Agricultural Systems

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Volume 89, issue 2-3, 2006

Assessment of the adequacy of mathematical models pp. 225-247

Luis Orlindo Tedeschi

Livestock health and socio-economic impacts of a veterinary intervention in Maasailand: Infection-and-treatment vaccine against East Coast fever pp. 248-271

Katherine Homewood, Pippa Trench, Sara Randall, Godelieve Lynen and Beth Bishop

Methodology to link production and environmental risks of precision nitrogen management strategies in corn pp. 272-298

K.R. Thorp, W.D. Batchelor, J.O. Paz, B.L. Steward and P.C. Caragea

Improved collective decision-making in action for irrigated rice farmers in the Senegal River Valley pp. 299-323

Jean-Christophe Poussin, Youssouf Diallo and Jean-Claude Legoupil

A comparative study of some environmental impacts of conventional and organic farming in Australia pp. 324-348

Richard Wood, Manfred Lenzen, Christopher Dey and Sven Lundie

The development of a mathematical model to investigate Irish beef production systems pp. 349-370

P. Crosson, P. O'Kiely, F.P. O'Mara and M. Wallace

The economic value of saltland pastures in a mixed farming system in Western Australia pp. 371-389

Michael O'Connell, John Young and Ross Kingwell

The influence of aerosols on crop production: A study using the CERES crop model pp. 390-413

Roby Greenwald, M.H. Bergin, Jin Xu, Daniel Cohan, Gerrit Hoogenboom and W.L. Chameides

Stochastic simulation of mountain beef cattle systems pp. 414-434

D. Villalba, I. Casasus, A. Sanz, A. Bernues, J. Estany and R. Revilla

Multilevel modelling of land use from field to village level in the Philippines pp. 435-456

Koen P. Overmars and Peter Verburg

Modeling a wheat-maize double cropping system in China using two plant growth modules in RZWQM pp. 457-477

Q. Yu, S.A. Saseendran, L. Ma, G.N. Flerchinger, T.R. Green and L.R. Ahuja

M. Sidibe and J.T. Williams, Baobab - Adanonia digitata, International Centre for Underutilized Crops, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK (2002) ISBN 0854327762 Price: Free for developing countries; [pound sign]10-15 for those requesting copies from developed countries pp. 478-479

Boua Diarra

J. Kengue, Safou - Dacryodes edulis, International Centre for Underutilized Crops, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK (2002) ISBN 0854327649 Price: Free for developing countries; [pound sign]10-15 for those requesting copies from developed countries pp. 480-481

Boua Diarra

Volume 89, issue 1, 2006

InfoCrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. I. Model description pp. 1-25

P.K. Aggarwal, N. Kalra, S. Chander and H. Pathak

Mediating technological learning in agricultural innovation systems pp. 26-46

Stuart Morriss, Claire Massey, Ross Flett, Fiona Alpass and Frank Sligo

InfoCrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. II. Performance of the model pp. 47-67

P.K. Aggarwal, B. Banerjee, M.G. Daryaei, A. Bhatia, A. Bala, S. Rani, S. Chander, H. Pathak and N. Kalra

The economic value of the phytoremediation function - Assessed by the example of cadmium remediation by willow (Salix ssp) pp. 68-89

I. Lewandowski, U. Schmidt, M. Londo and A. Faaij

Farmer goals and management styles: Implications for advancing biologically based agriculture pp. 90-105

Sonja Brodt, Karen Klonsky and Laura Tourte

An integrated modelling toolbox for water resources assessment and management in highland catchments: Model description pp. 106-131

R.A. Letcher, B.F.W. Croke, A.J. Jakeman and W.S. Merritt

An integrated modelling toolbox for water resources assessment and management in highland catchments: Sensitivity analysis and testing pp. 132-164

R.A. Letcher, B.F.W. Croke, W.S. Merritt and A.J. Jakeman

Financial implications of recent declines in reproduction and survival of Holstein-Friesian cows in spring-calving Irish dairy herds pp. 165-183

R.D. Evans, M. Wallace, L. Shalloo, D.J. Garrick and P. Dillon

Use of on-farm produced biofuels on organic farms - Evaluation of energy balances and environmental loads for three possible fuels pp. 184-203

H. Fredriksson, A. Baky, S. Bernesson, A. Nordberg, O. Noren and P.-A. Hansson

Ammonia abatement strategies in livestock production: A case study of a poultry installation pp. 204-222

A.J. Angus, Ian Hodge and M.A. Sutton

J.B. Hardaker, R.B.M. Huirne, J.R. Anderson and G. Lien, Coping with Risk in Agriculture (second ed.), CAB International, Wallingford, UK (2004) ISBN 0-85199-831-3 pp. 352. Price US$ 50.00 (Softback) pp. 223-224

Clyde Fraisse

Volume 88, issue 2-3, 2006

Comparative economics of Holstein/Gir F1 dairy female production and conventional beef cattle suckler herds - A simulation study pp. 111-124

Paulo Henrique Silva Guimaraes, Fernando Enrique Madalena and Ivo Martins Cezar

Assessing the effects of managerial and production practices on the efficiency of commercial pig farming pp. 125-141

Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Stamatis Aggelopoulos, Irene Kamenidou and Konstadinos Mattas

Farm gate nitrogen surpluses and nitrogen use efficiency of specialized dairy farms in Flanders: Evolution and future goals pp. 142-155

F. Nevens, I. Verbruggen, D. Reheul and G. Hofman

A systems approach to quantify greenhouse gas fluxes from pastoral dairy production as affected by management regime pp. 156-179

D.K. Lovett, L. Shalloo, P. Dillon and F.P. O'Mara

Climatic information and decision-making in maize crop production systems of the Argentinean Pampas pp. 180-204

Federico E. Bert, Emilio H. Satorre, Fernando Ruiz Toranzo and Guillermo P. Podesta

Perceived environmental uncertainty in Dutch dairy farming: The effect of external farm context on strategic choice pp. 205-226

C.J.M. Ondersteijn, G.W.J. Giesen and R.B.M. Huirne

Crop sequence effects of 10 crops in the northern Great Plains pp. 227-254

J.M. Krupinsky, D.L. Tanaka, S.D. Merrill, M.A. Liebig and J.D. Hanson

Modelling the impact of interventions on the dynamics in village poultry systems pp. 255-269

H.M.J. Udo, A.H. Asgedom and T.C. Viets

A methodology for integrated economic and environmental analysis of pollution from agriculture pp. 270-293

Arild Vatn, Lars Bakken, Marina A. Bleken, Ole Hans Baadshaug, Haldor Fykse, Lars E. Haugen, Helge Lundekvam, John Morken, Eirik Romstad, Per Kristian Rorstad, Arne O. Skjelvag and Trine Sogn

A conceptual representation of animal waste management at the farm scale: The case of the Reunion Island pp. 294-315

Christine Aubry, Jean-Marie Paillat and Francois Guerrin

Use of irrigated pastures in semi-arid grazinglands: A dynamic model for stocking rate decisions pp. 316-331

H. Diaz-Solis, M.M. Kothmann, W.E. Grant and R. De Luna-Villarreal

Integrated shrub management in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia: A systems-based decision support model pp. 332-359

James C. Noble and Paul Walker

Application of a genetic algorithm to minimize agricultural nitrogen deposition in nature reserves pp. 360-375

Willem Loonen, Peter S.C. Heuberger, Aldrik H. Bakema and Paul Schot

What future for integrated rice-vegetable production systems in West African lowlands? pp. 376-394

Olaf Erenstein, James Sumberg, Andreas Oswald, Virginie Levasseur and Harouna Kore

Using farmer decision-making profiles and managerial capacity as predictors of farm management and performance in Costa Rican dairy farms pp. 395-428

C. Solano, H. Leon, E. Perez, Lise Tole, R.H. Fawcett and M. Herrero

Determining the important management skill competencies: The case of family farm business in New Zealand pp. 429-450

P.L. Nuthall

Evaluating uncertainty introduced to process-based simulation model estimates by alternative sources of meteorological data pp. 451-471

M. Rivington, K.B. Matthews, G. Bellocchi and K. Buchan

Co-effects of climate policy and agricultural policy on regional agricultural viability in Finland pp. 472-493

Heikki Lehtonen, Jukka Peltola and Marko Sinkkonen

Modeling the effect of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko) and weeds in winter wheat as guide to management pp. 494-513

Subhash Chander, Lajpat R. Ahuja, Frank B. Peairs, P.K. Aggarwal and Naveen Kalra

Application of a simple ecological sustainability simulator (SESS) as a management tool in the semi-arid rangelands of northeastern Mexico pp. 514-527

H. Diaz-Solis, M.M. Kothmann, W.E. Grant and R. De Luna-Villarreal

Using the mixtures-of-distributions technique for the classification of farms into representative farms pp. 528-537

Philip Kostov and Seamus McErlean

B. Shiferaw, H.A. Freeman and S.M. Swinton, Editors, Natural Resource Management: Methods for Assessing Economic and Environmental Impacts, CAB International, Wallingford, UK (2004) ISBN 0-85199-828-3 384 pp., Price US$ 120.00 (hardback) pp. 538-539

Andreas Meyer-Aurich

Ponce-Hernandez, R., with contributions from Koohafkan, P., Antoine, J, 2004. Assessing Carbon Stocks and Modelling Win-win Scenarios of Carbon Sequestration Through Land-use Changes. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-105168-5. Price US$80.00 (Softback). 168pp. + 1 CD-ROM pp. 540-541

R. Cesar Izaurralde

Volume 88, issue 1, 2006

Heterogeneity and diversity in less-favoured areas pp. 1-7

Herman van Keulen

Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time pp. 8-27

Ken E. Giller, Ed C. Rowe, Nico de Ridder and Herman van Keulen

Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas pp. 28-43

Thomas Berger, Pepijn Schreinemachers and Johannes Woelcke

Differential use and benefits of Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) and N fertilizers in maize production in contrasting agro-ecological zones of E. Uganda pp. 44-60

Crammer K. Kaizzi, Henry Ssali and Paul L.G. Vlek

Heterogeneity in land resources and diversity in farming practices in Tigray, Ethiopia pp. 61-74

Atakilte Beyene, David Gibbon and Mitiku Haile

Diversity and development domains in the Ethiopian highlands pp. 75-91

Gideon Kruseman, Ruerd Ruben and Girmay Tesfay

Determinants of income-earning strategies and adoption of conservation practices in hillside communities in rural Honduras pp. 92-110

Hans Jansen, Angel Rodriguez, Amy Damon, John Pender, Jacqueline Chenier and Rob Schipper