Agricultural Systems

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Volume 95, issue 1-3, 2007

Evaluating wheat yield potential determination in the Argentine Pampas pp. 1-10

Fernando J. Menendez and Emilio H. Satorre

What benefits are to be derived from improved farm program planning approaches? - The role of time series models and stochastic optimization pp. 11-27

Oliver Musshoff and Norbert Hirschauer

Assessing the profitability of different crop protection strategies in cotton: Case study results from Shandong Province, China pp. 28-36

Diemuth Pemsl and H. Waibel

The Common Modelling Protocol: A hierarchical framework for simulation of agricultural and environmental systems pp. 37-48

A.D. Moore, D.P. Holzworth, N.I. Herrmann, N.I. Huth and M.J. Robertson

A short-term mechanistic model of forage and livestock in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo: 1. Description of the model and sensitivity analyses pp. 49-61

F.D. Richardson and B.D. Hahn

A short-term mechanistic model of forage and livestock in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo: 2. Evaluation and application pp. 62-75

F.D. Richardson and B.D. Hahn

Analysing trade-offs in resource and labour allocation by smallholder farmers using inverse modelling techniques: A case-study from Kakamega district, western Kenya pp. 76-95

P. Tittonell, M.T. van Wijk, M.C. Rufino, J.A. Vrugt and K.E. Giller

Y.H. Hui, Editor, Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing, Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA, USA (2006) ISBN 0-8138-1981-4 697pp., US$219.99, Hardback pp. 96-97

Manjeet Chinnan

R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison, Editors, Sustainability in Agriculture, Issues in Environmental Science and Technology vol. 21, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK (2005) ISBN 0-85404-201-6 xiv+130 pp., US$45.00 (hardback) pp. 96-95

Jetse Stoorvogel

R. Tripp, Self-Sufficient Agriculture. Labour and Knowledge in Small-Scale Farming, Earthscan, London, UK (2005) 242pp. US$32.50 (softback), ISBN: 1-84407-297-5; US$129.95 (Hardback), ISBN: 1-84407-296-7 pp. 97-98

Carlos A. Perez

Volume 94, issue 3, 2007

Opportunities for value chain research in sugar industries pp. 611-621

Andrew Higgins, Peter Thorburn, Ainsley Archer and Emma Jakku

Assessing farm innovations and responses to policies: A review of bio-economic farm models pp. 622-636

Sander Janssen and Martin K. van Ittersum

Monitoring forage production for farmers' decision making pp. 637-648

Gonzalo Grigera, Martin Oesterheld and Fernando Pacin

Measuring the technical efficiency and exploring the inefficiency determinants of vegetable farms in Samsun province, Turkey pp. 649-656

Mehmet Bozoglu and Vedat Ceyhan

Identifying European marginal areas in the context of local sheep and goat breeds conservation: A geographic information system approach pp. 657-670

Marco Bertaglia, Stephane Joost and Jutta Roosen

Modelling farm-level economic potential for conversion to organic farming pp. 671-682

Eva Kerselaers, Lieve De Cock, Ludwig Lauwers and Guido Van Huylenbroeck

Greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian dairy industry in 2001 pp. 683-693

X.P.C. Verge, J.A. Dyer, R.L. Desjardins and D. Worth

Resource integration for multiple benefits: Multifunctionality of integrated farming systems in Northeast Thailand pp. 694-703

Prasnee Tipraqsa, Eric T. Craswell, Andrew D. Noble and Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt

Self-sufficiency of motor fuels on organic farms - Evaluation of systems based on fuels produced in industrial-scale plants pp. 704-714

P.-A. Hansson, A. Baky, S. Ahlgren, S. Bernesson, A. Nordberg, O. Noren and O. Pettersson

Relating long-term rainfall variability to cattle population dynamics in communal rangelands and a government ranch in southern Ethiopia pp. 715-725

Ayana Angassa and Gufu Oba

Strategy factors as drivers and restraints on dairy farm performance: Evidence from Sweden pp. 726-737

Helena Hansson

Cattle are cash generating assets for mixed smallholder farms in the Eastern Amazon pp. 738-749

M. Siegmund-Schultze, B. Rischkowsky, J.B. da Veiga and J.M. King

Beef cow-calf production system integrated with sugarcane production: Simulation model development and application in Japan pp. 750-762

L. Gradiz, A. Sugimoto, K. Ujihara, S. Fukuhara, A.K. Kahi and H. Hirooka

Sustainable resource management and policy options for rice ecosystems pp. 763-765

Reimund Roetter, Herman van Keulen, Huib Hengsdijk, Marrit van den Berg and Gon van Laar

Preface pp. 766-767

Rudy Rabbinge and Martin Kropff

Quantitative analyses of natural resource management options at different scales pp. 768-783

Herman van Keulen

Policy reforms, rice production and sustainable land use in China: A macro-micro analysis pp. 784-800

Nico Heerink, Futian Qu, Marijke Kuiper, Xiaoping Shi and Shuhao Tan

Opportunities for yield increases and environmental benefits through site-specific nutrient management in rice systems of Zhejiang province, China pp. 801-806

Guanghuo Wang, Q.C. Zhang, C. Witt and R.J. Buresh

Introducing greenhouse gas mitigation as a development objective in rice-based agriculture: I. Generation of technical coefficients pp. 807-825

H. Pathak and R. Wassmann

Introducing greenhouse gas mitigation as a development objective in rice-based agriculture: II. Cost-benefit assessment for different technologies, regions and scales pp. 826-840

R. Wassmann and H. Pathak

The impact of increasing farm size and mechanization on rural income and rice production in Zhejiang province, China pp. 841-850

M. Marrit Van den Berg, Huib Hengsdijk, Joost Wolf, Martin K. Van Ittersum, Wang Guanghuo and Reimund P. Roetter

Poverty and biodiversity trade-offs in rural development: A case study for Pujiang county, China pp. 851-861

Huib Hengsdijk, Wang Guanghuo, Marrit M. Van den Berg, Wang Jiangdi, Joost Wolf, Lu Changhe, Reimund P. Roetter and Herman Van Keulen

Multi-scale analysis of agricultural development: A modelling approach for Ilocos Norte, Philippines pp. 862-873

Alice G. Laborte, Martin K. Van Ittersum and Marrit M. Van den Berg

Can computer models stimulate learning about sustainable land use? Experience with LUPAS in the humid (sub-)tropics of Asia pp. 874-887

A. Van Paassen, R.P. Roetter, H. Van Keulen and C.T. Hoanh

Advances in Agronomy Volume 85, Sparks, Donald L. (Ed.). Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2005. 446 pp, Price: US$139.95 (hardback). ISBN: 0-12-000783-5 pp. 888-889

Charles S. Wortmann

Genetic and Production Innovations in Field Crop Technology. New Developments in Theory and Practice. Manjit S. Kang (Ed.), The Haworth Press, Binghamton, New York (2005). xx+383 pp., US$49.95, Softback; ISBN: 978-1-56022-123-4/ISBN: 1-56022-123-2. US$69.95, Hardback; ISBN: 978-1-56022-122-7/ISBN: 1-56022-122-4. (Published simultaneously as the Journal of Crop Improvement, vol. 14, no. 1/2) pp. 889-890

James S. Beaver

Handbook of Statistics for Teaching and Research in Plant and Crop Science, U.R. Palaniswamy, K.M. Palaniswamy. The Haworth Press, Binghamton, New York, USA (2005). xxvi+624 pp., US$99.95, Hardback: ISBN: 978-1-56022-292-7; ISBN: 1-56022-292-1; US$79.95, Softback: ISBN: 978-1-56022-293-4; ISBN: 1-56022-293-X pp. 890-891

Jingyi Yang

Volume 94, issue 2, 2007

Agricultural practice changes with cultivating genetically modified herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape pp. 111-118

F. Graef, U. Stachow, A. Werner and G. Schutte

Temporally stable patterns in grain yield and soil water on a dryland catena pp. 119-127

Allan A. Andales, Timothy R. Green, Lajpat R. Ahuja, Robert H. Erskine and Gary A. Peterson

Agricultural sector analysis on greenhouse gas mitigation in US agriculture and forestry pp. 128-140

Uwe Schneider, Bruce McCarl and Erwin Schmid

Sensitivity of CERES-Maize simulated yields to uncertainty in soil properties and daily solar radiation pp. 141-150

Federico E. Bert, Carlos E. Laciana, Guillermo P. Podesta, Emilio H. Satorre and Angel N. Menendez

Are marketing intermediaries exploiting mountain farmers in Nepal? A study based on market price, marketing margin and income distribution analyses pp. 151-164

Deepak M. Pokhrel and Gopal B. Thapa

An eco-balance approach to the evaluation of historical changes in nitrogen loads at a regional scale pp. 165-176

Sonoko D. Kimura and Ryusuke Hatano

Welfare and environmental benefits of integrating commercially viable free-range broiler chickens into newly planted woodland: A UK case study pp. 177-188

Tracey Jones, Ruth Feber, Gabriel Hemery, Paul Cook, Katy James, Curt Lamberth and Marian Dawkins

Participatory integrated watershed management: Evolution of concepts and methods in an ecoregional program of the eastern African highlands pp. 189-204

L. German, Hussein Mansoor, Getachew Alemu, Waga Mazengia, T. Amede and A. Stroud

Modelling worker physical health and societal sustainability at farm level: An application to conventional and organic dairy farming pp. 205-219

K.J. van Calker, Paul Berentsen, I.J.M. de Boer, G.W.J. Giesen and R.B.M. Huirne

Methodological rigour in assessing participatory development pp. 220-230

Parvin Sultana, Savitri Abeyasekera and Paul Thompson

A mathematical approach to comparing environmental and economic goals in dairy farming: Identifying strategic development options pp. 231-246

G.W.J. van de Ven and H. van Keulen

Modelling the effects of alternative CAP policies for the Spanish high-nature value cereal-steppe farming systems pp. 247-260

J.J. Onate, I. Atance, I. Bardaji and D. Llusia

A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya pp. 261-272

Noreen Machila, Rosemary Emongor, Alexandra P. Shaw, Susan C. Welburn, John McDermott, Ian Maudlin and Mark C. Eisler

Modelling carbon dynamics in mixed grass-red clover swards pp. 273-280

Bengt Torssell, Henrik Eckersten, Alois Kornher, Per Nyman and Ullalena Bostrom

Identifying and understanding factors influencing the uptake of new technologies on dairy farms in SW England using the theory of reasoned action pp. 281-293

T. Rehman, K. McKemey, C.M. Yates, R.J. Cooke, C.J. Garforth, R.B. Tranter, J.R. Park and P.T. Dorward

Poverty dynamics and the role of livestock in the Peruvian Andes pp. 294-308

P. Kristjanson, A. Krishna, M. Radeny, J. Kuan, G. Quilca, A. Sanchez-Urrelo and C. Leon-Velarde

The effects of land tenure policy on rural livelihoods and food sufficiency in the upland village of Que, North Central Vietnam pp. 309-319

Jens Jakobsen, Kjeld Rasmussen, Stephen Leisz, Rikke Folving and Nguyen Vinh Quang

Assessing the critical factors affecting the viability of small-scale dairy farms in the Punjab region of Pakistan to inform agricultural extension programmes pp. 320-330

Philip Cain, Muhammad Anwar and Peter Rowlinson

Farmer participatory testing of standard and modified site-specific nitrogen management for irrigated rice in China pp. 331-340

Ruifa Hu, Jianmin Cao, Jikun Huang, Shaobing Peng, Jianliang Huang, Xuhua Zhong, Yingbin Zou, Jianchang Yang and Roland J. Buresh

LUSE, a decision support system for exploration of rural land use allocation: Application to the Terra Cha district of Galicia (N.W. Spain) pp. 341-356

Ines Sante and Rafael Crecente

Analysis of nitrate pollution control policies in the irrigated agriculture of Apulia Region (Southern Italy): A bio-economic modelling approach pp. 357-367

Josephine Semaan, Guillermo Flichman, Alessandra Scardigno and Pasquale Steduto

Effects of silvopastoral areas on milk production at dual-purpose cattle farms at the semi-humid old agricultural frontier in central Nicaragua pp. 368-375

Wataru Yamamoto, Ioan Ap Dewi and Muhammad Ibrahim

Heterogeneity of crop productivity and resource use efficiency within smallholder Kenyan farms: Soil fertility gradients or management intensity gradients? pp. 376-390

P. Tittonell, B. Vanlauwe, N. de Ridder and K.E. Giller

Feed resources, livestock production and soil carbon dynamics in Teghane, Northern Highlands of Ethiopia pp. 391-404

Assefa Abegaz, Herman van Keulen and Simon J. Oosting

Conversion to organic arable farming in The Netherlands: A dynamic linear programming analysis pp. 405-415

S. Acs, Paul Berentsen and R.B.M. Huirne

Analysis of the uncertainty associated with the estimation of nitrogen losses from farming systems pp. 416-430

Sylvain Payraudeau, Hayo M.G. van der Werf and Francoise Vertes

FARMFLOW--A dynamic model for phosphorus mass flow, simulating conventional and organic management of a Swedish dairy farm pp. 431-444

Anna-Karin Modin-Edman, Ingrid Oborn and Harald Sverdrup

Integrated freshwater aquaculture, crop and livestock production in the Mekong delta, Vietnam: Determinants and the role of the pond pp. 445-458

Dang K. Nhan, Le T. Phong, Marc J.C. Verdegem, Le T. Duong, Roel H. Bosma and David C. Little

Nutrient flows and balances at the field and farm scale: Exploring effects of land-use strategies and access to resources pp. 459-470

Amare Haileslassie, Joerg A. Priess, Edzo Veldkamp and Jan Peter Lesschen

Soybean yields and soil water status in Argentina: Simulation analysis pp. 471-477

T.R. Sinclair, L.R. Salado-Navarro, Graciela Salas and L.C. Purcell

GEPIC - modelling wheat yield and crop water productivity with high resolution on a global scale pp. 478-493

Junguo Liu, Jimmy R. Williams, Alexander J.B. Zehnder and Hong Yang

Prospects for wheat production under changing climate in mountain areas of Pakistan - An econometric analysis pp. 494-501

Syed Sajidin Hussain and Muhammad Mudasser

Adaptation and evaluation of the integrated farm system model to simulate temperate multiple-species pastures pp. 502-508

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

Adopters, testers or pseudo-adopters? Dynamics of the use of improved tree fallows by farmers in western Kenya pp. 509-519

Evelyne Kiptot, Paul Hebinck, Steven Franzel and Paul Richards

Factors underlying the investment decision in energy-saving systems in Dutch horticulture pp. 520-527

Lusine H. Aramyan, Alfons G.J.M. Oude Lansink and Jos A.A.M. Verstegen

Modeling farm-level strategies for improving food safety in the dairy chain pp. 528-540

Natalia I. Valeeva, Ruud B.M. Huirne, Miranda P.M. Meuwissen and Alfons Oude Lansink

Risk and economic sustainability of crop farming systems pp. 541-552

Gudbrand Lien, J. Brian Hardaker and Ola Flaten

Does genomics empower resource-poor farmers? Some critical questions and experiences pp. 553-565

J. David Reece

Modelling optimal crop sequences using network flows pp. 566-572

Nina K. Detlefsen and Allan Leck Jensen

Promoting the adoption of natural resource management technology in arid and semi-arid areas: Modelling the impact of spineless cactus in alley cropping in Central Tunisia pp. 573-585

V. Alary, A. Nefzaoui and Mohamed Ben Jemaa

Energy from agricultural residues and consequences for land requirements for food production pp. 586-592

Sanderine Nonhebel

Smallholder dairy production and markets: A comparison of production systems in Zambia, Kenya and Sri Lanka pp. 593-603

Henk A.J. Moll, Steven J. Staal and M.N.M. Ibrahim

Fundamentals of Soil Ecology, second ed., D.C. Coleman, D.A. Crossley Jr., P.F. Hendrix (Eds.). Elsevier Academic Press, 2004, 408 pp., Price: US$49.95 (Paperback), ISBN 0-12-179726-0 pp. 604-603

Keith Paustian

Land Reforms in India. Computerisation of Land Records, Wajahat Habibullah, Manoj Ahuja (Eds.), Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA, 2005. 315 pp, Price: US$64.95 Hardback, ISBN 0 7619-3347-6 pp. 605-606

Gerald McGrath

2004. Role of Institutions in Rural Policies and Agricultural Markets, Huylenbroeck, G.V., Verbeke, W., Lauwers, L., (Eds.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2004). 350 pp, Price: US$100 (hardback). ISBN: 0-444-51759-6 pp. 606-609

James Epperson

Volume 94, issue 1, 2007

Preface pp. 1-609

Carlos Perez, Carla Roncoli, Constance Neely and Jean Steiner

Can carbon sequestration markets benefit low-income producers in semi-arid Africa? Potentials and challenges pp. 2-12

Carlos Perez, Carla Roncoli, Constance Neely and Jean L. Steiner

Soil organic carbon dynamics, functions and management in West African agro-ecosystems pp. 13-25

Andre Bationo, Job Kihara, Bernard Vanlauwe, Boaz Waswa and Joseph Kimetu

Economic potential for soil carbon sequestration in the Nioro region of Senegal's Peanut Basin pp. 26-37

Bocar Diagana, John Antle, Jetse Stoorvogel and Kara Gray

Tracking environmental dynamics and agricultural intensification in southern Mali pp. 38-51

Gray Tappan and Michael McGahuey

Integrating stochastic models and in situ sampling for monitoring soil carbon sequestration pp. 52-62

J.W. Jones, Jawoo Koo, J.B. Naab, W.M. Bostick, S. Traore and W.D. Graham

Modeling soil carbon sequestration in agricultural lands of Mali pp. 63-74

P.C. Doraiswamy, G.W. McCarty, E.R. Hunt, R.S. Yost, M. Doumbia and A.J. Franzluebbers

Environmental services and poverty reduction: Options for smallholders in the Sahel pp. 75-86

Petra Tschakert

A simulation-based analysis of productivity and soil carbon in response to time-controlled rotational grazing in the West African Sahel region pp. 87-96

Oumarou Badini, Claudio O. Stockle, Jim W. Jones, Roger Nelson, Amadou Kodio and Moussa Keita

Carbon sequestration from common property resources: Lessons from community-based sustainable pasture management in north-central Mali pp. 97-109

Carla Roncoli, Christine Jost, Carlos Perez, Keith Moore, Adama Ballo, Salmana Cisse and Karim Ouattara