh Riar, Yi Zhou, Anuj Kumar, Ramesh Chand, R.S. Chhokar, R.K. Sharma, V.K. Yadav, R.K. Gupta, Anil Mehta and J.A. Cummins

Motivations and attitudes influence farmers' willingness to participate in biodiversity conservation contracts pp. 154-165

Romy Greiner

Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau. I. Rainfall-related risks with rice and opportunities for improved cropping systems pp. 166-179

Peter S. Cornish, Dinabandhu Karmakar, Ashok Kumar, Sudipta Das and Barry Croke

Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau II. Crop options, alternative cropping systems and capacity building pp. 180-190

Peter S. Cornish, Avijit Choudhury, Ashok Kumar, Sudipta Das, Kuntalika Kumbakhar, Shane Norrish and Shivendra Kumar

Quantifying crop water stress factors from soil water measurements in a limited irrigation experiment pp. 191-205

S.A. Saseendran, T.J. Trout, L.R. Ahuja, L. Ma, G.S. McMaster, D.C. Nielsen, A.A. Andales, J.L. Chávez and J. Ham

Soil improvement and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions for integrated crop–livestock systems: Case study assessment in the Pantanal savanna highland, Brazil pp. 206-219

Luz Selene Buller, Ivan Bergier, Enrique Ortega, Anibal Moraes, Gustavo Bayma-Silva and Marilia Ribeiro Zanetti

Whole-farm economic and risk effects of conservation agriculture in a crop-livestock system in western China pp. 220-226

Adam M. Komarek, LingLing Li and William D. Bellotti

Quantifying production losses due to drought and submergence of rainfed rice at the household level using remotely sensed MODIS data pp. 227-235

Khondoker Mottaleb, Murali K. Gumma, Ashok Mishra and Samarendu Mohanty