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1998, Volume 57, Issue 3

• 333-350 Objective criteria for estimating the severity of drought in the wheat cropping areas of Australia
  by Stephens, David J.
• 351-365 Framework for forecasting the extent and severity of drought in maize in the Free State Province of South Africa
  by de Jager, J. M. & Potgieter, A. B. & van den Berg, W. J.
• 367-380 Assessing rangeland drought in South Africa
  by du Pisani, L. G. & Fouche, H. J. & Venter, J. C.
• 381-398 Evaluation of strategies for tracking climatic variation in semi-arid grazing systems
  by Illius, A. W. & Derry, J. F. & Gordon, I. J.
• 399-468 The current and potential operational uses of remote sensing to aid decisions on drought exceptional circumstances in Australia: a review
  by McVicar, Tim R. & Jupp, David L. B.
• 469-488 Exceptional circumstances provisions in Australia--is there too much emphasis on drought?
  by Thompson, David & Powell, Roy

1998, Volume 57, Issue 2

• 121-134 Evaluating CropSyst simulations of wheat management in a wheat-fallow region of the US pacific northwest
  by Pannkuk, C. D. & Stockle, C. O. & Papendick, R. I.
• 135-159 Co-ordination processes in a collectively managed cropping system: Double cropping of irrigated rice in Senegal
  by Le Gal, Pierre-Yves & Papy, Francois
• 161-195 RZWQM: Simulating the effects of management on water quality and crop production
  by Hanson, J. D. & Ahuja, L. R. & Shaffer, M. D. & Rojas, K. W. & DeCoursey, D. G. & Farahani, H. & Johnson, K.
• 197-225 A generic model of hierarchy for systems analysis and simulation
  by Caldwell, Robert M. & Fernandez, Anthony A. J.

1998, Volume 57, Issue 1

• 1-11 Optimal input cost sharing for tenants: Implications for negotiating efficiency
  by Paudel, Krishna P. & Lohr, Luanne & Martin, Neil R.
• 13-41 Agroecological aspects of evaluating agricultural R&D
  by Wood, Stanley & Pardey, Philip G.
• 43-63 Exploring the scope for improving biocontrol of black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, with Heterorhabditis spp. at low temperatures: A simulation study
  by Westerman, P. R. & van der Werf, W.
• 65-75 Agroecosystem responses to organic and conventional management practices
  by Waldon, Hollis & Gliessman, Stephen & Buchanan, Marc
• 77-100 Influence of tractor wheel tracks and crusts/seals on runoff: Observations and simulations with the RZWQM
  by Ma, Q. L. & Wauchope, R. D. & Hook, J. E. & Johnson, A. W. & Truman, C. C. & Dowler, C. C. & Gascho, G. J. & Davis, J. G. & Summer, H. R. & Chandler, L. D.
• 101-114 Adaptability of improved rice varieties in senegal
  by Sall, Samba & Norman, David & Featherstone, Allen M.
• 115-119 Model validation through the linear regression fit to actual versus predicted values
  by Analla, M.

1998, Volume 56, Issue 4

• 391-414 Application of epic model to nitrogen cycling in irrigated processing tomatoes under different management systems
  by Cavero, J. & Plant, R. E. & Shennan, C. & Williams, J. R. & Kiniry, J. R. & Benson, V. W.
• 415-429 The intertemporal impact of soil erosion on non-uniform soil profiles: A new direction in analyzing erosion impacts
  by Hoag, Dana L.
• 431-442 Developing alternative farm plans for cropping system decision making
  by Abdulkadri, Abdullahi O. & Ajibefun, Igbekele A.
• 443-465 Why energy productivity is increasing: An I-O analysis of Swedish agriculture
  by Uhlin, Hans-Erik
• 467-482 Fertilizer use in semiarid West Africa: Profitability and supporting policy
  by Shapiro, B. I. & Sanders, J. H.
• 483-511 Parameterization, verification, and validation of a physiologically complex age-structured rice simulation model
  by Wu, G. W. & Wilson, L. T.
• 513-531 Management unit size and efficiency gains from nitrogen fertilizer application
  by Thrikawala, Sunil & Weersink, Alfons & Kachanoski, Gary

1998, Volume 56, Issue 3

• 269-287 Farmers' adoptability of Mucuna fallowing and agroforestry technologies in the coastal savanna of Benin
  by Versteeg, M. N. & Amadji, F. & Eteka, A. & Gogan, A & Koudokpon, V.
• 289-304 An analysis of agricultural price and research policies in Chile
  by Ortiz, Jaime
• 305-322 Modeling the relationship between reproductive performance and net-revenue in dairy herds
  by Plaizier, J. C. B. & King, G. J. & Dekkers, J. C. M. & Lissemore, K.
• 323-340 Analysis of the rational long-term herbicide use: Evidence for herbicide efficacy and critical weed kill rate as key factors
  by Wallinga, Jacco
• 341-363 Acquiring qualitative knowledge about complex agroecosystems. Part 1: Representation as natural language
  by Sinclair, F. L. & Walker, D. H.
• 365-386 Acquiring qualitative knowledge about complex agroecosystems. Part 2: Formal representation
  by Walker, D. H. & Sinclair, F. L.
• 387-388 Science, agriculture and food security : Joseph H. Hulse. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 1995. 242 pp. Price $45.00. ISBN 0 660 16210 5
  by Lipner, Michele
• 388-389 Introduction to practical linear programming : D. J. Pannell. Wiley, New York, 1996. 333 pp. Price US$ 59.95 (cloth). ISBN 0 471 51789 5
  by McGregor, Murray

1998, Volume 56, Issue 2

• 145-165 The development of a quantitative method for setting research priorities: A critical assessment
  by Nibbering, Jan Willem & van Rheenen, Teunis
• 167-183 A systems approach to analyse the effects of Flemish manure policy on structural changes and cost abatement in pig farming
  by Lauwers, L. & Van Huylenbroeck, G. & Martens, L.
• 185-207 An expert system for the management of Botrytis cinerea in Australian vineyards. I. Development
  by Ellison, Patricia & Ash, Gavin & McDonald, Craig
• 209-224 An expert system for the management of Botrytis cinerea in Australian vineyards. II. Validation
  by Ellison, Patricia & Ash, Gavin & McDonald, Craig
• 225-251 Catchment management for dryland salinity control: Model analysis for the Liverpool plains in New South Wales
  by Greiner, Romy
• 253-264 On trade-offs in low-input agroecosystems
  by Viglizzo, E. F. & Roberto, Z. E.
• 265-266 Agriculture and the citizen : Colin R. W. Spedding. Chapman and Hall, 1996. 282 pp. Price: [pound sign]4.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 412 71520 1
  by Tanner, Jon
• 267-268 Focusing livestock systems research : Edited by A. C. W. Roeleveld and A. Van der Broek. Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996. 151 pp. Price: Dfl 45 (paperback). ISBN 90 6832 085 8
  by de Leeuw, Peter

1998, Volume 56, Issue 1

• 1-28 APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems
  by Probert, M. E. & Dimes, J. P. & Keating, B. A. & Dalal, R. C. & Strong, W. M.
• 29-44 Optimising silage harvesting plans in a grass and grazing simulation using the revised simplex method and a genetic algorithm
  by Parsons, D. J.
• 45-65 Modelling decision-making processes for annual crop management
  by Aubry, C. & Papy, F. & Capillon, A.
• 67-89 Pollination and fruit growth models for studying the management of kiwifruit orchards. I. Models description
  by Lescourret, Francoise & Habib, R. & Genard, M. & Agostini, Dominique & Chadoeuf, J.
• 91-123 Pollination and fruit growth models for studying the management of kiwifruit orchards. II. Models behaviour
  by Lescourret, Francoise & Genard, M. & Habib, R. & Pailly, O.
• 125-144 Modelling the economics of animal health control programs using dynamic programming
  by Hall, David C. & Kaiser, Harry M. & Blake, Robert W.

1997, Volume 55, Issue 4

• 481-501 Simulating nitrogen management effects of subsurface drainage water quality
  by Azevedo, A. S. & Singh, P. & Kanwar, R. S. & Ahuja, L. R.
• 503-533 A quantitative approach for assessing the productive performance and ecological contributions of smallholder farms
  by Dalsgaard, J. P. T. & Oficial, R. T.
• 535-582 GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises. III. Pasture growth and soil moisture submodels, and the GrassGro DSS
  by Moore, A. D. & Donnelly, J. R. & Freer, M.
• 583-599 Integrating economic data with spatial biophysical data to analyse profitability and risks of wheat production on a regional basis
  by Saunders, Lindsay S. & Webb, Trevor H. & Barringer, James R. F.
• 601-626 A review and evaluation of agroecosystem health analysis: The role of economics
  by Yiridoe, Emmanuel K. & Weersink, Alfons
• 627-629 Rural economic modelling: An input-output approach : Edited by P. Midmore and L. Harrison-Mayfield. CAB International, Wallingford, 1996, 113 pp. Price: [pound sign]27.50 or $49.95 (hardback). ISBN 0 85199 112 2
  by Feijoo-Bello, Maria L
• 629-630 Sustainability: A systems approach : Anthony M. H. Clayton and Nicholas J. Radcliffe. London: Earthscan Publications Limited, 1996. Pp. xiv + 258. Price: [pound sign]35.00 (hardback); [pound sign]15.95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85383 319 3 and ISBN 1 85383 314 2
  by Babu, P. V. Subhash Chandra
• 630-632 Agricultural and environmental research in small countries: Innovative approaches to strategic planning : Pablo Eyzaguirre. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996. 231 pp. Price: [pound sign]24.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0 471 96074 8
  by Benson, Todd

1997, Volume 55, Issue 3

• 347-358 Adoption of innovations in the north Queensland beef industry. III: Implications for extension management
  by Frank, B. R.
• 359-384 Modelling sheath blight epidemics on rice tillers
  by Savary, S. & Willocquet, L. & Teng, P. S.
• 385-408 Pasture performance and sustainability in the Peruvian Amazon: Results of long-term on-farm research
  by Loker, William & Vera, Raul & Reategui, Keneth
• 409-423 Farmer perceptions of weed control techniques in sugarbeet
  by Wossink, G. A. A. & de Buck, A. J. & van Niejenhuis, J. H. & Haverkamp, H. C. M.
• 425-444 The production objectives and feeding strategies of ruminant livestock owners in the Gambia: Implications for policy makers
  by Bennison, J. J. & Barton, D. & Jaitner, J.
• 445-459 Modelling chaotic behaviour in agricultural prices using a discrete deterministic nonlinear price model
  by Bacsi, Zsuzsanna
• 461-471 Uncertainty analysis for knowledge-based decision aids: Application to PDSS (phosphorus decision support system)
  by Chen, G. & Yost, R. S. & Li, Z. C. & Wang, X. & Cox, F. R.
• 473-474 Modelling the impact of climate change on rice production in Asia : Edited by R. B. Matthews, M. J. Kropff, D. Bachelet and H. H. van Laar. Wallingford, UK. CAB International in association with the International Rice Research Institute, 1995. 289 pp. Price: US$90[middle dot]00 (hardback). ISBN 0 8519 8959 4
  by Baethgen, Walter E.
• 474-476 Transforming agrarian economies: Opportunities seized, opportunities missed : Thomas P. Tomich, Peter Kilby and Bruce E. Johnston. Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 1995. 474 pp. Price: not given (paperback). ISBN 0 8014 8245 3
  by Bumb, Balu L.
• 477-478 Governments, farmers and seeds in a changing Africa : Elizabeth Cromwell. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, 1996. 176 pp. Price: [pound sign]30[middle dot]00 (hardback). ISBN 0 8519 8976 4
  by Jones, Richard
• 478-480 Fragile lives in fragile ecosystems : International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines, 1995. 976 pp. Price: HDC US $165.00, LDC US $43.00 (paperback). ISBN 971 22 0073 6
  by Dingkuhn, Michael

1997, Volume 55, Issue 2

• 145-153 Editorial introduction
  by Farrington, John & Shaxson, Louise & Gordon, Ann
• 155-172 Approaches to address gender specific needs in relation to access to technological change
  by Goldey, Patricia & Le Breton, Shelley & Martin, Adrienne & Marcus, Rachel
• 173-193 Stakeholder methodologies in natural resource management: a review of principles, contexts, experiences and opportunities
  by Grimble, Robin & Wellard, Kate
• 195-216 Participatory research methods--Implementation, effectiveness and institutional context
  by Martin, Adrienne & Sherington, John
• 217-237 Knowledge in action: Local knowledge as a development resource and barriers to its incorporation in natural resource research and development
  by Blaikie, Piers & Brown, Katrina & Stocking, Michael & Tang, Lisa & Dixon, Peter & Sillitoe, Paul
• 239-256 Developing farm management type methods for participatory needs assessment
  by Dorward, P. T. & Shepherd, D. D. & Wolmer, W. L.
• 257-272 Systems methodologies for sustainable natural resources research and development
  by Ison, R. L. & Maiteny, P. T. & Carr, S.
• 273-300 Methodologies for monitoring and evaluating agricultural and natural resources research
  by Farrington, John & Thirtle, Colin & Henderson, Simon
• 301-322 Promotion and uptake pathways for research output: a review of analytical frameworks and communication channels
  by Garforth, Chris & Usher, Richard
• 323-345 The economic analysis of commodity systems: Extending the Policy Analysis Matrix to account for environmental effects and transactions costs
  by Kydd, Jonathan & Pearce, Richard & Stockbridge, Michael

1997, Volume 55, Issue 1

• 1-17 Exploring land use scenarios, an alternative approach based on actual land use
  by Veldkamp, A. & Fresco, L.O.
• 19-43 Reconstructing land use drivers and their spatial scale dependence for Costa Rica (1973 and 1984)
  by Veldkamp, A. & Fresco, L.O.
• 45-70 Spatial stratification of Western Kenya as a basis for research on soil fertility management
  by Carter, Simon E.
• 71-97 Farm management and protection of natural resources: Analysis of adaptation process and dependence relationships
  by Gafsi, M. & Brossier, J.
• 99-121 The economics of short rotation improved fallows: evidence from areas of high population density in Western Kenya
  by Swinkels, R.A. & Franzel, S. & Shepherd, K.D. & Ohlsson, E. & Ndufa, J.K.
• 123-138 Simulated effect on dairy cow and herd production of different grazing intensities
  by Kristensen, Troels & Sorensen, Jan Tind & Clausen, Susanne
• 139-140 In: V. Barnett, R. Payne and R. Steiner, Editors, Agricultural sustainability: economic, environmental and statistical considerations, John Wiley and Sons, Denmark (1995) ISBN 0 471 95009 2, p. xii + 266
  by Monypenny, Richard
• 140-142 303 pp. Price: US$55.00 (hardback)John H. Sanders, Barry I. Shapiro and Sunder Ramaswamy, The Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semi-arid Sub-Saharan Africa, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Chichester, England (1996) ISBN 0 8018 5139 4
  by Williams, Timothy
• 142-143 405 pp. Price: [pound sign]17.99 (paperback)A.M. Mannion, Agriculture and Environmental Change: Temporal and Spatial Dimensions, Wiley, Baltimore and London (1995) ISBN 0 471 95478 0
  by Fairbairn, Jamie

1997, Volume 54, Issue 4

• 429-437 A comparison of digestible and net energy models to predict rates of gain of hereford steers
  by Hironaka, R. & Freeze, B. & Kozub, G. C.
• 439-462 Game cropping and wildlife conservation in Kenya: A dynamic simulation model with adaptive control
  by van Kooten, G. Cornelis & Bulte, Erwin H. & Kinyua, Patrick
• 463-476 Farmer preferences for socioeconomic and technical interventions in groundnut production system in Niger: Conjoint and ordered probit analyses
  by Baidu-Forson, J. & Waliyar, F. & Ntare, B. R.
• 477-499 `Why do farmers do it?' Validating whole-farm models
  by Schilizzi, Steven G. M. & Boulier, Fabien
• 501-520 Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna
  by Smith, Joyotee & Cadavid, JoseVicente & Rincon, Alvaro & Vera, Raul
• 521-538 A comparison of crop production functions using simulated data for irrigated corn in western Kansas
  by Llewelyn, Richard V. & Featherstone, Allen M.
• 539-576 A simulation model to assess productivity of goat production in the tropics
  by Bosman, H. G. & Ayantunde, A. A. & Steenstra, F. A. & Udo, H. M. J.

1997, Volume 54, Issue 3

• 271-289 The relevance of animal power for land cultivation in upland areas: A case study in East Java, Indonesia
  by Cornelissen, A. M. G. & Ifar, S. & Udo, H. M. J.
• 291-312 Prospects for the use of corporate knowledge bases in the generation, management and communication of knowledge at a frontline agricultural research centre
  by Walker, D. H. & Sinclair, F. L. & Joshi, L. & Ambrose, B.
• 313-326 Misuse of regression for empirical validation of models
  by Mitchell, P. L.
• 327-339 Economic analysis of crossbreeding dairy cattle
  by Gunjal, Kisan & Menard, Louis & Shanmugam, Ramaradj
• 341-356 Energy inputs and potential for agricultural production in western Pakistan
  by Khan, M. Azam & Singh, Gajendra
• 357-380 Efficiency of beef production systems: Description and preliminary evaluation of a model
  by Naazie, A. & Makarechian, M. & Hudson, R. J.
• 381-397 Spatial modelling of the influence of corn planting and wind blocking features on catch of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) in pheromone traps and subsequent pest damage
  by Drapek, R. J. & Fisher, G. & Croft, B. A.
• 399-425 Simulating the impact of climate change on rice production in Asia and evaluating options for adaptation
  by Matthews, R. B. & Kropff, M. J. & Horie, T. & Bachelet, D.
• 427-428 Dynamics of environmental bioprocesses : J. B. Snape, I. J. Dunn, J. Ingham, and J. E. Prenosil. VCH Publishers, Inc., 1995. 492 pp. Price $165.00 (hardback). ISBN 3 527 28705 1
  by Das, Keshav

1997, Volume 54, Issue 2

• 137-152 Research: Help or hindrance to good farmers in high risk systems?
  by Fujisaka, Sam
• 153-168 Requirements for effective modelling strategies
  by Gaunt, J. L. & Riley, Janet & Stein, A. & Penning de Vries, F. W. T.
• 169-188 A diagnostic method for assessing regional variations in crop yield
  by Dore, T. & Sebillotte, M. & Meynard, J. M.
• 189-206 Adoption of agroforestry technology: The case of live hedges in the central plateau of Burkina Faso
  by Ayuk, Elias T.
• 207-222 Comparison of simulated crop yield patterns for site-specific management
  by Van Uffelen, C. G. R. & Verhagen, J. & Bouma, J.
• 223-242 Predicting optimal application time for herbicides from estimated growth rate of weeds
  by Lundkvist, A.
• 243-258 Optimal strategies for management of white-backed planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, on second season rice in Zhejiang, China: Dynamic programming approach
  by Zhu, Zeng-Rong & Cheng, Jiaan
• 259-260 Economists and the environment : Carla Ravaioli. Zed Books, London, 1995. 212 pp. Price [pound sign]11.95 or US$ 17.50 (paperback). ISBN 1 85649 278 8
  by Willis, K. G.
• 261-262 Systems-orientated research in agriculture and rural development : Papers from an International Symposium, Montpellier, France, 21-25 November 1994. Edited under the direction of Michel Sebillotte. CIRAD-SAR, Montpellier, France, 1995, pp 1006. Price: not given. ISBN 2 87614 181 7
  by Thornton, Philip
• 262-264 Statistics for business, economics, and management : Stephen R. Harrison and Rick H. U. Tamaschke. Prentice Hall Australia Pty Ltd., 1993, 733 pp. Price: not given (paperback). ISBN 0 7248 1112 5
  by Henao, Julio
• 264-266 Social aspects of sustainable dryland management : Edited by Daniel Stiles. Chichester, England: John Wiley, 1995, 313 pp. Price US$69.95. ISBN 0 471 9563 3
  by Reining, Priscilla
• 266-268 Soil nutrient bioavailability (second edition) : S. A. Barber. John Wiley, New York, USA, 1995. 414 pp. Price: US$65.00 (hardcover). ISBN 0 471 58747 8
  by Grace, Peter
• 269-268 The ecology of tropical food crops : M. J. T. Norman, C. J. Pearson and P. G. E. Searle. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1995. 430 pp. Price [pound sign]19.95 or US $29.95 (paperback). ISBN 0521 41062 2
  by Roberts, E. H.
• 269-270 Livestock production systems : R. T. Wilson. Macmillan Eduction, London, 1995, pp 141. Price: [pound sign]6.75 (paperback). ISBN 0 333 60012 6
  by Monypenny, Richard

1997, Volume 54, Issue 1

• 1-21 Optimization of caviar and meat production from white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
  by Wade, E. M. & Fadel, J. G.
• 23-37 A decision-support system for real-time management of Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum Thunb.) scheduling and height--I. System description
  by Fisher, Paul R. & Heins, Royal D. & Ehler, Niels & Lieth, J. Heinrich
• 39-55 A decision-support system for real-time management of Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum Thunb.) scheduling and height--II. Validation
  by Fisher, Paul R. & Heins, Royal D. & Ehler, Niels & Lieth, J. Heinrich & Brogaard, Michael & Karlsen, Poul
• 57-76 GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises--I. Overview of the GRAZPLAN project, and a description of the MetAccess and LambAlive DSS
  by Donnelly, J. R. & Moore, A. D. & Freer, M.
• 77-126 GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises--II. The animal biology model for feed intake, production and reproduction and the GrazFeed DSS
  by Freer, M. & Moore, A. D. & Donnelly, J. R.
• 127-129 Modelling potential crop growth processes : J. Goudriaan and H. H. van Laar. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1994. pp. 238. Price: [pound sign]75.50, $115, Dfl 180. ISBN 0 79233 2199
  by Batchelor, William D
• 129-131 Handbook of agricultural meteorology : Edited by J. F. Griffiths. Oxford University Press, New York, 1994. 320 pp. Price: US$ 85 (hardback). ISBN 0 19 506240 X
  by Sivakumar, M. V. K.
• 131-133 Setting research priorities: towards effective farmer-orientated research : Edited by J. D. Meindertsma. Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Press, The Netherlands, 1994, pp. 263. Price: Dfl 48 (paperback). ISBN 90 6832 084 X
  by Smith, Peter
• 134-135 Long term experiments in agricultural and ecological sciences : R. A. Leigh and A. E. Johnston, Harpenden, UK, Rothamsted Experimental Station. CAB International, 1994, 428 pp. Price: US$95 (hardback). ISBN 0 85198 933 0
  by Keeney, Dennis

1997, Volume 53, Issue 4

• 325-348 A methodology for qualitative modeling of crop production systems
  by Plant, R. E.
• 349-372 Measuring and interpreting the benefits of goat keeping in tropical farm systems
  by Bosman, H. G. & Moll, H. A. J. & Udo, H. M. J.
• 373-385 Analysis of high wheat yields in Northwest China
  by Sinclair, T. R. & Bai, Q.
• 387-407 Climatic uncertainty and farm policy: A discrete stochastic programming model for cereal-livestock farms in Glgeria
  by Jacquet, F. & Pluvinage, J.

1997, Volume 53, Issue 2-3

• 121-141 Economic and water quality evaluation of intensive shrimp production systems in Thailand
  by Thongrak, Sutonya & Prato, Tony & Chiayvareesajja, Sommai & Kurtz, William
• 143-160 Some evidence for the existence of dynamic economic thresholds
  by Bor, Yunchang Jeffrey
• 161-174 Land use planning and national soils policies
  by Verheye, Willy H.
• 175-190 A systems analysis of inter-annual changes in the pattern of sheep flock productivity in Tanzanian livestock research centres
  by Rey, Bernard & Das, Sachindra M.
• 191-208 Modelling pasture mass through time in a managed grazing system subject to perturbations resulting from complexity in natural biological processes
  by Pleasants, A. B. & Wake, G. C. & McCall, D. G. & Watt, S. D.
• 209-229 Determinants for land use strategies in a Sahelian agro-ecosystem--Anthropological and ecological geographical aspects of natural resource management
  by Reenberg, Anette & Paarup-Laursen, Bjarke
• 231-252 Significance of supply response for estimating agricultural costs of soil salinity
  by Marshall, Graham R. & Jones, Randall E.
• 253-268 Vertical coordination in a post-command agricultural system--Can Russian dairy farms be transformed?
  by McNeil, Allan O. & Kerr, William A.
• 269-283 Optimizing the external energy input into farmland ecosystems: a case study from Ningxia, China
  by Ma, Z. Y. & Edwards-Jones, G.
• 285-301 Value of feedback in agricultural decisions
  by Sadeh, Arye & Griffin, Wade L.
• 303-315 A computerized crop-specific drought monitoring system: Design concepts and initial testing
  by Lourens, U. W. & de Jager, J. M.
• 317-319 Smallholders, householders: Farm families and the ecology of intensive, sustainable agriculture : Robert McC. Netting, Stanford University Press, 1993. 389 pp. Price: US$49[middle dot]50 (hardback). ISBN 0 521 38257 2
  by Walker, T. S.
• 319-321 Agrarian reform and social transformation: Preconditions for development : Rehman Sobhan. Zed Books, London and New Jersey, 1993. 146 pp. Price: [pound sign]11[middle dot]95; US$17[middle dot]50 (paperback). ISBN 1 85649 170 6
  by Hossain, Mahabub
• 321-323 Irrigated forage production. Developments in crop science 24 : Edited by Amos Dovrat. Elsevier Science Publishers BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, lands, 1993. 257 pp. Price: Dfl 295. ISBN 0 444 88300 2
  by Wilkens, P. W.

1997, Volume 53, Issue 1

• 1-25 Predicting empty body composition and composition of empty body weight changes in mature cattle
  by Williams, C. B. & Jenkins, T. G.
• 27-39 A rice-leaf blast combined model for simulation of epidemics and yield loss
  by Luo, Y. & Teng, P. S. & Fabellar, N. G. & TeBeest, D. O.
• 41-68 Variations in yield response to fertilizer application in the tropics: I. Quantifying risks and opportunities for smallholders based on crop growth simulation
  by Rotter, R. & van Keulen, H. & Jansen, M. J. W.
• 69-95 Variations in yield response to fertilizer application in the tropics: II. Risks and opportunities for smallholders cultivating maize on Kenya's arable land
  by Rotter, R. & van Keulen, H.
• 97-112 Application of the analytic hierarchy process in agriculture in developing countries
  by Alphonce, Christian B.
• 113-114 Born from within: Practice and perspectives of endogenous rural development : Edited by Jan Douwe van der Ploeg and Ann Long. Van Gorcum, Assen, The Netherlands, 1994. 298 pp. Price: Dfl 49[middle dot]75 (paperback). ISBN 90 232 2893 6
  by Thornton, Philip
• 114-116 Crop modelling and related environmental data, a focus on applications for arid and semiarid regions in developing countries : Edited by P. F. Uhlir and G. C. Carter. CODATA, Paris, France, 1994. 239 pp. Price: US$69 (hardbound), US$34 (softbound). ISBN 1 884893 00 7 (hardback), ISBN 1 884893 01 5 (softbound)
  by Johnson, Andrew
• 116-118 Feeding and greening the world: The role of international agricultural research : Derek Tribe, CAB International, Wallingford, England. 1994. 274 pp. Price: [pound sign]16[middle dot]95; $29[middle dot]50 (paperback). ISBN 0 85196 920 9
  by Coulter, John K.
• 118-119 Landscape ecology and agroecosystems : Edited by R. G. H. Bunce, L. Ryszkowski and M. G. Paoletti. Lewis Publishers, 1993. xiv + 241 pp. Price: US$79[middle dot]95 (hardback). ISBN 0 87371 918 2
  by Fairbairn, Jamie

1996, Volume 52, Issue 4

• 399-418 Recent improvements in the energy efficiency of agriculture: Case studies from Ontario, Canada
  by Swanton, Clarence J. & Murphy, Stephen D. & Hume, David J. & Clements, David R.
• 419-437 Adaptation of a crop-growth model and its extension by a tuber size function for use in a seed potato forecasting system
  by Nemecek, Thomas & Derron, Jacques O. & Roth, Olivier & Fischlin, Andreas
• 439-453 Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model
  by Okoruwa, Victor & Jabbar, M. A. & Akinwumi, J. A.
• 455-479 Potential impacts of climate change on citrus and potato production in the US
  by Rosenzweig, Cynthia & Phillips, Jennifer & Goldberg, Richard & Carroll, John & Hodges, Tom
• 481-502 Sensitivity of the US corn belt to climate change and elevated CO2: I. Corn and soybean yields
  by Phillips, Donald L. & Lee, Jeffrey J. & Dodson, Rusty F.
• 503-521 Sensitivity of the US corn belt to climate change and elevated CO2: II. Soil erosion and organic carbon
  by Lee, Jeffrey J. & Phillips, Donald L. & Dodson, Rusty F.
• 523-524 Agricultural research alternatives : William Lockeretz and Molly D. Anderson. University of Nebraska Press, 1993. 239 pp. Price: [pound sign]28[middle dot]50 (hardback). ISBN 0 8032 2901 1
  by Thornton, Philip
• 524-525 Environmental modeling with GIS : Edited by Michael F. Goodchild, Bradley O. Parks and Louis T. Steyaert. Oxford University Press, New York, 1993. 488 pp. Price: $65[middle dot]00 (hardback). ISBN 0 19 508007 6
  by Bowen, Walter
• 525-526 Blueprint 3 -- Measuring sustainable development : David Pearce. Earthscan Publications, London, 1993. 224 pp. Price: [pound sign]9[middle dot]95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85383 183 2
  by Walsingham, Jean
• 527-528 Technologies for sustainable agriculture in the tropics : Edited by J. Ragland and R. Lal. American Society of Agronomy Inc., Crop Science Society of America Inc., and Soil Science Society of America Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA. ASA Special Publication Number 56, 1993. 313 pp. Price: $33[middle dot]00 (paperback). ISBN 0 89118 118 0
  by Rehman, Tahir

1996, Volume 52, Issue 2-3

• 143-170 Nutrient cycling in integrated rangeland/cropland systems of the Sahel
  by Powell, J. M. & Fernandez-Rivera, S. & Hiernaux, P. & Turner, M. D.
• 171-198 The `School of de Wit' crop growth simulation models: A pedigree and historical overview
  by Bouman, B. A. M. & van Keulen, H. & van Laar, H. H. & Rabbinge, R.
• 199-212 Forage management in dairy farms: A methodological approach
  by Fleury, Ph. & Dubeuf, Brigitte & Jeannin, B.
• 213-242 Simulating the impact of global warming on milk and forage production in Scotland: 1. The effects on dry-matter yield of grass and grass-white clover swards
  by Topp, Cairistiona F. E. & Doyle, Christopher J.
• 243-270 Simulating the impact of global warming on milk and forage production in Scotland: 2. The effects on milk yields and grazing management of dairy herds
  by Topp, Cairistiona F. E. & Doyle, Christopher J.
• 271-291 Measuring the productivity of grazing and foraging livestock
  by James, A. D. & Carles, A. B.
• 293-315 Analysis of deterministic simulation model performance using non-replicated factorial two-level experiments
  by Stevens, Gene L. & Willers, Jeffrey L. & Sequeira, Ronaldo A. & Gerard, Patrick D.
• 317-329 Evaluation and adoption of irrigation technologies. I. Management-design curves for furrow and level basin systems
  by Santos, Francisco L.
• 331-353 Indirect estimation of soil hydraulic properties to predict soybean yield using GLYCIM
  by Timlin, D. J. & Pachepsky, Ya. A. & Acock, B. & Whisler, F.
• 355-381 Some issues in the design of agricultural decision support systems
  by Cox, P. G.
• 383-397 Modelling concepts for the phenotypic plasticity of dry matter and nitrogen partitioning in rice
  by Dingkuhn, Michael

1996, Volume 52, Issue 1

• 1-29 A simulation model of the wheat crop in response to water and nitrogen supply: I. Model construction
  by O'Leary, Garry J. & Connor, David J.
• 31-55 A simulation model of the wheat crop in response to water and nitrogen supply: II. Model validation
  by O'Leary, Garry J. & Connor, David J.
• 57-82 LUPINMOD: A simulation model for the white lupin crop
  by Fernandez, E. J. & Lopez-Bellido, L. & Fuentes, M. & Fernandez, J.
• 83-111 An integrated simulation model for a semi-arid agroecosystem in the Loess Plateau of northwestern China
  by Wu, Hsin-i & Childress, W. Michael & Li, Yang & Spence, Richard D. & Ren, Jizhou
• 113-131 A structured workshop approach for problem analysis and solution finding: An example using the problems of barley yellow dwarf virus in the UK
  by Knight, J. D. & Tatchell, G. M. & Norton, G. A.
• 133-134 Environmental information management and analysis: Ecosystem to glogal scales : Edited by W. K. Michener, J. W. Brunt and S. G. Stafford. Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 1994. 555 pp. Price: US$99.00 (hardback). ISBN 0 7484 0123 7
  by Stoorvogel, Jetse
• 134-137 Family agriculture: Tradition and transformation : D. G. Francis. Earthscan Publications, London, 1994. 224 pp. Price [pound sign]12.95 (paperback). ISBN 185383 199 9
  by Fresco, Louise O.
• 137-138 Soil resilience and sustainable land use : Edited by D. J. Greenland and I. Szabolcs. CAB International, Wallingford, 1994. 581 pp. Price: [pound sign]60, US$ 99.50. ISBN 0 85198 871 7
  by Douglas, Malcolm
• 138-140 Climate change and agriculture: Analysis of potential international impacts : Edited by C. Rosenzweig, L. H. Allen Jr, L. A. Harper, S. E. Hollinger and J. W. Jones. ASA Special Publication Number 59, American Society of Agronomy, Inc., Madison, WI, 1995. 382 pp. Price: US$ 37.40 (paperback, including foreign postage). ISBN 0 89118 126 1
  by Bacsi, Zsuzsanna
• 141-142 State of the world 1995 : Lester R. Brown and others. Worldwatch Institute, New York, 1995. 255 pp. Price: US$11.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 393 31261 5
  by Byrnes, Bernard H.

1996, Volume 51, Issue 4

• 377-393 Modelling diurnal patterns of air temperature, radiation wind speed and relative humidity by equations from daily characteristics
  by Ephrath, J. E. & Goudriaan, J. & Marani, A.
• 395-406 Simulation of alternative agricultural marketing systems
  by Donahue, Darrell W. & Sowell, Robert S. & Bengtson, Neal M.
• 407-430 A model of household decisions in dryland agropastoral systems
  by Milner-Gulland, E. J. & Mace, Ruth & Scoones, Ian
• 431-452 A generic model for keeping quality of vegetable produce during storage and distribution
  by Tijskens, L. M. M. & Polderdijk, J. J.
• 453-467 The effect of animal traction on labour productivity and food self-sufficiency: The case of mali
  by Jolly, Curtis M. & Gadbois, Millie
• 469-486 Modelling diversity, change and uncertainty in peasant agriculture in northern Malawi
  by Dorward, A. R.
• 487-489 Opportunities, use and transfer of systems research methods in agriculture to developing countries : Edited by Peter Goldsworthy and Frits Penning de Vries. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1994. 366 pp. Price: US$153[middle dot]50, Dfl 240, [pound sign]101 (hardback; available in paperback). ISBN 0 7923 3206 7
  by Friesen, Dennis K.
• 489-490 Dryland forestry. Planning and management : P. F. Ffolliot, K. N. Brooks, H. M. Gregersen and A. L. Lundgren. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA, 1995. 453 pp. Price: US$95 (hardback). ISBN 0 471 54800 6
  by Dury, Stephen
• 491-493 The biological management of tropical soil fertility : Edited by P. L. Woomer and M. J. Swift. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UK. 243 pp. Price [pound sign]60.00 (hardback). ISBN 0 471 95095 5
  by Hellums, Debbie T.
• 493-495 Crop production and crop protection: Estimated losses in major food and cash crops : E.-C. Oerke, H.-W. Dehne, F. Schonbeck, and A. Weber. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 1994. 808 pp. Price: Dfl 290, US$ 165.75 (hardback). ISBN 0 444 82095 7
  by Zadoks, J. C.
• 495-496 Dynamic modeling : Bruce Hannon and Matthias Ruth. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1994. 248 pp. Price: US$ 59.95 (hardback + two diskettes). ISBN 0 387 94287 4
  by Hoogenboom, Gerrit
• 496-497 The emergence of agriculture : Bruce D. Smith. Scientific American Library, distributed by W. H. Freeman & Co. Ltd, New York and Oxford, 1995. 231 pp. Price: [pound sign]19.95, US$ 32.95 (hardback). ISBN 0 7167 5055 4
  by Thornton, Philip
• 497-500 Regenerating agriculture: Policies and practice for sustainability and self-reliance : Jules N. Pretty. Earthscan Publications, London, 1995. 320 pp. Price: [pound sign]12.95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85383 198
  by Parish, Dennis H.
• 500-500 Population, economic development and the environment : Edited by Kerstin Lindahl Kiessling and Hans Landberg. Oxford University Press, 1994. 284 pp. Price: $29.95 (hardback). ISBN 0 19 82950 2
  by Baanante, Carlos A.

1996, Volume 51, Issue 3

• 259-279 Multidisciplinary research for natural resource management: Conceptual and practical implications
  by Janssen, Willem & Goldsworthy, Peter
• 281-298 Economic evaluation of strategies for management of herbicide resistance
  by Gorddard, Russell J. & Pannell, David J. & Hertzler, Greg
• 299-316 Revitalising growth in Papua New Guinea's agricultural sector
  by Asafu-Adjaye, John
• 317-337 A development planning model for deer farming
  by Glen, J. J.
• 339-356 Application of a systems approach to problem analysis of African animal trypanosomiasis in the Gambia
  by Snow, W. F. & Norton, G. A. & Rawlings, P.

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