Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 84, issue 3, 2005

Patterns and determinants of agricultural systems in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh pp. 255-277

Gopal B. Thapa and Golam Rasul

Calibration and sensitivity analysis of a model of the growing pig for weight gain and composition pp. 279-295

D.M. Green and C.T. Whittemore

The economic value of glyphosate-resistant canola in the management of two widespread crop weeds in a Western Australian farming system pp. 297-315

Marta Monjardino, David Pannell and Stephen B. Powles

A comparison of the performance of statistical quality control charts in a dairy production system through stochastic simulation pp. 317-341

A. de Vries and B.J. Conlin

Use of animal density to estimate manure nutrient recycling ability of Wisconsin dairy farms pp. 343-357

H. Saam, J. Mark Powell, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, William L. Bland and Joshua L. Posner

Communication for rural innovation: rethinking agricultural extension pp. 359-361

Michael Waithaka

Harpal S. Mavi and Graeme J. Tupper, Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture, The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY (2004) ISBN 1-56022-972-1 p. 364, Price US$59.95(hard back) pp. 361-363

Jeffrey A. Andresen

Volume 84, issue 2, 2005

Exploring changes in world ruminant production systems pp. 121-153

A.F. Bouwman, K.W. Van der Hoek, B. Eickhout and I. Soenario

Impact of resources and technology on farm production in northwestern China pp. 155-169

Xinan Deng, Yuzhou Luo, Suocheng Dong and Xiusheng Yang

Farmers' management strategies and land use in an agropastoral landscape: roquefort cheese production rules as a driver of change pp. 171-193

Fabien Quetier, Pascal Marty and Jacques Lepart

A physiological production model for cocoa (Theobroma cacao): model presentation, validation and application pp. 195-225

Pieter A. Zuidema, Peter A. Leffelaar, Wouter Gerritsma, Liesje Mommer and Niels P.R. Anten

The nucleus and pilot farm research approach: experiences from The Netherlands pp. 227-252

J.W.A. Langeveld, H. van Keulen, J.J. de Haan, B.M.A. Kroonen-Backbier and J. Oenema

A.E. Hartemink, Soil fertility decline in the tropics: with case studies on plantations, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK (2003) ISBN 0 85 199 670 1 384 pp. Price US$120.00(hard back) pp. 253-254

Toon Defoer

Volume 84, issue 1, 2005

Modelling seedbank dynamics of volunteer oilseed rape (Brassica napus) pp. 1-20

C. Pekrun, P.W. Lane and P.J.W. Lutman

The cost of accuracy in crop area estimation pp. 21-38

Hugo De Groote and Oumar Traore

Farmer participatory evaluation of agroforestry trees in eastern Zambia pp. 39-53

Elias Kuntashula and Paramu L. Mafongoya

Suitability of cotton cultivation in shrink-swell soils in central India pp. 55-75

D.K. Mandal, C. Mandal and M.V. Venugopalan

Modelling impacts of climate change on wheat yields in England and Wales: assessing drought risks pp. 77-97

G.M. Richter and M.A. Semenov

Tree planting under customary tenure systems in malawi: impacts of marriage and inheritance patterns pp. 99-118

J.D. Hansen, Martin Luckert, S. Minae and Frank Place

Crop production in saline environments: global and integrative perspectives Sham S. Goyal, Sarinder K. Sharma, D. William Rains, (Eds.), The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, USA, 2003, 427 pp. Price: $129.95(hard back), ISBN 1-56022-096-01; $69.95(soft back), ISBN 1-56022-097-X pp. 119-120

J.W. van Hoorn

Volume 83, issue 3, 2005

Risk analysis and economic viability of water harvesting for supplemental irrigation in semi-arid Burkina Faso and Kenya pp. 231-250

P. Fox, J. Rockstrom and J. Barron

Co-evolutionary scenarios of intensification and privatization of resource use in rural communities of south-western Niger pp. 251-276

R. La Rovere, P. Hiernaux, H. Van Keulen, J. B. Schiere and J. A. Szonyi

Unravelling the rationale of `overgrazing' and stocking rates in the beef production systems of Central Brazil using a bi-criteria compromise programming model pp. 277-295

Fernando Paim Costa and Tahir Rehman

Are agronomic models useful for studying farmers' fertilisation practices? pp. 297-314

Thomas Nesme, Stephane Bellon, Francoise Lescourret, Rachid Senoussi and Robert Habib

Differential evolution - an easy and efficient evolutionary algorithm for model optimisation pp. 315-328

D. G. Mayer, B. P. Kinghorn and A. A. Archer

Bioenergy Options for a Cleaner Environment: In Developed and Developing Countries pp. 329-331

Joep Luijten

Land quality, agricultural productivity, and food security: biophysical processes and economic choices at local, regional, and global levels pp. 331-332

Nico de Ridder

Soil and Environmental Analysis: Modern Instrumental Techniques, 3rd Edition K.A. Smith and M.S. Cresser (Eds.). Marcel Dekker, New York, USA, 2003, 700 pp. Price: US$195 (hardback). ISBN 0-8247-0991-8.#Schwartz#2005#332#333#L pp. 332-333

Liliana Schwartz and Larry M. Shuman

Agroecosystems analysis pp. 334-336

Hayo M.G. van der Werf

Syrian agriculture at the crossroads. FAO agricultural policy and economic development series 8. Fiorillo, C., Vercueil, J. (Eds.). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2003, 462 pp. Price: US$68(softback). ISBN 92-5-104990-4.#Suleiman#2005#336#337#A pp. 336-337

Ayman A. Suleiman

Women and plants: gender relations in biodiversity management and conservation Patricia L. Howard (Ed.). Zed Books, Ltd., London, UK. In association with GTZ and IDRC, 2003, 320 pp. Price: [pound sign]49.95/$75.00 (hard back), ISBN 1-84277-156-6; [pound sign]16.95/$29.95 (soft back), ISBN 1-84277-157-4.#Kling#2005#337#339#J pp. 337-339

Jennifer G. Kling

Volume 83, issue 2, 2005

Modelling optimal strategies for decreasing nitrate loss with variation in weather - a farm-level approach pp. 113-134

James M. Gibbons, Debbie L. Sparkes, Paul Wilson and Stephen J. Ramsden

Linking icon-based models to code-based models: a case study with the agricultural production systems simulator pp. 135-151

F. Patrick Smith, Dean P. Holzworth and Michael J. Robertson

The environmental impacts of the production of concentrated feed: the case of pig feed in Bretagne pp. 153-177

Hayo M. G. van der Werf, Jean Petit and Joost Sanders

Adaptation to Agenda 2000 (CAP reform) and optimisation of the farming system of French suckler cattle farms in the Charolais area: a model-based study pp. 179-202

P. Veysset, D. Bebin and M. Lherm

Bio-resource flow in integrated agriculture-aquaculture systems in a tropical monsoonal climate: a case study in Northeast Thailand pp. 203-219

Jharendu Pant, Harvey Demaine and Peter Edwards

The Oil Palm, Fourth Edition pp. 221-222

Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh

Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Managemen on CD-ROM pp. 223-224

Caldwell

Cropping Systems: Trends and Advances pp. 225-227

Jagadish Timsina

Corrigendum to: "A decision support system to improve individual cattle management. 1. A mechanistic, dynamic model for animal growth" [Agricultural Systems 79 (2004) 171-204] pp. 229-227

Luis Orlindo Tedeschi, Danny G. Fox and Pablo J. Guiroy

Volume 83, issue 1, 2005

Agent-based social simulation: a method for assessing the impact of seasonal climate forecast applications among smallholder farmers pp. 1-26

Gina Ziervogel, Mike Bithell, Richard Washington and Tom Downing

Stability, resilience and sustainability in pasture-based grazing systems pp. 27-48

G. W. Kaine and Peter Tozer

Fuzzy modeling of farmers' knowledge for land suitability classification pp. 49-75

Rodrigo S. Sicat, Emmanuel John M. Carranza and Uday Bhaskar Nidumolu

DeciBle, a software package for wheat crop management simulation pp. 77-99

M. H. Chatelin, C. Aubry, J. C. Poussin, J. M. Meynard, J. Masse, N. Verjux, Ph. Gate and X. Le Bris

Food systems for improved human nutrition: linking agriculture, nutrition and productivity: Palit K. Kataki and Suresh Chandra Babu (Eds.), Food Products Press, An Imprint of The Haworth Press, New York, NY, USA, 2003, 394 pp. Price: $69.95 (hardback); $49.95 (softback). ISBN: 1-56022-103-8 pp. 101-99

David R. Bouldin

Economics and ecology in agriculture and marine production: bioeconomics and resource use: C.A. Tisdell, Edward Elgar Publishing, Chelthenham, UK, 2003, 365 pp. Price: $100 (hardback). ISBN: 1-84376-020-7 pp. 102-103

Oscar Cacho

The international handbook of social impact assessment: conceptual and methodological advances: H.A. Becker, F. Vanclay, F. (Eds). Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, 2003, 326 pp. Price: $150.00 (hardcover). ISBN 1-84064-935-6 pp. 104-105

Kenneth Broad

Agricultural system models in field research and technology transfer: Ahuja, L.R., Ma, L., Howell, T.A. (Eds), Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2002, 345 pp. Price US$139.95; [euro]121.72 (hardback). IBSN: 1-56670-563-0 pp. 106-108

Marcello Donatelli

Multi-scale integrated analysis of agroecosystems: Giampietro M., CRC Press, London, UK, 2003, 437 pp. Price US$109.95 (hardback). ISBN: 0-8493-1067-9 pp. 108-110

Brian Walker

SOYBEANS: Improvement, Production, and Uses. Third Edition: Boerma, H.R., Specht, J.E. (Eds), American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 2004, 1144 pp. Price: US$155.00 (hardback). ISBN 0-89118-154-7 pp. 110-111

Kenton Dashiell