Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 48, issue 4, 1995

Climatic determinants of irrigated rice performance in the Sahel -- I. Photothermal and micro-climatic responses of flowering pp. 385-410

M. Dingkuhn, A. Sow, A. Samb, S. Diack and F. Asch

Climatic determinants of irrigated rice performance in the Sahel -- II. Validation of photothermal constants and characterization of genotypes pp. 411-433

M. Dingkuhn and K. M. Miezan

Climatic determinants of irrigated rice performance in the Sahel -- III. Characterizing environments by simulating crop phenology pp. 435-456

M. Dingkuhn

Potential of the Sudan's irrigated sector in cereal grains production: Analysis of various policy options pp. 457-483

Hamid H. M. Faki, Yousif T. Gumaa and Mohamed A. Ismail

Determination of input and output coefficients of cropping systems in the European Community pp. 485-502

G. H. J. de Koning, H. van Keulen, R. Rabbinge and H. Janssen

An exploratory bioeconomic model of pesticide use for controlling feedlot-cattle pests pp. 503-513

Azzeddine Azzam, Maurice Baker, Ivan Berry and John Campbell

Environmental-economic analysis of mixed crop-livestock farming pp. 515-530

T. J. de Koeijer, J. A. Renkema and J. J. M. van Mensvoort

Volume 48, issue 3, 1995

X-Breed: a multiple-domain knowledge based system integrated through a blackboard architecture pp. 243-270

Z. Hochman, H. Hearnshaw, R. Barlow, J. F. Ayres and C. J. Pearson

Optimising weed management using stochastic dynamic programming to take account of uncertain herbicide performance pp. 271-296

J. E. Sells

Rationalization of milk procurement, processing and marketing in southern India pp. 297-314

S. Vijayalakshmi, J. Sitaramaswamy and John De Boer

A simulation model operating with daily weather data to explore silage and haymaking opportunities in climatically different areas of Scotland pp. 315-343

M. B. McGechan and G. Cooper

Sustainability issues for agricultural research strategies in the semi-arid tropics: Focus on the Sahel pp. 345-359

Thomas Reardon

Uncertainties in crop, soil and weather inputs used in growth models: Implications for simulated outputs and their applications pp. 361-384

P. K. Aggarwal

Volume 48, issue 2, 1995

Optimal grazing of a multi-paddock system using a discrete time model pp. 119-139

Simon J. R. Woodward, Graeme C. Wake and David G. McCall

A multiple-domain knowledge based system: Coordination and integration of agronomic and economic knowledge bases with databases and bio-economic models pp. 141-161

Z. Hochman, P. T. Mears, R. J. Farquharson, J. H. Hindmarsh and C. J. Pearson

Integrating agronomic and economic models for policy analysis at the farm level: The impact of CAP reform in two European regions pp. 163-178

A. B. Donaldson, G. Flichman and J. P. G. Webster

The management of pastoral grazing systems under biological and environmental variation pp. 179-192

A. B. Pleasants, D. G. McCall and G. W. Sheath

Simulation of multiple species pest damage in rice using CERES-rice pp. 193-222

H. O. Pinnschmidt, W. D. Batchelor and P. S. Teng

Measuring yield risk effects of new technologies with on-farm trials: A case study in north Cameroon pp. 223-240

E. Loehman, Z. Yu, D. S. Ngambeki and R. Deuson

Volume 48, issue 1, 1995

A simulation model of grazing sheep: I. Animal growth and intake pp. 1-25

J. D. Finlayson, Oscar Cacho and A. C. Bywater

A simulation model of grazing sheep: II. Whole farm model pp. 27-50

Oscar Cacho, J. D. Finlayson and A. C. Bywater

Development patterns under population pressure: Agricultural development and the cassava-livestock interaction in smallholder farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 51-72

Luc Christiaensen, Eric Tollens and Chuma Ezedinma

Use of the beta distribution for parameterizing variability of soil properties at the regional level for crop yield estimation pp. 73-86

Jonathan D. Haskett, Yakov A. Pachepsky and Basil Acock

The impact of global warming on local incomes from range livestock systems pp. 87-100

Jerry B. Eckert, Barry B. Baker and Jon D. Hanson

Nutrient depletion by food crops in Ghana and soil organic nitrogen management pp. 101-118

E. R. Rhodes

Volume 47, issue 4, 1995

An economic evaluation methodology for smallholder maize research and extension: Zimbabwe pp. 367-385

J. A. MacMillan, G. Mudimu, J. F. MacRobert, L. Rugube, E. Guveya, L. T. Mutemeri, K. Chakanyuka and B. Johnston

Potential productivity and human carrying capacity of an agro-ecosystem: An analysis of food production potential of China pp. 387-414

Mingkui Cao, Shijun Ma and Chunru Han

Modelling the requirement of the young growing pig for dietary protein pp. 415-425

Colin T. Whittemore

A simulation study of sugar cane harvesting pp. 427-437

R. Semenzato

The role of modelling in the quest for sustainable farming systems pp. 439-450

Sushil Pandey and J. Brian Hardaker

Introducing Awassi sheep to Australia: an application of farming system models pp. 451-471

R. S. Kingwell, A. K. Abadi Ghadim, S. D. Robinson and J. M. Young

The economics of recently introduced village cattle production in a tsetse affected area (II): Trypanotolerant cattle in southern Togo pp. 473-491

P. Itty, G. J. Rowlands, G. Morkramer, A. Defly and G. D. M. d'Ieteren

Volume 47, issue 3, 1995

The management, funding and organisational structure of agricultural R&D in Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa. Part I--Management and funding pp. 259-271

P. A. Donovan

The management, funding and organisational structure of agricultural R & D in Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa. Part II--Organisational structure pp. 273-290

P. A. Donovan

Constraints limiting innovation adoption in the north Queensland beef industry. I: A socio-economic means of maintaining a balanced lifestyle pp. 291-321

B. R. Frank

Constraints limiting innovation adoption in the north Queensland beef industry. II: Non-adoption is an intelligent response to environmental circumstances pp. 323-346

B. R. Frank

The economics of recently introduced village cattle production in a tsetse affected area (I): Trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle in Zaire pp. 347-366

P. Itty, G. J. Rowlands, M. Minengu, S. Ngamuna, F. Van Winkel and G. D. M. d'Ieteren

Volume 47, issue 2, 1995

Models of sorghum and pearl millet to predict forage dry matter production in semi-arid Mexico. 1. Simulation models pp. 133-145

Alma D. Baez-Gonzalez and J. G. W. Jones

Models of sorghum and pearl millet to predict forage dry matter production in semi-arid Mexico. 2. Regression models pp. 147-159

Alma D. Baez-Gonzalez and J. G. W. Jones

Farming systems research and rural poverty: Relationships between context and content pp. 161-174

Stephen D. Biggs

An integrated approach to assessing the farm and market level impacts of new technology adoption in Australian lamb production and marketing systems: The case of large, lean lamb pp. 175-198

G. R. Griffith, D. T. Vere and B. W. Bootle

Empirical evidence of mechanization effects on smallholder crop production systems in Botswana pp. 199-210

Anthony Panin

Projects, politics and professionals: Alternative approaches for project identification and project planning pp. 211-233

David Hulme

An approach to prediction of feed intake in growing pigs using simple body measurements pp. 235-244

C. T. Whittemore, J. C. Kerr and N. D. Cameron

A decision support system for rapid assessment of lowland rice-based cropping alternatives in Thailand pp. 245-258

Attachai Jintrawet

Volume 47, issue 1, 1995

Professor Cornelis Teunis de Wit (1924-1993) pp. I-III

R. Rabbinge

Combined use of watershed, aquifer and crop simulation models to evaluate groundwater recharge through percolation ponds pp. 1-24

M. Selvarajan, A. K. Bhattacharya and F. W. T. Penning de Vries

The management factor in developing-country agriculture: Argentina pp. 25-38

Marcos Gallacher

Economic analysis of the long-term consequences of farming practices in the barley cropping area of Jordan pp. 39-58

David Hughes, Walter Butcher, Abdullah Jaradat and Water Penaranda

The economic potential of a small scale flow-through tank system for trout production pp. 59-72

C. M. Gempesaw, J. R. Bacon, I. Supitaningsih and J. Hankins

An integrated model for growth and nutritional value of timothy pp. 73-92

A. -M. Gustavsson, J. F. Angus and B. W. R. Torssell

Predictions of growth and nutritional value of forage leys with a dynamic model pp. 93-105

A. -M. Gustavsson

Participatory Rural Appraisal Design: Conceptual and process issues pp. 107-131

Lynn M. Webber and R. L. Ison