Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 56, issue 4, 1998

Application of epic model to nitrogen cycling in irrigated processing tomatoes under different management systems pp. 391-414

J. Cavero, R. E. Plant, C. Shennan, J. R. Williams, J. R. Kiniry and V. W. Benson

The intertemporal impact of soil erosion on non-uniform soil profiles: A new direction in analyzing erosion impacts pp. 415-429

Dana Hoag

Developing alternative farm plans for cropping system decision making pp. 431-442

Abdullahi Abdulkadri and Igbekele A. Ajibefun

Why energy productivity is increasing: An I-O analysis of Swedish agriculture pp. 443-465

Hans-Erik Uhlin

Fertilizer use in semiarid West Africa: Profitability and supporting policy pp. 467-482

B. I. Shapiro and J. H. Sanders

Parameterization, verification, and validation of a physiologically complex age-structured rice simulation model pp. 483-511

G. W. Wu and L. T. Wilson

Management unit size and efficiency gains from nitrogen fertilizer application pp. 513-531

Sunil Thrikawala, Alfons Weersink and Gary Kachanoski

Volume 56, issue 3, 1998

Farmers' adoptability of Mucuna fallowing and agroforestry technologies in the coastal savanna of Benin pp. 269-287

M. N. Versteeg, F. Amadji, A. Eteka, A Gogan and V. Koudokpon

An analysis of agricultural price and research policies in Chile pp. 289-304

Jaime Ortiz

Modeling the relationship between reproductive performance and net-revenue in dairy herds pp. 305-322

J. C. B. Plaizier, G. J. King, J. C. M. Dekkers and K. Lissemore

Analysis of the rational long-term herbicide use: Evidence for herbicide efficacy and critical weed kill rate as key factors pp. 323-340

Jacco Wallinga

Acquiring qualitative knowledge about complex agroecosystems. Part 1: Representation as natural language pp. 341-363

F. L. Sinclair and Daniel Walker

Acquiring qualitative knowledge about complex agroecosystems. Part 2: Formal representation pp. 365-386

Daniel Walker and F. L. Sinclair

Science, agriculture and food security: Joseph H. Hulse. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 1995. 242 pp. Price $45.00. ISBN 0 660 16210 5 pp. 387-388

Michele Lipner

Introduction to practical linear programming: D. J. Pannell. Wiley, New York, 1996. 333 pp. Price US$ 59.95 (cloth). ISBN 0 471 51789 5 pp. 388-389

Murray McGregor

Volume 56, issue 2, 1998

The development of a quantitative method for setting research priorities: A critical assessment pp. 145-165

Jan Willem Nibbering and Teunis van Rheenen

A systems approach to analyse the effects of Flemish manure policy on structural changes and cost abatement in pig farming pp. 167-183

L. Lauwers, G. Van Huylenbroeck and L. Martens

An expert system for the management of Botrytis cinerea in Australian vineyards. I. Development pp. 185-207

Patricia Ellison, Gavin Ash and Craig McDonald

An expert system for the management of Botrytis cinerea in Australian vineyards. II. Validation pp. 209-224

Patricia Ellison, Gavin Ash and Craig McDonald

Catchment management for dryland salinity control: Model analysis for the Liverpool plains in New South Wales pp. 225-251

Romy Greiner

On trade-offs in low-input agroecosystems pp. 253-264

E. F. Viglizzo and Z. E. Roberto

Agriculture and the citizen: Colin R. W. Spedding. Chapman and Hall, 1996. 282 pp. Price: [pound sign]4.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 412 71520 1 pp. 265-266

Jon Tanner

Focusing livestock systems research: Edited by A. C. W. Roeleveld and A. Van der Broek. Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996. 151 pp. Price: Dfl 45 (paperback). ISBN 90 6832 085 8 pp. 267-268

Peter de Leeuw

Volume 56, issue 1, 1998

APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems pp. 1-28

M. E. Probert, J. P. Dimes, B. A. Keating, R. C. Dalal and W. M. Strong

Optimising silage harvesting plans in a grass and grazing simulation using the revised simplex method and a genetic algorithm pp. 29-44

D. J. Parsons

Modelling decision-making processes for annual crop management pp. 45-65

C. Aubry, F. Papy and A. Capillon

Pollination and fruit growth models for studying the management of kiwifruit orchards. I. Models description pp. 67-89

Francoise Lescourret, R. Habib, M. Genard, Dominique Agostini and J. Chadoeuf

Pollination and fruit growth models for studying the management of kiwifruit orchards. II. Models behaviour pp. 91-123

Francoise Lescourret, M. Genard, R. Habib and O. Pailly

Modelling the economics of animal health control programs using dynamic programming pp. 125-144

David C. Hall, Harry Kaiser and Robert W. Blake

Volume 55, issue 4, 1997

Simulating nitrogen management effects of subsurface drainage water quality pp. 481-501

A. S. Azevedo, Piyush Singh, R. S. Kanwar and L. R. Ahuja

A quantitative approach for assessing the productive performance and ecological contributions of smallholder farms pp. 503-533

J. P. T. Dalsgaard and R. T. Oficial

GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises. III. Pasture growth and soil moisture submodels, and the GrassGro DSS pp. 535-582

A. D. Moore, J. R. Donnelly and M. Freer

Integrating economic data with spatial biophysical data to analyse profitability and risks of wheat production on a regional basis pp. 583-599

Lindsay S. Saunders, Trevor H. Webb and James R. F. Barringer

A review and evaluation of agroecosystem health analysis: The role of economics pp. 601-626

Emmanuel Yiridoe and Alfons Weersink

Rural economic modelling: An input-output approach: Edited by P. Midmore and L. Harrison-Mayfield. CAB International, Wallingford, 1996, 113 pp. Price: [pound sign]27.50 or $49.95 (hardback). ISBN 0 85199 112 2 pp. 627-629

Maria L Feijoo-Bello

Sustainability: A systems approach: Anthony M. H. Clayton and Nicholas J. Radcliffe. London: Earthscan Publications Limited, 1996. Pp. xiv + 258. Price: [pound sign]35.00 (hardback); [pound sign]15.95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85383 319 3 and ISBN 1 85383 314 2 pp. 629-630

P. V. Subhash Chandra Babu

Agricultural and environmental research in small countries: Innovative approaches to strategic planning: Pablo Eyzaguirre. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996. 231 pp. Price: [pound sign]24.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0 471 96074 8 pp. 630-632

Todd Benson

Volume 55, issue 3, 1997

Adoption of innovations in the north Queensland beef industry. III: Implications for extension management pp. 347-358

B. R. Frank

Modelling sheath blight epidemics on rice tillers pp. 359-384

S. Savary, L. Willocquet and P. S. Teng

Pasture performance and sustainability in the Peruvian Amazon: Results of long-term on-farm research pp. 385-408

William Loker, Raul Vera and Keneth Reategui

Farmer perceptions of weed control techniques in sugarbeet pp. 409-423

Ada Wossink, A. J. de Buck, J. H. van Niejenhuis and H. C. M. Haverkamp

The production objectives and feeding strategies of ruminant livestock owners in the Gambia: Implications for policy makers pp. 425-444

J. J. Bennison, D. Barton and J. Jaitner

Modelling chaotic behaviour in agricultural prices using a discrete deterministic nonlinear price model pp. 445-459

Zsuzsanna Bacsi

Uncertainty analysis for knowledge-based decision aids: Application to PDSS (phosphorus decision support system) pp. 461-471

G. Chen, R. S. Yost, Z. C. Li, X. Wang and F. R. Cox

Modelling the impact of climate change on rice production in Asia: Edited by R. B. Matthews, M. J. Kropff, D. Bachelet and H. H. van Laar. Wallingford, UK. CAB International in association with the International Rice Research Institute, 1995. 289 pp. Price: US$90[middle dot]00 (hardback). ISBN 0 8519 8959 4 pp. 473-474

Walter E. Baethgen

Transforming agrarian economies: Opportunities seized, opportunities missed: Thomas P. Tomich, Peter Kilby and Bruce E. Johnston. Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 1995. 474 pp. Price: not given (paperback). ISBN 0 8014 8245 3 pp. 474-476

Balu L. Bumb

Governments, farmers and seeds in a changing Africa: Elizabeth Cromwell. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, 1996. 176 pp. Price: [pound sign]30[middle dot]00 (hardback). ISBN 0 8519 8976 4 pp. 477-478

Richard Jones

Fragile lives in fragile ecosystems: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines, 1995. 976 pp. Price: HDC US $165.00, LDC US $43.00 (paperback). ISBN 971 22 0073 6 pp. 478-480

Michael Dingkuhn

Volume 55, issue 2, 1997

Editorial introduction pp. 145-153

John Farrington, Louise Shaxson and Ann Gordon

Approaches to address gender specific needs in relation to access to technological change pp. 155-172

Patricia Goldey, Shelley Le Breton, Adrienne Martin and Rachel Marcus

Stakeholder methodologies in natural resource management: a review of principles, contexts, experiences and opportunities pp. 173-193

Robin Grimble and Kate Wellard

Participatory research methods--Implementation, effectiveness and institutional context pp. 195-216

Adrienne Martin and John Sherington

Knowledge in action: Local knowledge as a development resource and barriers to its incorporation in natural resource research and development pp. 217-237

Piers Blaikie, Katrina Brown, Michael Stocking, Lisa Tang, Peter Dixon and Paul Sillitoe

Developing farm management type methods for participatory needs assessment pp. 239-256

P. T. Dorward, D. D. Shepherd and W. L. Wolmer

Systems methodologies for sustainable natural resources research and development pp. 257-272

R. L. Ison, P. T. Maiteny and S. Carr

Methodologies for monitoring and evaluating agricultural and natural resources research pp. 273-300

John Farrington, Colin Thirtle and Simon Henderson

Promotion and uptake pathways for research output: a review of analytical frameworks and communication channels pp. 301-322

Chris Garforth and Richard Usher

The economic analysis of commodity systems: Extending the Policy Analysis Matrix to account for environmental effects and transactions costs pp. 323-345

Jonathan Kydd, Richard Pearce and Michael Stockbridge

Volume 55, issue 1, 1997

Exploring land use scenarios, an alternative approach based on actual land use pp. 1-17

A. Veldkamp and L.O. Fresco

Reconstructing land use drivers and their spatial scale dependence for Costa Rica (1973 and 1984) pp. 19-43

A. Veldkamp and L.O. Fresco

Spatial stratification of Western Kenya as a basis for research on soil fertility management pp. 45-70

Simon E. Carter

Farm management and protection of natural resources: Analysis of adaptation process and dependence relationships pp. 71-97

M. Gafsi and J. Brossier

The economics of short rotation improved fallows: evidence from areas of high population density in Western Kenya pp. 99-121

R.A. Swinkels, S. Franzel, K.D. Shepherd, E. Ohlsson and J.K. Ndufa

Simulated effect on dairy cow and herd production of different grazing intensities pp. 123-138

Troels Kristensen, Jan Tind Sorensen and Susanne Clausen

In: V. Barnett, R. Payne and R. Steiner, Editors, Agricultural sustainability: economic, environmental and statistical considerations, John Wiley and Sons, Denmark (1995) ISBN 0 471 95009 2, p. xii + 266 pp. 139-140

Richard Monypenny

303 pp. Price: US$55.00 (hardback)John H. Sanders, Barry I. Shapiro and Sunder Ramaswamy, The Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semi-arid Sub-Saharan Africa, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Chichester, England (1996) ISBN 0 8018 5139 4 pp. 140-142

Timothy Williams

405 pp. Price: [pound sign]17.99 (paperback)A.M. Mannion, Agriculture and Environmental Change: Temporal and Spatial Dimensions, Wiley, Baltimore and London (1995) ISBN 0 471 95478 0 pp. 142-143

Jamie Fairbairn