Agricultural Systems

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Volume 102, issue 1-3, 2009

Social and economic impacts of agricultural productivity intensification: The case of brush park fisheries in Lake Volta pp. 1-10

Christophe Béné and Nelson Obirih-Opareh

Crop rotations in Argentina: Analysis of water balance and yield using crop models pp. 11-16

Luis R. Salado-Navarro and Thomas R. Sinclair

A decision tool for evaluating the agronomic risk of exposure to fumonisins of different maize crop management systems in Italy pp. 17-23

Andrea Maiorano, Amedeo Reyneri, Aronne Magni and Cesare Ramponi

Tactical management of pasture fallows in Western Australian cropping systems pp. 24-32

Graeme Doole and Ellen Weetman

Livestock water productivity in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of the Blue Nile basin: Assessing variability and prospects for improvement pp. 33-40

Amare Haileslassie, Don Peden, Solomon Gebreselassie, Tilahun Amede and Katrien Descheemaeker

Agronomic and gross margin analysis of an insect pest suppressive broccoli cropping system pp. 41-47

S.T. Broad, S.N. Lisson and N.J. Mendham

Identifying the value of pasture improvement using wholefarm modelling pp. 48-57

A. Bathgate, C. Revell and R. Kingwell

Application of crop growth simulation and mathematical modeling to supply chain management in the Thai sugar industry pp. 58-66

Kullapapruk Piewthongngam, Supachai Pathumnakul and Kanchana Setthanan

Tractive power in organic farming based on fuel cell technology - Energy balance and environmental load pp. 67-76

S. Ahlgren, A. Baky, S. Bernesson, Å. Nordberg, O. Norén and P.-A. Hansson

A dynamic bio-economic model to simulate optimal adjustments of suckler cow farm management to production and market shocks in France pp. 77-88

C. Mosnier, J. Agabriel, M. Lherm and Arnaud Reynaud

Identifying key entry-points for strategic management of smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa using the dynamic farm-scale simulation model NUANCES-FARMSIM pp. 89-101

Mark T. van Wijk, Pablo Tittonell, Mariana C. Rufino, Mario Herrero, Cesare Pacini, Nico de Ridder and Ken E. Giller

Volume 101, issue 3, 2009

The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: A review of what we know and what we need to know pp. 113-127

P.K. Thornton, J. van de Steeg, A. Notenbaert and M. Herrero

GAMEDE: A global activity model for evaluating the sustainability of dairy enterprises Part I - Whole-farm dynamic model pp. 128-138

Jonathan Vayssières, François Guerrin, Jean-Marie Paillat and Philippe Lecomte

GAMEDE: A global activity model for evaluating the sustainability of dairy enterprises. Part II - Interactive simulation of various management strategies with diverse stakeholders pp. 139-151

Jonathan Vayssières, François Bocquier and Philippe Lecomte

Economic evaluation of current and alternative dual-purpose cattle systems for smallholder farms in the central Peruvian highlands pp. 152-161

K. Bartl, A.C. Mayer, C.A. Gómez, E. Muñoz, H.D. Hess and F. Holmann

The early economic impact of a nutrient management decision support system (NuMaSS) on small farm households cultivating maize on acidic, upland soils in the Philippines pp. 162-172

T. Walker, J. Friday, M. Casimero, R. Dollentas, A. Mataia, R. Acda and R. Yost

A quantitative framework to analyse cooperation between rural households pp. 173-185

M. Gerichhausen, E.D. Berkhout, H.J.M. Hamers and V.M. Manyong

Development of a mathematical model to study the impacts of production and management policies on the herd dynamics and profitability of dairy goats pp. 186-196

Vinícius Pereira Guimarães, Luis Orlindo Tedeschi and Marcelo Teixeira Rodrigues

Can large-scale biofuels production be sustainable by 2020? pp. 197-199

Prem S. Bindraban, Erwin Bulte and Sjaak G. Conijn

Volume 101, issue 1-2, 2009

Beyond resource constraints - Exploring the biophysical feasibility of options for the intensification of smallholder crop-livestock systems in Vihiga district, Kenya pp. 1-19

P. Tittonell, M.T. van Wijk, M. Herrero, M.C. Rufino, N. de Ridder and K.E. Giller

Socioeconomic and institutional factors influencing adoption of conservation farming by vulnerable households in Zimbabwe pp. 20-29

Kizito Mazvimavi and Steve Twomlow

A methodological framework that accounts for farm diversity in the prototyping of crop management systems. Application to banana-based systems in Guadeloupe pp. 30-41

Jean-Marc Blazy, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine, Thierry Doré, Alban Thomas and Jacques Wery

Risk programming and sparse data: how to get more reliable results pp. 42-48

Gudbrand Lien, J. Brian Hardaker, Marcel A.P.M. van Asseldonk and James Richardson

A model to evaluate the consequences of GM and non-GM segregation scenarios on GM crop placement in the landscape and cross-pollination risk management pp. 49-56

F.C. Coléno, F. Angevin and B. Lécroart

An integrated evaluation of strategies for enhancing productivity and profitability of resource-constrained smallholder farms in Zimbabwe pp. 57-68

S. Zingore, E. González-Estrada, R.J. Delve, M. Herrero, J.P. Dimes and K.E. Giller

Grazing institutions in Castilla-La Mancha, dynamic or downward trend in the Spanish cereal-sheep system pp. 69-79

R. Caballero and X. Fernández-Santos

Potential value of GCM-based seasonal rainfall forecasts for maize management in semi-arid Kenya pp. 80-90

James W. Hansen, Ashok Mishra, K.P.C. Rao, Matayo Indeje and Robinson Kinuthia Ngugi

A comparison of the climate risks of cereal, citrus, grapevine and olive production in Spain pp. 91-100

Sonia Quiroga and Ana Iglesias

A GIS-integrated fuzzy rule-based inference system for land suitability evaluation in agricultural watersheds pp. 101-109

T.V. Reshmidevi, T.I. Eldho and R. Jana

Managing agricultural landscapes for environmental quality. Strengthening the science base, M. Schnepf, C. Cox (Eds.). Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, Iowa, USA(2007). 196pp., US$32.00 (softback), ISBN: 978-0-9769432-4-2 pp. 110-110

Seth Dabney

Biological globalisation: Bio-invasions and their impacts on nature, the economy and public health, W. van der Weijden, R. Leewis, P. Bol. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2007), 224 p., Price [euro]49.95 (softback), ISBN: 978-90-5011-243-7 pp. 110-111

Rudy Rabbinge

Starved for science: How biotechnology is being kept out of Africa, Robert Paarlberg. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2008, 235pp. US$24.95 (hardback) ISBN 978-0-674-02973-6 pp. 111-112

Douglas R. Brown

Volume 100, issue 1-3, 2009

Using on-field data to develop the EFI© information system to characterise agronomic productivity and labour efficiency in peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) orchards in France pp. 1-10

Daniel Plénet, Pierre Giauque, Eric Navarro, Muriel Millan, Christian Hilaire, Eric Hostalnou, Abder Lyoussoufi and Jean-François Samie

Maize ethanol feedstock production and net energy value as affected by climate variability and crop management practices pp. 11-21

Tomas Persson, Axel Garcia y Garcia, Joel Paz, Jim Jones and Gerrit Hoogenboom

Evaluating an environmental indicator: Case study of MERLIN, a method for assessing the risk of nitrate leaching pp. 22-30

A. Aveline, M.L. Rousseau, L. Guichard, M. Laurent and C. Bockstaller

Modeling the impact of global change on regional agricultural land use through an activity-based non-linear programming approach pp. 31-42

Martin Henseler, Alexander Wirsig, Sylvia Herrmann, Tatjana Krimly and Stephan Dabbert

Adaptive management of stocking rates to reduce effects of drought on cow-calf production systems in semi-arid rangelands pp. 43-50

H. Díaz-Solís, W.E. Grant, M.M. Kothmann, W.R. Teague and J.A. Díaz-García

Regional crop modelling in Europe: The impact of climatic conditions and farm characteristics on maize yields pp. 51-60

Pytrik Reidsma, Frank Ewert, Hendrik Boogaard and Kees van Diepen

Soil management: The key factors for higher productivity in the fields utilizing the system of rice intensification (SRI) in the central highland of Madagascar pp. 61-71

Yasuhiro Tsujimoto, Takeshi Horie, Hamon Randriamihary, Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa and Koki Homma

Integration of geospatial and cattle nutrition information to estimate paddock grazing capacity in Northern US prairie pp. 72-79

Rebecca Phillips, Ofer Beeri, Eric Scholljegerdes, David Bjergaard and John Hendrickson

Uncertainty and investment in precision agriculture - Is it worth the money? pp. 80-87

Peter Tozer

A history of world agriculture from the neolithic age to the current crisis, Earthscan, M. Mazoyer, L. Roudart, London, United Kingdom (2006). 512 pp., Price £22.95 (softback), ISBN: 978-1-84407-399-3 pp. 88-89

David M. Coffey

Agricultural Research at the Crossroads: Revisited Resource-poor Farmers and the Millennium Development Goals, Bo M.I. Bengtsson. Science Publishers, New Hampshire, USA (2007). 339 pp., Price: US$59.50 Hardback, ISBN: 9781578085149 pp. 88-88

Walter T. Bowen

Modern Soil Microbiology, second ed pp. 89-89

William B. Whitman

Volume 99, issue 2-3, 2009

A review of the efficacy of contemporary agricultural stewardship measures for ameliorating water pollution problems of key concern to the UK water industry pp. 67-75

Paul Kay, Anthony C. Edwards and Miles Foulger

A modelling approach to explore nitrogen fertilisation practices of growers and their consequences in apple orchards pp. 76-85

Thomas Nesme, Françoise Lescourret, Stéphane Bellon and Robert Habib

Motivations, risk perceptions and adoption of conservation practices by farmers pp. 86-104

Romy Greiner, Louisa Patterson and Owen Miller

Identifying indicators of the spatial variation of agricultural practices by a tree partitioning method: The case of weed control practices in a vine growing catchment pp. 105-116

A. Biarnès, J.S. Bailly and Y. Boissieux

Is it possible to increase the sustainability of arable and ruminant agriculture by reducing inputs? pp. 117-125

M.J. Glendining, A.G. Dailey, A.G. Williams, F.K. van Evert, K.W.T. Goulding and A.P. Whitmore

Generating plausible crop distribution maps for Sub-Saharan Africa using a spatially disaggregated data fusion and optimization approach pp. 126-140

Liangzhi You, Stanley Wood and Ulrike Wood-Sichra

GIS Applications in Agriculture, Pierce, F.J., Clay, D. (Eds.), CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2007), 203pp., US$119.95 (hardcover) ISBN: 13 978-08493-7526-2 pp. 141-142

Joel O. Paz

Developing Smallholder Agriculture: A Global Perspective, R.L. Tinsley, AgBé Publishing, Brussels, Belgium (2004). 440 pp., US$49 (Softcover), ISBN 981-05-0873-50 pp. 142-143

José Benjamin Falck-Zepeda

Peasants, Farmers and Scientists. A Chronicle of Tropical Agricultural Science in the Twentieth Century, H.J.W. Mutsaers. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2007). 607 pp., US$129 Hardback, ISBN: 9781402061653 pp. 143-143

Carlos Perez

Volume 99, issue 1, 2008

Patterns of plant pest introductions in Europe and Africa pp. 1-5

Jeff K. Waage, James W. Woodhall, Sam J. Bishop, Julian J. Smith, David R. Jones and Nicola J. Spence

Use of a dynamic programming model to estimate the value of clinical mastitis treatment and prevention options utilized by dairy producers pp. 6-12

D. Bar, L.W. Tauer, G. Bennett, R.N. González, J.A. Hertl, H.F. Schulte, Y.H. Schukken, F.L. Welcome and Y.T. Gröhn

Ex ante assessment of dual-purpose sweet potato in the crop-livestock system of western Kenya: A minimum-data approach pp. 13-22

L. Claessens, J.J. Stoorvogel and John Antle

Developing decision support tools for rangeland management by combining state and transition models and Bayesian belief networks pp. 23-34

H. Bashari, C. Smith and O.J.H. Bosch

Comparison of two pasture growth models of differing complexity pp. 35-43

R. Howard Skinner, Michael S. Corson and C. Alan Rotz

The expected utility of genetic information in beef cattle production pp. 44-52

David Lambert

Nitrogen flow and use efficiency in production and utilization of wheat, rice, and maize in China pp. 53-63

Wenqi Ma, Jianhui Li, Lin Ma, Fanghao Wang, István Sisák, Gregory Cushman and Fusuo Zhang

Crop Systems Dynamics: An Ecophysiological Simulation Model for Genotype-by-Environment Interactions, Xinyou Yin, H.H. Van Laar. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands (2005). 168 pp., US$52 (Softback), ISBN: 13 978-90-76998-55-8 pp. 64-65

Jeffrey W. Whitev

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops. Harvesting, Drying and Processing. Serdar Öztekin, Milan Martinov (Editors). Haworth Food and Agricultural Products Press, Binghamton, New York, USA, xx + 320 pp, 2007. US$49.95 (softback) ISBN: 978-1-56022-975-9; US$89.95 (hardback) ISBN: 978-1-56022-974-2 pp. 65-65

Jazeem Wahab