Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 32, issue 4, 1990

Model for simulation of potato growth from planting to emergence pp. 295-304

T. Klemke and A. Moll

Agricultural technology development and dissemination within a farming systems perspective pp. 305-320

Joseph G. Nagy and John H. Sanders

The contributions of agronomo-anthropologists to on-farm research and extension in integrated pest management pp. 321-340

Grace Goodell, Keith L. Andrews and Julio I. Lopez

A simulation model for the dynamics of rice growth and development: Part I--The carbon balance pp. 341-365

B. Graf, O. Rakotobe, P. Zahner, V. Delucchi and A. P. Gutierrez

A simulation model for the dynamics of rice growth and development: Part II--The competition with weeds for nitrogen and light pp. 367-392

B. Graf, A. P. Gutierrez, O. Rakotobe, P. Zahner and V. Delucchi

The planning stage of on-farm research: Identifying factors for experimentation: By R. Tripp & J. Woolley. CIMMYT, Mexico, D. F. and CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 1989. 85 pp. ISBN 968-6127-02-X. Price not given (paperback) pp. 393-394

P. K. Thornton

Capacity for work in the tropics: Society for Human Biology Symposium No. 26. Edited by K. J. Collins & D. F. Roberts. Cambridge University Press, 1988. 297 pp. ISBN 0 521309 352. Price: [pound sign]25 (hardback) pp. 394-395

W. R. Stanton

The ecology of intercropping: By John Vandermeer. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989. 237 pp. ISBN 0 521 34592 8. Price: [pound sign]30.00 pp. 395-396

Gareth Hughes

Volume 32, issue 3, 1990

Methodology for partitioning poultry producers into recommendation domains pp. 197-205

Thomas R. Fattori, F. B. Mather and P. E. Hildebrand

An integrated poultry, multi-species aquaculture for Malaysian rice farmers: A mixed integer programming approach pp. 207-231

Syed A. Kadir Alsagoff, Howard A. Clonts and Curtis M. Jolly

Modeling shrimp production and harvesting schedules pp. 233-249

PingSun Leung, Eithan Hochman, Lawrence W. Rowland and James A. Wyban

Ecology of potato cropping systems in relation to latitude and altitude pp. 251-272

A. J. Haverkort

A social science contribution to applied agricultural research for the small farm sector: The diagnostic case study as a tool for problem identification pp. 273-290

Frans Doorman

Weed management in agroecosystems: Ecological approaches: Edited by M. Altieri & M. A. Liebman. CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 1988. Pp. 354. ISBN 0-8493-6816-2. Price [pound sign]132.50 (hardback) pp. 291-292

D. H. K. Davies

Practitioner's handbook on the modelling of dynamic change in ecosystems: By J. N. R. Jeffers. SCOPE 34. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, England, 1988. Pp. 181, ISBN 0-471-10519-8. Price [pound sign]28.50 (hardcover) pp. 292-293

G. Hoogenboom

Research and education for the development of integrated crop-livestock-fish farming systems in the tropics: By P. Edwards, R. S. V. Pullin & J. A. Gartner. International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Manila, Philippines, 1988. Pp. 56. ISBN 971-1022-46-X (Unpriced paperback) pp. 293-294

R. H. Fawcett

Volume 32, issue 2, 1990

Proposal for a marketing systems research approach in agricultural development planning pp. 97-111

E. M. Fleming

Dynamic simulation of groundnut rust: A preliminary model pp. 113-141

S. Savary, P. D. De Jong, R. Rabbinge and J. C. Zadoks

PESTDEC: A simulation approach to insecticide application decision-making for soybeans pp. 143-157

G. G. Wilkerson and J. W. Mishoe

Cultural change in agricultural research organizations-- An urgent need pp. 159-173

D. Schoorl and J. E. Holt

A farming systems analysis of cotton production in the Haut-Zaire region of Zaire: The impact of negative price policies pp. 175-191

Glenn C. W. Ames and Ossamba Ona Lofe Tonyemba

Goat meat production in Asia: Proceedings of a workshop held in Tando Jam, Pakistan 13-18 March 1988: Edited by C. Devendra, International Development Research Centre-268e (W. M. Carman Technical Editor). PO Box 8500, Ottawa, Canada, 1988. ISBN: 0-88936-525-3 pp. 193-194

Richard Matthewman

Increasing small ruminant productivity in semi-arid areas. Aleppo, Syria: International center for agricultural research in the dry areas: By E. F. Thomson and F. S. Thomson (ICARDA), 1988. 296 pp. ISBN 0-89838-386-2. Price: US$75.50 (hardback) pp. 194-195

D. Fielding

Strengthening the integration of on-farm client-orientated research and experiment station research in National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS): Management lessons from nine country case studies: By Deborah Merrill-Sands and Jean McAllister. International Service of National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), 1988. Paperback, available from PO Box 93375, 2509 AJ The Hague, The Netherlands pp. 195-196

S. E. Carter

Volume 32, issue 1, 1990

Evaluation of an Alfalfa growth simulation model under Quebec conditions pp. 1-12

Gaetan Bourgeois, Philippe Savoie and Jean-Marc Girard

Economic threshold for a pathogenic disease: The case of Varroasis in Bees pp. 13-25

Ariel Dinar and Chaim Efrat

Evaluation of alternative replanting strategies for small coconut farms in the Philippines using a simulation model pp. 27-39

Lester O. Pordesimo and David H. Noble

The physiological causes of mixing effects in cultivar mixtures: A general hypothesis pp. 41-53

H. Stutzel and W. Aufhammer

Goat production systems in Piura, Peru: A multidisciplinary analysis pp. 55-81

Avi Perevolotsky

Application of GOSSYM to analysis of the effects of weather on cotton yields pp. 83-95

V. R. Reddy and D. N. Baker

Volume 31, issue 4, 1989

Modelling the economic consequences of potential management changes in a mature kiwifruit orchard in New Zealand pp. 321-347

C. J. Doyle, W. B. Moore and R. F. Henzell

An analytical model of a wheat breeding program pp. 349-366

John P. Brennan

A management model that helps increase profit on Western Australian Dairy Farms pp. 367-380

G. R. Olney and G. J. Kirk

Plant nutrient management strategy implications for optimal herd size and performance of a simulated dairy farm pp. 381-394

P. J. Westphal, L. E. Lanyon and E. J. Partenheimer

An introduction to agricultural systems: By C. R. W. Spedding. (2nd edn), Elsevier Applied Science, London, 1988. 189 pp. Price: [pound sign]22[middle dot]50 (hardback). ISBN 1-85166-191-3 pp. 395-396

P. K. Thornton

Root and tuber crops, plantains and bananas in developing countries: Challenges and opportunities: FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 87, Rome, 1988. 83 pp. Price: Not available. ISBN 92-5-102669-6 pp. 396-397

Louise O. Fresco

Sustainable development of the biosphere: By W. C. Clark and R. E. Munn. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986. 491 pp. Price [pound sign]25 (hardback), [pound sign]15 (paperback). ISBN 0521 32368X (hardback), ISBN 0521 311853 (paperback) pp. 397-398

M. H. Unsworth

Volume 31, issue 3, 1989

Data aggregation and farm risk analysis pp. 239-245

Siegfried Debrah and Harry H. Hall

A simulation model of bull beef production under rotational grazing in the Waikato Region of New Zealand pp. 247-278

C. J. Doyle, J. A. Baars and A. C. Bywater

Diversification, productivity and stability of agroecosystems in the semi-arid pampas of Argentina pp. 279-290

E. F. Viglizzo and Z. E. Roberto

Rice production in the rainforest in Zaire: An analysis of the smallholder traditional farming system in Yalibwa, Upper-Zaire pp. 291-303

E. Huybens and E. F. Tollens

Economic evaluation of improved management for Zebu cattle in Northern Tanzania pp. 305-314

Peter K. Ngategize

Science and food. The CGIAR and its partners: By J. R. Anderson, R. W. Herdt and G. M. Scobie. CGIAR/World Bank, Washington, DC, USA, 1988. 134 pp. ISBN 0 8213 0947. Price: US$14[middle dot]95 (paperback) pp. 315-316

N. W. Simmonds

Plant growth modeling for resource management. Volume I, current models and methods. 170 pp. Volume II. Quantifying plant processes. 178 pp: By K. Wisiol and J. D. Hesketh. Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press, Inc., 1987. ISBN 0-8493-6490-6 (Volume I); ISBN 0-8493-6491-4 (Volume II); ISBN 0-8493-6489-2 (Set). Price: USA US$210.00/Outside USA US$240.00 (hardback) pp. 316-318

Gerrit Hoogenboom

Feeding a billion: Frontiers of Chinese agriculture: By S. Wittwer, Y. Yu, H. Sun and L. Wang. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, 1987. 462 pp. ISBN 87013-246-6. Price: US$30.00 (hardback) pp. 318-334

W. S. Scanlon

Primary resources and energy in the third world: By John Soussan, Routledge, Chapman and Hall, Inc., New York. 1988. 144 pp. ISBN 0-415-00672-4. Price: [pound sign]5.95 (paperback) pp. 318-319

Murray J. McGregor

Integrated agriculture--aquaculture in South China: The dike-pond system of the Zhujiang delta: By K. Ruddle and G. F. Zhong. Cambridge University Press, 1988. 173 pp. Hardback ISBN 0 521 34193 0 pp. 319-320

Mike Makower

Volume 31, issue 2, 1989

A systems approach to improving subsistence yam production in Central Province, Papua New Guinea pp. 157-168

G. A. King

International science and the research needs of agriculturally dependant communities in Southern Africa pp. 169-183

Malcolm J. Blackie

Pastoralist strategies for survival in unpredictable environments: A model of herd composition that maximises household viability pp. 185-204

Ruth Mace and Alasdair Houston

Interactive effects of grazing system variables on simulated cattle production and stocking rate of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) pp. 205-220

R. L. Senft and L. M. Tharel

Patterns of water availability for sunflower crops in semi-arid Central Argentina. A simulation-based evaluation of their interactions with cropping strategies and cultivar traits pp. 221-238

V. O. Sadras and A. J. Hall

Volume 31, issue 1, 1989

Editorial pp. 1-2

Barry Dent and Jim Jones

Agricultural applications of expert systems concepts pp. 3-18

Pierce Jones

FinARS: A financial analysis review expert system pp. 19-34

W. G. Boggess, P. J. van Blokland and S. D. Moss

A decision model for nutrition management in controlled environment agriculture pp. 35-53

R. Peter Fynn, W. L. Roller and H. M. Keener

Application of the GOSSYM/COMAX system to cotton crop management pp. 55-65

J. M. McKinion, D. N. Baker, F. D. Whisler and J. R. Lambert

Evaluation of SMARTSOY: An expert simulation system for insect pest management pp. 67-81

W. D. Batchelor, R. W. McClendon, D. B. Adams and J. W. Jones

Dairy herd nutritional analysis using knowledge systems techniques pp. 83-96

A. Dale Whittaker, Michael A. Tomaszewski, Jeremy F. Taylor, Robert Fourdraine, Cornelius J. van Overveld and Rudy G. Schepers

SELECT: An expert system shell for selecting amongst decision or management alternatives pp. 97-110

O. W. Morgan, M. J. McGregor, M. Richards and K. E. Oskoui

An expert database system for ornamental plants pp. 111-126

Howard Beck, Pierce Jones, Dennis Watson and Fedro Zazueta

An artificial intelligence based method for scheduling crop management actions pp. 127-155

Richard E. Plant