Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 76, issue 3, 2003

Cows, colonists and trees: rethinking cattle and environmental degradation in Brazilian Amazonia pp. 797-816

Marcia Muchagata and Katrina Brown

Evaluating nitrogen taxation scenarios using the dynamic whole farm simulation model FASSET pp. 817-839

J. Berntsen, B. M. Petersen, Brian Jacobsen, J. E. Olesen and N. J. Hutchings

Exploratory study on the land area required for global food supply and the potential global production of bioenergy pp. 841-861

J. Wolf, P. S. Bindraban, J. C. Luijten and L. M. Vleeshouwers

Economics of factor adjusted herbicide doses: a simulation analysis of best efficacy targeting strategies (BETS) pp. 863-882

Thomas L. Nordblom, Randall E. Jones and Richard W. Medd

Prediction of soil erosion in a Lake Victoria basin catchment using a GIS-based Universal Soil Loss model pp. 883-894

A. Lufafa, M. M. Tenywa, M. Isabirye, M. J. G. Majaliwa and P. L. Woomer

A quantitative and constraint-specific method to assess the potential impact of new agricultural technology: the case of frost resistant potato for the Altiplano (Peru and Bolivia) pp. 895-911

R. J. Hijmans, B. Condori, R. Carrillo and M. J. Kropff

Social capital and farming at the rural-urban interface: the importance of nonfarmer and farmer relations pp. 913-927

J. S. Sharp and M. B. Smith

Dynamic cropping strategies for risk management in dry-land farming systems pp. 929-948

Victor Sadras, David Roget and Mike Krause

Optimal frequency and quantity of agricultural lime applications pp. 949-967

Vladimir V. Lukin and Francis Epplin

Economic and weather influences on soybean planting strategies on heavy soils pp. 969-984

Michael Popp, Carl R. Dillon and Terry C. Keisling

Site-specific evaluation of the CROPGRO-soybean model on Missouri claypan soils pp. 985-1005

F. Wang, C. W. Fraisse, N. R. Kitchen and K. A. Sudduth

Assessing the sustainability of the US food system: a life cycle perspective pp. 1007-1041

Martin C. Heller and Gregory A. Keoleian

Sustainability analysis for irrigation water management in the Aral Sea region pp. 1043-1066

Ximing Cai, Daene C. McKinney and Mark Rosegrant

Matching improved maize production technologies to the resource base of farmers in a moist savanna pp. 1067-1084

S. S. Jagtap and F. J. Abamu

The disappointing adoption dynamics of a yield-increasing, low external-input technology: the case of SRI in Madagascar pp. 1085-1100

Christine M. Moser and Christopher Barrett

Application of decision tree technology for image classification using remote sensing data pp. 1101-1117

Chun-Chieh Yang, Shiv O. Prasher, Peter Enright, Chandra Madramootoo, Magdalena Burgess, Pradeep K. Goel and Ian Callum

DIARES-IPM: a diagnostic advisory rule-based expert system for integrated pest management in Solanaceous crop systems pp. 1119-1135

B. D. Mahaman, H. C. Passam, A. B. Sideridis and C. P. Yialouris

Crossbreds did not generate more net benefits than indigenous goats in Ethiopian smallholdings pp. 1137-1156

W. Ayalew, B. Rischkowsky, J. M. King and E. Bruns

Development of a soil-plant phosphorus simulation model for calcareous and weathered tropical soils pp. 1157-1181

Samira H. Daroub, Argyrios Gerakis, Joe T. Ritchie, Dennis K. Friesen and John Ryan

A pasture growth model for use in a whole-farm dairy production model pp. 1183-1205

D. G. McCall and G. J. Bishop-Hurley

Volume 76, issue 2, 2003

Assisting whole-farm decision-making through stochastic budgeting pp. 399-413

Gudbrand Lien

A simulation model of draught animal power in smallholder farming systems. Part I: Context and structural overview pp. 415-440

S. Chawatama, L. R. Ndlovu, F. D. Richardson, F. Mhlanga and K. Dzama

A simulation model of draught animal power in smallholder farming systems. Part II: Model evaluation and application pp. 441-455

S. Chawatama, L. R. Ndlovu, F. D. Richardson, F. Mhlanga and K. Dzama

Participatory decision support for agricultural management. A case study from Sri Lanka pp. 457-482

J. D. Cain, K. Jinapala, I. W. Makin, P. G. Somaratna, B. R. Ariyaratna and L. R. Perera

Bioeconomic modelling of the production and export of cocoa for price policy analysis in Papua New Guinea pp. 483-505

Euan Fleming and Mary Milne

Concepts in production ecology for analysis and design of animal and plant-animal production systems pp. 507-525

G. W. J. van de Ven, N. de Ridder, H. van Keulen and M. K. van Ittersum

Comparing diagnoses from expert systems and human experts pp. 527-538

M. Seidel, C. Breslin, R. M. Christley, G. Gettinby, S. W. J. Reid and C. W. Revie

Comparison of three weather generators for crop modeling: a case study for subtropical environments pp. 539-560

A. D. Hartkamp, J. W. White and G. Hoogenboom

Development of a herbicide application map using artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic pp. 561-574

Chun-Chieh Yang, Shiv O. Prasher, Jacques-Andre Landry and Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy

Rolling the dice: on-farm benefits of research into reducing pesticide use pp. 575-587

Cher Brethour and Alfons Weersink

A process-based model to simulate changes in tiller density and light interception of sugarcane crops pp. 589-599

C. N. Bezuidenhout, G. J. O'Leary, A. Singels and V. B. Bajic

An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa pp. 601-622

P. K. Thornton, K. A. Galvin and R. B. Boone

Assessing the potential benefits of alternative cane supply arrangements in the Australian sugar industry pp. 623-638

Andrew J. Higgins and Russell C. Muchow

How to validate environmental indicators pp. 639-653

C. Bockstaller and P. Girardin

A simple ecological sustainability simulator (SESS) for stocking rate management on semi-arid grazinglands pp. 655-680

H. Diaz-Solis, M. M. Kothmann, W. T. Hamilton and W. E. Grant

Designing the optimal robotic milking barn by applying a queuing network approach pp. 681-696

I. Halachmi, I. J. B. F. Adan, J. van der Wal, P. van Beek and J. A. P. Heesterbeek

The analysis of UK crop allocation at the farm level: implications for supply response analysis pp. 697-713

Pavel Vavra and David Colman

Household adoption and the associated impact of multiple agricultural technologies in the western hills of Nepal pp. 715-738

Christopher Floyd, Anne-Helen Harding, Krishna Chandra Paudel, Drona Prasad Rasali, Kalidas Subedi and Phul Prasad Subedi

Agricultural research in the face of diversity, local knowledge and the participation imperative: theoretical considerations pp. 739-753

James Sumberg, Christine Okali and David Reece

Evaluating predictive models with application in regulatory policy for invasive weeds pp. 755-774

G. Hughes and L. V. Madden

Incorporation of mulberry in contour hedgerows to increase overall benefits: a case study from Ningnan County, Sichuan Province, China pp. 775-785

TangYa, Zhang Yan-zhou, Xie Jia-sui and Sun Hui

Integrating long-run biological and economic considerations into Striga management programs pp. 787-795

Jeffrey Mullen, Daniel Taylor, Makan Fofana and Demba Kebe

Volume 76, issue 1, 2003

The role of personal information sources on the decision-making process of Costa Rican dairy farmers pp. 3-18

C. Solano, H. Leon, E. Perez and M. Herrero

DAM EA$Y--software for assessing the costs and benefits of on-farm water storage based production systems pp. 19-38

S. N. Lisson, L. E. Brennan, K. L. Bristow, B. A. Keating and D. A. Hughes

Modelling the value of a rural biorefinery--part I: the model description pp. 39-59

E. Audsley and J. E. Annetts

Modelling the value of a rural biorefinery--part II: analysis and implications pp. 61-76

J. E. Annetts and E. Audsley

Optimum utilization of feed resources: model studies and farmers' practices in two villages in East Java, Indonesia pp. 77-94

G. Zemmelink, Ifar S and S. J. Oosting

Simulations of soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics during seven years in a catch crop experiment pp. 95-114

Karin Blomback, Henrik Eckersten, Elisabet Lewan and Helena Aronsson

Organisation of the pastoral territory and grazing management: joint modelling of grazing management practices and plant cover dynamics pp. 115-139

Alain Meot, Bernard Hubert and Jacques Lasseur

Typification of farming systems for constructing representative farm models: two illustrations of the application of multi-variate analyses in Chile and Pakistan pp. 141-157

C. Kobrich, T. Rehman and M. Khan

Simulating field-scale nitrogen management scenarios involving fertiliser and slurry applications pp. 159-180

D. R. Lewis, M. B. McGechan and I. P. McTaggart

Analysis of strategies for reducing calcium deficiencies in glasshouse grown tomatoes: model functions and simulations pp. 181-205

P. J. C. Hamer

A multidimensional approach to understanding agro-ecosystems. A case study in Hubei Province, China pp. 207-225

D. Ottaviani, Li Ji and G. Pastore

Forecasting the environmental and socio-economic consequences of changes in the Common Agricultural Policy pp. 227-252

C. F. E. Topp and M. Mitchell

A Markov decision sow model representing the productive lifespan of herd sows pp. 253-272

L. M. Pla, C. Pomar and J. Pomar

A preliminary approach to assessing the opportunity for site-specific crop management in a field, using yield monitor data pp. 273-292

M. J. Pringle, A. B. McBratney, B. M. Whelan and J. A. Taylor

Enhancing the ability of CERES-Maize to compute light capture pp. 293-311

J. I. Lizaso, W. D. Batchelor, M. E. Westgate and L. Echarte

A framework to improve fertilizer recommendations for irrigated rice in West Africa pp. 313-335

S. M. Haefele, M. C. S. Wopereis, M. K. Ndiaye and M. J. Kropff

Direct-use value of smallholder crop production in a semi-arid rural South African village pp. 337-357

Delali B. K. Dovie, E. T. F. Witkowski and Charlie M. Shackleton

Optimizing irrigation management for a spatially variable soybean field pp. 359-377

Ravic Nijbroek, Gerrit Hoogenboom and James W. Jones

Modelling the dynamics of agricultural development at farm and regional level pp. 379-396

Tjark Struif Bontkes and Herman van Keulen

Enabling Innovation: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Fostering Technological Change: Boru Douthwaite, Zed Books, London and New York, 2002, 266 pages, paperback, ISBN 1-85649-972-3, [pound sign]15.95, $25 pp. 397-398

Patti Kristjanson