Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 30, issue 4, 1989

A simulation approach for evaluating field data from grazing trials pp. 301-316

John W. Walker, Jerry W. Stuth and Rodney K. Heitschmidt

Application of a simulation software to the analysis of a peasant farming system pp. 317-334

Julio Berdegue, M. Installe, Ch. Duque, René Garcia and X. Quezada

Multiple goal feasibility of forage shrub plantations in a semi-arid mediterranean-type agropastoral system pp. 335-350

N. G. Seligman, R. W. Benjamin and I. Spharim

A case study in the use of soft systems methodology: Restructuring an academic organisation to facilitate the education of systems agriculturalists pp. 351-367

Robert D. Macadam and Roger G. Packham

Impact of agronomic and economic factors on farm profitability pp. 369-390

B. R. Hansen and M. A. Krause

Volume 30, issue 3, 1989

Economic impacts of small-scale irrigation under drought conditions in northwestern saskatchewan: An application of the agricultural drought impact evaluation model pp. 205-215

K. K. Klein and Suren(dra) Kulshreshtha

Temporal determinants of the productivity of rice-wheat cropping systems pp. 217-233

J. C. Flinn and B. B. Khokhar

Farm-level analysis of agricultural insurance: A mathematical programming approach pp. 235-244

Michael S. Kaylen, Edna T. Loehman and Paul Preckel

Comparative study of energy flow through village ecosystems of two co-existing communities (the Khasis and the Nepalis) of Meghalaya in north-east India pp. 245-267

Suprava Patnaik and P. S. Ramakrishnan

SOYBUG: An expert system for soybean insect pest management pp. 269-286

Howard W. Beck, Pierce Jones and J. W. Jones

Effect of clipping height and interval on coastal bermudagrass production pp. 287-298

A. R. Overman and S. R. Wilkinson

Generation and diffusion of agricultural innovations: The role of institutional factors: Edited by I. Ahmed and V. W. Ruttan. Gower Publishing Company Ltd, Aldershot, 1988. 471 pp. ISBN 0 566 05679 8. Price: [pound sign]19[middle dot]50 (hardback) pp. 299-300

W. S. Wise

Volume 30, issue 2, 1989

Corriedale sheep production when supplemented with ryegrass pasture in southern Peru pp. 101-115

H. D. Blackburn, F. C. Bryant, T. C. Cartwright and L. C. Fierro

Agricultural drought impact evaluation model: Description of components pp. 117-138

K. K. Klein, Suren(dra) Kulshreshtha and S. A. Klein

Agricultural research and cereal technology introduction in Burkina Faso and Niger pp. 139-154

John H. Sanders

Putting ideas into practice pp. 155-171

J. E. Holt and D. Schoorl

Profitability assessment of animal traction investment: The case of Northern Ghana pp. 173-186

Anthony Panin

Experimental systems of integrated and organic wheat production pp. 187-197

P. Vereijken

Agriculture's futures--America's food system: By Wallace L. Tim. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1987. 93 pp. ISBN 0-387-96482-7. Price: DM 39.80 (paperback) pp. 199-200

N. B. Lilwall

Matching ruminant production systems with available resources in the tropics and sub-tropics: T. R. Preston & R. A. Leng. Renambul Books, Armidale, NSW, 1987. ISBN 0-9588290-12 pp. 200-201

A. W. Illius

Extension science: Information systems in agricultural development: By Niels Roling. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988. 233 pp. Price: [pound sign]35.00, US$34.50 hardback; [pound sign]11.95 paperback pp. 201-201

P. K. Thornton

Technological change, development and the environment: Socio-economic perspectives: Edited by C. Tisdell & P. Maitra. Routledge, London and New York, 1988. 351 pp. ISBN 0-415-00447-0. Price: [pound sign]30.00 hardback pp. 202-201

S. J. Skerratt

Volume 30, issue 1, 1989

Climate indices for application in empirical crop production studies pp. 1-14

James W. Mjelde and Steven E. Hollinger

A model simulating the production of dual purpose replacement heifers pp. 15-34

Jan Tind Sorensen

Partitioning of dry matter between leaf and stem in Coastal bermudagrass pp. 35-47

A. R. Overman and S. R. Wilkinson

Potential and water-limited wheat yields in rice based cropping systems in Southeast Asia pp. 49-69

P. K. Aggarwal and F. W. T. Penning de Vries

Modeling within-plant distribution of Heliothis spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) damage in cotton pp. 71-80

William M. Thomas

Agricultural drought impact evaluation model: A systems approach pp. 81-96

Suren(dra) Kulshreshtha and K. K. Klein

Simulation of water use, nitrogen nutrition and growth of a spring wheat crop: By H. van Keulen and N. G. Seligman. PUDOC, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1987. 310 pp. ISBN 90-220-0905-X. Price: US $50[middle dot]00 pp. 97-98

G. Hoogenboom

Solar drying in Africa: Edited by M. W. Bassey and O. G. Schmidt. Proceedings of a workshop held in Dakar, Senegal, 21-24 July, 1986. IDRC, Ottawa, Ontario, 1987. ix + 286 pp. ISBN 0 8893 492 3 pp. 98-99

H. B. Spencer

The common agricultural policy of the European community: (2nd Edn). By Rosemary Fennell, BSP Professional Books. 227 pp. ISBN 06-320-2057-1. Price: [pound sign]19[middle dot]95 (Hardback) pp. 99-99

Ian Beattie

Volume 29, issue 4, 1989

Evaluation of a new technology when applied to sheep production systems: Part II--Real-time ultrasonic scanning of ewes in mid-pregnancy pp. 287-323

P. J. Bowman, D. G. Fowler, D. A. Wysel and D. H. White

Goat and sheep population changes on a Masai group ranch in South-Western Kenya, 1978-1986 pp. 325-337

R. Trevor Wilson and Michael Ole Maki

Analysis of the use of energy in agriculture--Approaches and problems pp. 339-355

M. R. Jones

An application of the Markov chain approach to forecasting cotton yields from surveys pp. 357-370

J. H. Matis, T. Birkett and D. Boudreaux

Cattle dynamics and their implications in Pabna district, Bangladesh pp. 371-384

C. Hermans, H. M. J. Udo and F. Dawood

Tropical agriculturalists: Future prospects: Report by a working group for the Tropical Agriculture Association in association with the British Council, 1987. British Council, 10, Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN. 107 pp. ISBN 0 86355 0576. Price: [pound sign]2.00 pp. 385-387

Richard W. Matthewman

Volume 29, issue 3, 1989

Cyclical behaviour in the South African meat industry: Analysis and control pp. 193-218

P. W. Uys

Soyabean production in the tropics--A simulation case for Mexico pp. 219-231

R. Patron Sarti and J. G. W. Jones

Biophysical simulation for evaluating new crops: The case of switchgrass for biomass energy feedstock pp. 233-246

J. Lowenberg-DeBoer and J. H. Cherney

Implementation and evaluation of a steer growth model pp. 247-265

O. N. Di Marco and R. L. Baldwin

A generic planning model for use in the livestock feed sector of developing countries pp. 267-286

M. R. Jones

Volume 29, issue 2, 1989

The use and productivity of labour in shifting cultivation: An East Malaysian case study pp. 97-115

R. A. Cramb

An impact and performance evaluation of smallholder participation in tree planting, Nigeria pp. 117-135

G. J. Osemeobo

A phenomenological model of coastal bermudagrass production pp. 137-148

A. R. Overman, E. A. Angley and S. R. Wilkinson

Livestock productivity assessment and herd growth models pp. 149-164

Martin Upton

Winter fattening of beef cattle: From research station trials to implementation by farmers pp. 165-178

T. Farrington, Dan Marsh and L. Mayer

Progressive validation of Queensland horticultural crop forecasts pp. 179-187

D. G. Mayer, D. Schoorl and J. E. Holt

Agricultural policy formation in the European community: The birth of milk quotas and CAP reform: By M. Petit, M. De Benedictis, D. Britton, M. De Groot, W. Henrichsmeyer and F. Lechi. Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., The Netherlands, 1987. 165 pp. ISBN 0-444-42894-1 pp. 189-190

Christopher R. Groves

Diversifying the farm business: By M. Haines and R. Davies. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Professional Books, Oxford, 1987. 304 pp. ISBN 0 632 01822 4. Price: [pound sign]12[middle dot]95 (paperback) pp. 190-191

E. C. Todd

Volume 29, issue 1, 1989

Editorial pp. 1-4

Barry Dent and Jim Jones

Modeling prawn production management system: A dynamic Markov decision approach pp. 5-20

PingSun Leung and Yung C. Shang

Simulation of DNA, protein and fat accretion in growing steers pp. 21-34

O. N. Di Marco, R. L. Baldwin and C. C. Calvert

Evaluation of a new technology when applied to sheep production systems: Part I--Model description pp. 35-47

P. J. Bowman, D. A. Wysel, D. G. Fowler and D. H. White

An integrated expert decision support system for agricultural management pp. 49-66

R. E. Plant

Optimal greenhouse production under economic constraints pp. 67-80

Ido Seginer

Simulating the effects of bioengineered non-ice nucleating bacteria on potato yields pp. 81-92

D. A. Andow, P. S. Teng, K. B. Johnson and S. S. Snapp

African farm management: By M. Upton. Cambridge University Press, UK, 1987. 190 pp. Price: [pound sign]9.95 (paperback) pp. 93-96

Roy H. Fawcett

Scheduling farm operations: A simulation model: By E. van Elderen. Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1987. 218 pp. Price: $50 pp. 94-96

D. H. Noble

Peasant economics: Farm households and agrarian development: By F. Ellis. Cambridge University Press, UK, 1988. 257 pp. Price: [pound sign]35.00 (hardback); [pound sign]11.95 (paperback) pp. 94-95

P. K. Thornton