Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 44, issue 4, 1994

Theory and practice in project evaluation: Colonization in Brazil pp. 363-376

David G. Francis, JoseCarlos E. Araujo and Nubia A. I. Alcantara

The effects of use of average instead of daily weather data in crop growth simulation models pp. 377-396

Sanderine Nonhebel

Simulated evaluation of grazing management systems for arid chenopod rangelands in Western Australia pp. 397-418

R. B. Hacker and G. S. Richmond

Uncertainty analysis applied to supervised control of aphids and brown rust in winter wheat. Part 1. Quantification of uncertainty in cost-benefit calculations pp. 419-448

W. A. H. Rossing, R. A. Daamen and M. J. W. Jansen

Uncertainty analysis applied to supervised control of aphids and brown rust in winter wheat. Part 2. Relative importance of different components of uncertainty pp. 449-460

W. A. H. Rossing, R. A. Daamen and M. J. W. Jansen

Deterministic versus stochastic evaluation of the aggregate economic effects of price support programs pp. 461-473

C. Robert Taylor

Agricultural extension: Worldwide institutional evolution and forces for change: Edited by W. M. Rivera and D. J. Gustafson. Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam, 1991. 312 pp. Price: US$133.50, Dfl 260.00. ISBN 0 444 89239 7 pp. 475-475

Nick Lilwall

Computer simulation in biology: A BASIC introduction: Robert E. Keen and James D. Spain. Wiley-Liss, New York, 1991. 498 pp. Price: US$39.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 471 50971 X. Companion Software Diskette (no charge) ISBN 0 471 56189 4 pp. 476-478

Gerrit Hoogenboom

World resources, 1992-1993: World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, 1992. 385 pp. Price: US$19.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 19 506230 2 pp. 478-479

B. H. Byrnes

Volume 44, issue 3, 1994

Land use system evaluation: Concepts and methodology pp. 243-255

T. J. Stomph, L. O. Fresco and H. van Keulen

OZCOT: A simulation model for cotton crop management pp. 257-299

A. B. Hearn

Impact of diversification on household income and risk: A whole-farm modelling approach pp. 301-312

M. J. Bhende and J. V. Venkataram

A bioeconomic model for weed management in corn and soybean pp. 313-335

Scott Swinton and Robert King

Application of a crop growth model (SUCROS-87) to assess the effect of moisture stress on yield potential of durum wheat in Ethiopia pp. 337-353

Belay Simane, H. van Keulen, W. Stol and P. C. Struik

Putting people first: Sociological variables in rural development: Edited by M. M. Cernea. Oxford University Press, 1991. A World Bank Publication, Second Edition, revised and expanded. Price: not given. ISBN 0-19-520465-4 pp. 355-356

Sarah J. Skerratt

Plants, animals, and people: Agropastoral systems research: Edited by Constance M. McCorkle. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 1992. 196 pp. Price $45 (paperback). ISBN 0 8133 8097 9 pp. 356-357

P. K. Thornton

Dryland farming systems--A systems approach: An analysis of dryland agriculture in Australia: Edited by V. Squires and P. Tow. Sydney University Press, 1991. 306 pp. Price: [pound sign]22.50 (paperback). ISBN 0 424 00169 1 pp. 357-360

S. R. Harrison

The potato crop, the scientific basis for improvement: Second edition. Edited by Paul Harris. Chapman and Hall, London, 1992. 908 pp. Price [pound sign]85.00 (hardback). ISBN 0 442 31453 1 (USA), 0 412 29640 3 (UK) pp. 360-361

Tom Hodges

Volume 44, issue 2, 1994

Implementing a decision and expert system model for individual nutrient selection pp. 125-142

R. Peter Fynn, William L. Bauerle and Warren L. Roller

Central American animal agriculture in relation to natural resources pp. 143-161

James R. Simpson and Joseph Conrad

A systems view on horticultural distribution applied to the postharvest chain of cut flowers pp. 163-180

Andries Hoogerwerf, Arjen E. Simons and M. Peter Reinders

Goals and management styles of New Zealand farmers pp. 181-200

John R. Fairweather and Norah C. Keating

The contribution of rapid rural appraisals in the planning of on-farm research and extension activities pp. 201-216

M. van Nieuwkoop, T. Defoer and S. Sajidin Hussain

Users' attitudes and roles in the development and evaluation of knowledge based decision support systems for agricultural advisers pp. 217-235

Z. Hochman, C. J. Pearson and R. W. Litchfield

Commodity and resource policies in agricultural systems: Edited by R. E. Just and N. Bockstael, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1991. 387 pp. Price: DM 198 (hardback). ISBN 3 540 52273 5 pp. 237-239

Alison Burrell

The green revolution reconsidered: P. B. R. Hazell and C. Ramasamy, The Johns Hopkins University Press for the International Food Policy Research Institute, Baltimore and London, 1991. 286 pp. Price: $39.00 (hardback). ISBN 0-8018-4185-2 pp. 240-241

N. W. Simmonds

Volume 44, issue 1, 1994

The response of low-input agricultural systems to environmental variability. A theoretical approach pp. 1-17

Ernesto F. Viglizzo

Uncertainty in pest control thresholds: Application to chemical control of corn earworm on soybean pp. 19-33

Yanan Yu, Harvey J. Gold, Gail G. Wilkerson and Ronald E. Stinner

A model of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth types I-III: Factors affecting yield pp. 35-63

A. P. Gutierrez, E. J. Mariot, J. R. Cure, C. S. Wagner Riddle, C. K. Ellis and A. M. Villacorta

Economic value of response from sire selection in dairy cattle--A linear programming model pp. 65-89

B. L. Harris and A. E. Freeman

Correlations between measured performance and lifetime income in simulated dairy herds pp. 91-104

W. R. Congleton and M. P. Colca

A multicriteria model for irrigated agricultural planning under economic and technical risk pp. 105-117

JoseS. Millan and Julio Berbel

Agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa: A workshop on research issues: Edited by Suzanne Gnaegy and Jock R. Anderson. The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1991. 142 pp. Price: $9.95 (softback). ISBN 0 8213 1866 7 pp. 119-121

Dennis H. Parish

Raising and sustaining productivity of smallholder farming systems in the tropics: Willem C. Beets. AgBe Publishing, PO Box 9125, 1800 GC, Alkmaar, Holland, 1990. 738 pp. Price $85 (hardback), $39 (softback). ISBN 974 85676 1 3 pp. 121-124

Ken Buhr

Volume 43, issue 4, 1993

Indiana Soybean System Model (ISSM): I. Crop model evaluation pp. 357-379

Kumar Nagarajan, R. J. O'Neil, J. Lowenberg-DeBoer and C. R. Edwards

MIAMH, A predictive model of range ruminant diets in patchy environments pp. 381-395

Didier Genin and Roberto Quiroz

Risk analysis in the economic appraisal of a smallholder agricultural development project in Papua New Guinea pp. 397-413

Kwabena A. Anaman

Energy productivity of a production system: Analysis and measurement pp. 415-437

Balwinder S. Panesar and Richard C. Fluck

A model for a time-dependent economic threshold for chemical control of corn earworm on soybean pp. 439-458

Yanan Yu, Harvey J. Gold, Ronald E. Stinner and Gail G. Wilkerson

Livestock productivity assessment and modelling pp. 459-472

Martin Upton

Volume 43, issue 3, 1993

An analytical framework for the design of autonomous, enclosed agro-ecosystems pp. 235-260

Robert Kok and Rene Lacroix

Systems costings model for agricultural contractors pp. 261-270

S. M. Ward

Were farmers wrong in rejecting a recommendation? The case of nitrogen at transplanting for irrigated rice pp. 271-286

Sam Fujisaka

Simulation of wool growth rate and fleece characteristics of Merino sheep in Southern Australia. Part 1--Model description pp. 287-299

P. J. Bowman, D. J. Cottle, D. H. White and A. C. Bywater

Simulation of wool growth rate and fleece characteristics of Merino sheep in Southern Australia. Part 2--Assessment of biological components of the model pp. 301-321

P. J. Bowman, D. H. White, D. J. Cottle and A. C. Bywater

Ex-ante profitability of animal traction investments in semi-arid Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Niger and Nigeria pp. 323-349

Hans Jansen

Fream's principles of food agriculture. Seventeenth edition: Edited by C. R. W. Spedding. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1992. 308 pp. Price: [pound sign]25.00 (hardback). ISBN 0-632-02978-1 pp. 351-352

Andrew Moxey

Farming and the countryside: an economic analysis of external costs and benefits: Edited by N. Hanley. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, 1991. 328 pp. Price: $76, [pound sign]40 (hardback). ISBN 0 85198 713 3 pp. 352-354

Paul Webster

Alleviating soil fertility constraints to increased crop production in West Africa: Edited by A. Uzo Mokwunye. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, Volume 47, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991. 244 pp. Price: [pound sign]68, $110 (hardback). ISBN 0-7923-1221-X pp. 354-355

Gordon Y. Tsuji

Volume 43, issue 2, 1993

Decision support risk-assessment and simulation models of the costs of Leptospirosis in dairy herds pp. 115-132

Richard Bennett

Spatial dispersal of exotic pests--the importance of extreme values pp. 133-144

D. G. Mayer, M. G. Atzeni and D. G. Butler

Development, calibration and validation of a greenhouse tomato growth model: I. Description of the model pp. 145-163

E. Dayan, H. van Keulen, J. W. Jones, I. Zipori, D. Shmuel and H. Challa

Development, calibration and validation of a greenhouse tomato growth model: II. Field calibration and validation pp. 165-183

E. Dayan, H. van Keulen, J. W. Jones, I. Zipori, D. Shmuel and H. Challa

Modelling the fate of agricultural pesticides in Australia pp. 185-197

John C. Gallant and Ian D. Moore

Design and validation of an animal traction module for a smallholder livestock systems simulation model pp. 199-227

J. Van der Lee, H. M. J. Udo and B. O. Brouwer

Agroecology: Edited by C. Ronald Carrol, John H. Vandermeer and Peter M. Rosset. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1990. 641 pp. Price: $89.95. ISBN 0 0705 2923 X pp. 229-233

Raman G. Menon

Volume 43, issue 1, 1993

Land available for biomass crop production in Hawaii pp. 1-17

Victor D. Phillips, Devindar Singh, Robert A. Merriam and M. Akram Khan

Seed for bean production in sub-Saharan Africa: Issues, problems, and possible solutions pp. 19-33

William Grisley

A prediction of developmental stages in potato plants based on the accumulation of heat units pp. 35-50

Y. Arazi, S. Wolf and A. Marani

Is agriculture using more and more energy? A French case study pp. 51-66

Sylvie Bonny

Risk analysis of disease epidemics on wheat by simulation studies pp. 67-89

Y. Luo, Z. R. Shen and S. M. Zeng

A decision support tool for the vegetable processing industry; An integrative approach of market, industry and agriculture pp. 91-109

Jules M. van Berlo

Planned change in farming systems: Progress in on-farm research: Edited by Robert Tripp, Wiley, 1991, 348 pp. Price: [pound sign]39-95 (hardback). ISBN 0 471 93417 8 pp. 111-112

N. W. Simmonds

Risk in agriculture: Edited by Dennis Holden, Peter Hazell and Anthony Pritchard. The World Bank, Washington DC, 1991, 159 pp. Price: $10-95 (softback). ISBN 0 8213 1965 5 pp. 112-113

Philip Thornton