Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

Current editor(s): J.W. Hansen, P.K. Thornton and P.B.M. Berentsen

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Volume 13, issue 4, 1984

Quality, reputation and price in horticultural markets pp. 191-203

D. Schoorl and J. E. Holt

Systems thinking and practices in the education of agriculturalists pp. 205-225

Richard J. Bawden, Robert D. Macadam, Roger J. Packham and Ian Valentine

Kleingrass growth and utilization by growing steers pp. 227-243

J. N. Guerrero, H. Wu, E. C. Holt and L. M. Schake

Kenyan agriculture, towards 2000: McCarthy, F. D. and Mwangi, W. M. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1982. 81 pp. Price: US$8[middle dot]50 pp. 245-246

J. Morrison

Managing agricultural systems: Dalton, G. E., Applied Science Publishers, London, 1982. Price: [pound sign]12[middle dot]00 pp. 246-248

Tahir Rehman

Volume 13, issue 3, 1984

A hard systems approach to the management of quality in apple distribution pp. 129-142

J. E. Holt and D. Schoorl

A dynamic model for the simulation of cattle herd production systems: Part 3--Reproductive performance of beef cows pp. 143-159

Hava E. Kahn and A. R. Lehrer

Crop loss elasticity in relation to weed density and control pp. 161-166

Clement Tisdell, B. A. Auld and K. M. Menz

A generalised model of feed intake and digestion in lactating cows pp. 167-186

A. C. Bywater

A theory of feeding and growth of animals: Parks, J. R. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 322 pp., 1982. Price: DM 118 (cloth); US$52[middle dot]40 pp. 187-188

T. R. Morris

Agriscope: L'Exploitation agricole une approche globale: ARPEPS, 33 rue Rabelais, 49044 Angers Cedex CCP, Nantes 295 99 G, France. Two issues/year, approx. 140 pp. Price: 85 f. in France, 120 f. outside France pp. 189-190

R. M. Morris

Volume 13, issue 2, 1984

A dynamic model for the simulation of cattle herd production systems: 2-An investigation of various factors influencing the voluntary intake of dry matter and the use of the model in their validation pp. 63-82

Hava E. Kahn and C. R. W. Spedding

Energetics of hill agro-ecosystems: A case study from Central Himalaya pp. 83-95

Uma Pandey and J. S. Singh

The evaluation of post-harvest disease control measures using a temperature-time framework pp. 97-111

D. Schoorl and J. E. Holt

Cash refunds in farm supply co-operatives: Experience from the United States pp. 113-122

Remi Adeyemo and Wayne Malone

Hydrologic modeling of small watersheds: Haan, C. T., Johnson, H. P. and Brakensiek, D. L. (Eds). ASAE Monograph No. 5, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Michigan, 1982, 533 pp. Price: [pound sign]25[middle dot]50 pp. 123-124

J. S. G. McCulloch

Energy analysis and agriculture: An application to U.S. Corn production: By Vaclav Smil, Paul Nachman and Thomas V. Long II. Bowker Publishing Company, Epping, Essex. 1983. xvi + 191 pp. Price: [pound sign]21[middle dot]75 pp. 124-126

M. R. Jones

Grass: Its production and utilisation: Holmes, W. (Ed.). Published for the British Grassland Society by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1980 (reprinted 1983). Price: [pound sign]9[middle dot]50 pp. 124-142

R. S. Tayler

Vegetable oil fuels. Proceedings of the International conference on plant and vegetable oils as fuels, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, August, 1982: American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Michigan. 1982. 400 pp. Price: [pound sign]17[middle dot]50 pp. 126-127

S. P. Carruthers

Volume 13, issue 1, 1984

Editorial pp. 1-2

C. R. W. Spedding

Agricultural districts: The demographics of retaining farmland in New York State pp. 3-19

Eileen S. Stommes

Maasai herd and flock structures in relation to livestock wealth, climate and development pp. 21-56

J. M. King, A. R. Sayers, C. P. Peacock and E. Kontrohr

Monitoring and evaluation of agriculture and rural development projects: Casley, D. J. and Lury, D. A. Johns Hopkins University Press for World Bank. viii + 145 pp. 1983. Price: [pound sign]6[middle dot]76 (US$11) pp. 57-59

D. S. Thornton

Agriculture: The triumph and the shame: Body, R. Temple Smith, London. 1982. 139 pp. Price: [pound sign]2[middle dot]95 pp. 59-61

D. K. Britton

Beef production from different dairy breeds and dairy beef crosses: More O'Ferrall, G. J. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague, for the Commission of the European Communities. 1982 pp. 61-62

R. D. Baker

Volume 12, issue 4, 1983

Interrelationships between net primary production, ground-storey condition and grazing capacity of the Acacia aneura rangelands of semi-arid Australia pp. 191-211

E. K. Christie and P. G. Hughes

Design criteria for a distribution terminal for cut flowers pp. 213-230

J. E. Holt and D. Schoorl

A quantitative framework for livestock development planning: Part 1--The planning context and an overview pp. 231-249

David Hallam, J. A. Gartner and J. P. Hrabovszky

An introduction to farming systems: Haines, M. Longman, London, 212pp with Tables, Figures, Plates and Index. 1982. Price: [pound sign]6[middle dot]95 pp. 251-252

W. Holmes

Urban and spatila development in Mexico: Scott, Ian. A World Bank Publication. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 328 pp. 1982. Price: [pound sign]7[middle dot]75. (US$12[middle dot]35) pp. 252-253

Peter Hall

Nitrogen cycling in ecosystems of Latin American and the Caribbean: Roberson, G.P., Herrera, R. and Rosswall, T. (Eds). Developments in Plant and Soil Science, Volume 6. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague. 1982. 448 pp. Price: Dfl 150[middle dot]00, US$65[middle dot]00 pp. 253-254

R. S. Tayler

Volume 12, issue 3, 1983

Modelling dairy cattle feeding in the South-East region of Brazil pp. 129-170

A. G. de Assis and J. France

Potato farming in the Andes: Some lessons from on-farm research in Peru's Mantaro Valley pp. 171-184

Douglas Horton

Evaluation of fertility by plant and soil analysis: Davidescu, D. and Davidescu, V. (Translated from the Romanian by Kent, S. L.). Abacus Press, Turnbridge Wells, Kent, Great Britain, 1982, 560 pp. No price given pp. 185-186

A. Wild

Economic analysis of agricultural projects: Price Gittenger, J. (2nd edn.), Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1982 xxi + 505 pp. Price: [pound sign]28[middle dot]25 (US$48[middle dot]75) pp. 186-188

M. Upton

Livestock production systems and livestock development in tropical Africa: Jahnke, Hans E. Kieler Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, 1982. xx + 253 pp. No price given pp. 188-190

L. Tyler

Energy for agriculture in Pakistan: Jameel, Muhammad. IIASA. 1982. 39 pp. Price: US$5[middle dot]00 pp. 190-190

J. M. Walsingham

Volume 12, issue 2, 1983

A systems approach for use at farm level in developing countries pp. 67-73

Jonathan Wadsworth

An analysis of the effect of quality on prices of horticultural produce pp. 75-99

D. Schoorl and J. E. Holt

A dynamic model for the simulation of cattle herd production systems: Part 1--General description and the effects of simulation techniques on model results pp. 101-111

Hava E. Kahn and C. R. W. Spedding

Agricultural system adjustments in southern Vietnam: 1975-1981 pp. 113-123

Patrick W. Naughton

Cereal aphid populations: Biology, simulation and prediction: Carter, N., Dixon, A. F. G. & Rabbinge, R. Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 91 pp. 1982. Price: [pound sign]6[middle dot]75 pp. 125-126

H. F. van Emden

Simulation of plant growth and crop production: Penning de Vries, F. W. T. and van Laar, H. H. (Eds). Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 1982. 308 pp. Price: [pound sign]16[middle dot]00 pp. 126-128

S. B. Heath

Volume 12, issue 1, 1983

Green-life and market options in banana distribution pp. 1-16

D. Schoorl and J. E. Holt

Ex-post estimation for agricultural pest systems pp. 17-30

Luis R. Zavaleta and Bruce L. Dixon

Does optimizing plant arrangements reduce interference or improve the utilization of space? pp. 31-36

David R. Kemp, Bruce A. Auld and Richard W. Medd

A bio-economic modelling project for small-scale milk production systems in South-East Brasil pp. 37-60

N. R. Brockington, C. A. Gonzalez, J. M. Veil, R. R. Vera, N. M. Teixeira and A. G. de Assis

The agricultural economy of Northeast Brazil: Gary P. Kutcher and Pasquale L. Scandizzo. Johns Hopkins University Press for the World Bank, 1981, 271 pp. Price: [pound sign] 18[middle dot]75 pp. 61-63

Richard Pearce

The ecology of agricultural systems: T. P. Bayliss-Smith. Cambridge University Press, 1982, 112pp. Price: [pound sign]6[middle dot]95 (hardcover); [pound sign]3[middle dot]25 (paperback) pp. 63-65

R. M. Morris

Volume 11, issue 4, 1983

Alternative renewable energy sources for rice production in Thailand pp. 195-209

P. D. Dunn, Poonsab Samootsakorn, Nart Tuntawiroon and C. R. W. Spedding

Projection of cattle herd composition using a programmable calculator pp. 211-223

M. H. Butterworth and J. I. McNitt

Simulating and mapping agricultural land productivity: An application to Macadamia nut pp. 225-253

Tung Liang, Wilbert P. H. Wong and Goro Uehara

Letter to the editor pp. 254-255

C. Pope and Earl O. Heady

Volume 11, issue 3, 1983

Ex ante analysis of new technology: A comparison of cassava for the feed and fresh markets in Colombia pp. 131-142

Douglas Pachico, Willem Janssen and John Lynam

Mechanical damage in agricultural products: A basis for management pp. 143-157

D. Schoorl and J. E. Holt

Development of recommended energy and protein allowances for growing pigs pp. 159-186

C. T. Whittemore

The world's beef business: By James R. Simpson and Donald E. Farris. The Iowa State University Press. 1982. Price: US$19[middle dot]95 (Cloth), US$12[middle dot]95 (Paper) pp. 187-188

David Allen

La productivite des paturages saheliens: Une etude des sols des vegetations et de l'exploitation de cette ressource naturelle: Penning de Vries, F. W. T. and Djiteye, M. A. (Eds.) Numerous Figures and Tables. English summary. 547 pp. Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Price: Dfl. 100[middle dot]00 pp. 188-189

A. Blair Rains

Volume 11, issue 2, 1983

Incorporation of environment and feed quality into a net energy model for beef cattle pp. 67-94

Otto J. Loewer, Edward M. Smith, Nelson Gay and Robert Fehr

The evaluation of preliminary farming systems technologies: Zero-tillage systems in West Africa pp. 95-103

H. C. Knipscheer, K. M. Menz and I. Verinumbe

Simulation of some strategies to reduce the effect of climatic variability on farming systems. The case of the Pyrenees mountains pp. 105-125

J. -L. Charpenteau, M. Duru, R. Viard and L. Sos

Protein nutrition in ruminants: E.R. Orskov. Academic Press Inc., London. 1982. 155 pp. Price: [pound sign]11[middle dot]80 (US$24[middle dot]50) pp. 127-128

C. C. Balch

Aspects of development bank management: Edited by William Diamond and V. S. Raghavan. Economic Development Series in Economic Development (World Bank). Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, USA. 1982. Price: [pound sign]9[middle dot]75 (US$16[middle dot]85) pp. 128-130

Alan Harrison

Volume 11, issue 1, 1983

An alternative management system for Alaska Reindeer Herds pp. 1-16

Wayne C. Thomas, Edward L. Arobio, Larry L. Naylor and Richard O. Stern

The influence of stochastic shocks, the macro-economy and policy on the agricultural system pp. 17-39

R. McFall Lamm

Producer behaviour, market structure and technology in Indian dairy industry: Some managerial implications pp. 41-64

Tushaar Shah

Primrose McConnell's the agricultural notebook: Halley, R. J. (Ed.) Butterworths. 682 pp. 1982. Price: [pound sign]17[middle dot]50 pp. 65-64

C. R. W. Spedding

Feeding beef cattle: Matsushima, J. K. Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 7. Co-ordinating Editor: Yaron, B., Editors Thomas, G. W., Sabey, B. R., Vaadia, Y.& van Vleck, L. D. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1979, 128 pp. Price: unknown pp. 66-64

E. Owen