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January 2007, Volume 92, Issue 1-3
- 63-75 Exploring long-term land improvements under land tenure insecurity
by Myyra, Sami & Pietola, Kyosti & Yli-Halla, Markku
- 76-90 Yield uncertainty at the field scale evaluated with multi-year satellite data
by Lobell, David B. & Ortiz-Monasterio, J. Ivan & Falcon, Walter P.
- 91-114 Exploring options for water savings in lowland rice using a modelling approach
by Belder, P. & Bouman, B. A.M. & Spiertz, J.H.J.
- 115-139 Modelling the effect of groundwater depth on yield-increasing interventions in rainfed lowland rice in Central Java, Indonesia
by Boling, A.A. & Bouman, B. A.M. & Tuong, T.P. & Murty, M.V.R. & Jatmiko, S.Y.
- 140-156 An assessment of collective action for pond management in Zhanghe Irrigation System (ZIS), China
by Mushtaq, Shahbaz & Dawe, David & Lin, Hong & Moya, Piedad
- 157-178 Community attitudes towards water management in the Moore Catchment, Western Australia
by Burton, Michael & Marsh, Sally & Patterson, Josie
- 179-200 Modelling community interactions and social capital dynamics: The case of regional and rural communities of Australia
by Maru, Yiheyis T. & McAllister, Ryan R.J. & Smith, Mark Stafford
- 201-222 Impact pathway evaluation of an integrated Striga hermonthica control project in Northern Nigeria
by Douthwaite, Boru & Schulz, Steffen & Olanrewaju, Adetunji S. & Ellis-Jones, Jim
- 223-239 An optimization model for the management of a South African game ranch
by Joubert, J.W. & Luhandjula, M.K. & Ncube, O. & le Roux, G. & de Wet, F.
- 240-265 IMPACT: Generic household-level databases and diagnostics tools for integrated crop-livestock systems analysis
by Herrero, M. & Gonzalez-Estrada, E. & Thornton, P.K. & Quiros, C. & Waithaka, M.M. & Ruiz, R. & Hoogenboom, G.
- 266-294 Economics of alternative simulated manual asparagus harvesting strategies
by Cembali, Tiziano & Folwell, Raymond J. & Huffaker, Ray G. & McCluskey, Jill J. & Wandschneider, Phil R.
- 295-317 Relevance of rest periods in non-equilibrium rangeland systems - A modelling analysis
by Muller, Birgit & Frank, Karin & Wissel, Christian
- 318-333 Productivity and soil fertility relationships in rice production systems, Bangladesh
by Rahman, Sanzidur & Parkinson, R.J.
December 2006, Volume 91, Issue 3
- 159-170 Annual forecasting of the Australian macadamia crop - integrating tree census data with statistical climate-adjustment models
by Mayer, D.G. & Stephenson, R.A. & Jones, K.H. & Wilson, K.J. & Bell, D.J.D. & Wilkie, J. & Lovatt, J.L. & Delaney, K.E.
- 171-188 Factors affecting soil quality changes in the North China Plain: A case study of Quzhou County
by Chen, Jian & Yu, Zhenrong & Ouyang, Jinliang & van Mensvoort, M.E.F.
- 189-210 Exploring improved pesticide management in sub-tropical environments with GIS-supported fate modeling
by Ares, Jorge O. & Del Valle, Hector F. & Olinuck, Jose A.
- 211-228 Profit-maximizing seeding rates and replanting thresholds for soybean: Maturity group interactions in the Mid-South
by Popp, Michael P. & Edwards, Jeffry T. & Purcell, Larry C. & Manning, Patrick M.
- 229-241 A note on the effect of farmer mental health on adoption: The case of agri-environment schemes
by Hounsome, Barry & Edwards, Rhiannon T. & Edwards-Jones, Gareth
- 242-244 P. Doelman, H.J.P. Eijsackers (Eds.), Vital Soil: Function, Value and Properties. Volume 29 of Developments in Soil Science, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2004, 340 pp. Price: US$129.95 (hardback). ISBN 0-444-51772-3
by Franzluebbers, A.J.
- 245-246 Corrigendum to: "Financial implications of recent declines in reproduction and survival of Holstein-Friesian cows in spring-calving Irish dairy herds" [Agricultural Systems 89 (2006) 165-183]
by Evans, R.D. & Wallace, M. & Shalloo, L. & Garrick, D.J. & Dillon, P.
November 2006, Volume 91, Issue 1-2
- 1-28 Multi-criteria policy scenario analysis for public regulation of irrigated agriculture
by Riesgo, Laura & Gomez-Limon, Jose A.
- 29-50 Financial and economic suitability of agroforestry as an alternative to shifting cultivation: The case of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
by Rasul, Golam & Thapa, Gopal B.
- 51-70 The production efficiency of intercropping annual and perennial crops in southern Ethiopia: A comparison of distance functions and production frontiers
by Alene, Arega D. & Manyong, Victor M. & Gockowski, James
- 71-101 Exploring diversity of crop and soil management within smallholder African farms: A dynamic model for simulation of N balances and use efficiencies at field scale
by Tittonell, P. & Leffelaar, P.A. & Vanlauwe, B. & van Wijk, M.T. & Giller, K.E.
- 102-121 Economics of the impact of alternative rice cropping systems on subsistence farming: Whole-farm analysis in northern Ghana
by Yiridoe, Emmanuel K. & Langyintuo, Augustine S. & Dogbe, Wilson
- 122-134 Farm-level adoption of sorghum technologies in Tigray, Ethiopia
by Wubeneh, Nega Gebreselassie & Sanders, J.H.
- 135-153 Evaluating the economic and environmental impact of environmental compensation payment policy under uniform and variable-rate nitrogen management
by Link, Johanna & Graeff, Simone & Batchelor, William David & Claupein, Wilhelm
- 154-155 J.W. Kijne, R. Barker, D. Molden (Eds.). Water Productivity in Agriculture: Limits and Opportunities for Improvement, CAB International, Wallingford, UK, in association with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka, 2004, pp. 354, US$110 (hardback), ISBN 0-85199-669-8
by Meyer, Wayne S.
- 155-157 Srinivas C. Rao and John Ryan, Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture, CSSA Special Publication 32, Crop Science Society of America - American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI, USA (2004) ISBN 0-89118-554-2 pp. 434. Price: US$62.50 (paper back)
by Baumhardt, R. Louis
October 2006, Volume 90, Issue 1-3
- 5-31 Performance of CERES-Rice and CERES-Wheat models in rice-wheat systems: A review
by Timsina, J. & Humphreys, E.
- 32-61 Assessing the options for upland livestock systems under CAP reform: Developing and applying a livestock systems model within whole-farm systems analysis
by Matthews, K.B. & Wright, I.A. & Buchan, K. & Davies, D.A. & Schwarz, G.
- 62-78 Peasant emigration and land-use change at the watershed level: A GIS-based approach in Central Mexico
by Lopez, Erna & Bocco, Gerardo & Mendoza, Manuel & Velazquez, Alejandro & Rogelio Aguirre-Rivera, J.
- 79-98 Quantification of GHG emissions from sucker-beef production in Ireland
by Casey, J.W. & Holden, N.M.
- 99-111 A simulation model to predict body weight gain in growing steers grazing tropical pastures
by Tobias C., Beatriz & Mendoza M., German D. & Aranda I., Emilio & Gonzalez M., Sergio & Arjona S., Enrique & Plata P., Fernando & Vargas V., Luis
- 112-131 Individual-based models in the analysis of disease transmission in plant production chains: An application to potato brown rot
by Breukers, Annemarie & Kettenis, Dirk L. & Mourits, Monique & van der Werf, Wopke & Oude Lansink, Alfons
- 132-158 Intensification or extensification? Factors affecting technology use in peri-urban lowlands along an agro-ecological gradient in West Africa
by Erenstein, Olaf
- 159-179 Climate change impacts on wheat production in a Mediterranean environment in Western Australia
by Ludwig, Fulco & Asseng, Senthold
- 180-201 A rule-based method for the development of crop management systems applied to grain sorghum in south-western France
by Debaeke, Philippe & Nolot, Jean-Marie & Raffaillac, Didier
- 202-225 Epistics: A dynamic model to generate nitrogen fertilisation and irrigation schedules in apple orchards, with special attention to qualitative evaluation of the model
by Nesme, Thomas & Brisson, Nadine & Lescourret, Francoise & Bellon, Stephane & Crete, Xavier & Plenet, Daniel & Habib, Robert
- 226-242 Towards sustainable farming systems: Effectiveness and deficiency of the French procedure of sustainable agriculture
by Gafsi, Mohamed & Legagneux, Bruno & Nguyen, Genevieve & Robin, Patrice
- 243-271 Bio-economic evaluation of farmers' perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya
by Waithaka, M.M. & Thornton, P.K. & Herrero, M. & Shepherd, K.D.
- 272-292 New technologies, marketing strategies and public policy for traditional food crops: Millet in Niger
by Abdoulaye, Tahirou & Sanders, John H.
- 293-311 Demand management of groundwater with monsoon forecasting
by Brown, Casey & Rogers, Peter & Lall, Upmanu
- 312-328 Environmental and cost efficiency of pesticide use in transgenic and conventional cotton production
by Wossink, Ada & Denaux, Zulal S.
- 329-347 An entropy approach to spatial disaggregation of agricultural production
by You, Liangzhi & Wood, Stanley
- 348-349 Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms, Committee on Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms, on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Academies Press, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 255. Price US$ 42.95 (hardback). ISBN 0-309-09085-7
by Lauer, Michael
- 349-350 S. Liang, Quantitative Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces, Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA (2004) ISBN 0-471-28166-2 534 pp. plus CD-ROM. Price US$150.00 (hard back)
by Moran, M. Susan
September 2006, Volume 89, Issue 2-3
- 225-247 Assessment of the adequacy of mathematical models
by Tedeschi, Luis Orlindo
- 248-271 Livestock health and socio-economic impacts of a veterinary intervention in Maasailand: Infection-and-treatment vaccine against East Coast fever
by Homewood, Katherine & Trench, Pippa & Randall, Sara & Lynen, Godelieve & Bishop, Beth
- 272-298 Methodology to link production and environmental risks of precision nitrogen management strategies in corn
by Thorp, K.R. & Batchelor, W.D. & Paz, J.O. & Steward, B.L. & Caragea, P.C.
- 299-323 Improved collective decision-making in action for irrigated rice farmers in the Senegal River Valley
by Poussin, Jean-Christophe & Diallo, Youssouf & Legoupil, Jean-Claude
- 324-348 A comparative study of some environmental impacts of conventional and organic farming in Australia
by Wood, Richard & Lenzen, Manfred & Dey, Christopher & Lundie, Sven
- 349-370 The development of a mathematical model to investigate Irish beef production systems
by Crosson, P. & O'Kiely, P. & O'Mara, F.P. & Wallace, M.
- 371-389 The economic value of saltland pastures in a mixed farming system in Western Australia
by O'Connell, Michael & Young, John & Kingwell, Ross
- 390-413 The influence of aerosols on crop production: A study using the CERES crop model
by Greenwald, Roby & Bergin, M.H. & Xu, Jin & Cohan, Daniel & Hoogenboom, Gerrit & Chameides, W.L.
- 414-434 Stochastic simulation of mountain beef cattle systems
by Villalba, D. & Casasus, I. & Sanz, A. & Bernues, A. & Estany, J. & Revilla, R.
- 435-456 Multilevel modelling of land use from field to village level in the Philippines
by Overmars, Koen P. & Verburg, Peter H.
- 457-477 Modeling a wheat-maize double cropping system in China using two plant growth modules in RZWQM
by Yu, Q. & Saseendran, S.A. & Ma, L. & Flerchinger, G.N. & Green, T.R. & Ahuja, L.R.
- 478-479 M. Sidibe and J.T. Williams, Baobab - Adanonia digitata, International Centre for Underutilized Crops, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK (2002) ISBN 0854327762 Price: Free for developing countries; [pound sign]10-15 for those requesting copies from developed countries
by Diarra, Boua
- 480-481 J. Kengue, Safou - Dacryodes edulis, International Centre for Underutilized Crops, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK (2002) ISBN 0854327649 Price: Free for developing countries; [pound sign]10-15 for those requesting copies from developed countries
by Diarra, Boua
July 2006, Volume 89, Issue 1
- 1-25 InfoCrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. I. Model description
by Aggarwal, P.K. & Kalra, N. & Chander, S. & Pathak, H.
- 26-46 Mediating technological learning in agricultural innovation systems
by Morriss, Stuart & Massey, Claire & Flett, Ross & Alpass, Fiona & Sligo, Frank
- 47-67 InfoCrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. II. Performance of the model
by Aggarwal, P.K. & Banerjee, B. & Daryaei, M.G. & Bhatia, A. & Bala, A. & Rani, S. & Chander, S. & Pathak, H. & Kalra, N.
- 68-89 The economic value of the phytoremediation function - Assessed by the example of cadmium remediation by willow (Salix ssp)
by Lewandowski, I. & Schmidt, U. & Londo, M. & Faaij, A.
- 90-105 Farmer goals and management styles: Implications for advancing biologically based agriculture
by Brodt, Sonja & Klonsky, Karen & Tourte, Laura
- 106-131 An integrated modelling toolbox for water resources assessment and management in highland catchments: Model description
by Letcher, R.A. & Croke, B.F.W. & Jakeman, A.J. & Merritt, W.S.
- 132-164 An integrated modelling toolbox for water resources assessment and management in highland catchments: Sensitivity analysis and testing
by Letcher, R.A. & Croke, B.F.W. & Merritt, W.S. & Jakeman, A.J.
- 165-183 Financial implications of recent declines in reproduction and survival of Holstein-Friesian cows in spring-calving Irish dairy herds
by Evans, R.D. & Wallace, M. & Shalloo, L. & Garrick, D.J. & Dillon, P.
- 184-203 Use of on-farm produced biofuels on organic farms - Evaluation of energy balances and environmental loads for three possible fuels
by Fredriksson, H. & Baky, A. & Bernesson, S. & Nordberg, A. & Noren, O. & Hansson, P.-A.
- 204-222 Ammonia abatement strategies in livestock production: A case study of a poultry installation
by Angus, A.J. & Hodge, I.D. & Sutton, M.A.
- 223-224 J.B. Hardaker, R.B.M. Huirne, J.R. Anderson and G. Lien, Coping with Risk in Agriculture (second ed.), CAB International, Wallingford, UK (2004) ISBN 0-85199-831-3 pp. 352. Price US$ 50.00 (Softback)
by Fraisse, Clyde
June 2006, Volume 88, Issue 2-3
- 111-124 Comparative economics of Holstein/Gir F1 dairy female production and conventional beef cattle suckler herds - A simulation study
by Guimaraes, Paulo Henrique Silva & Madalena, Fernando Enrique & Cezar, Ivo Martins
- 125-141 Assessing the effects of managerial and production practices on the efficiency of commercial pig farming
by Galanopoulos, Konstantinos & Aggelopoulos, Stamatis & Kamenidou, Irene & Mattas, Konstadinos
- 142-155 Farm gate nitrogen surpluses and nitrogen use efficiency of specialized dairy farms in Flanders: Evolution and future goals
by Nevens, F. & Verbruggen, I. & Reheul, D. & Hofman, G.
- 156-179 A systems approach to quantify greenhouse gas fluxes from pastoral dairy production as affected by management regime
by Lovett, D.K. & Shalloo, L. & Dillon, P. & O'Mara, F.P.
- 180-204 Climatic information and decision-making in maize crop production systems of the Argentinean Pampas
by Bert, Federico E. & Satorre, Emilio H. & Toranzo, Fernando Ruiz & Podesta, Guillermo P.
- 205-226 Perceived environmental uncertainty in Dutch dairy farming: The effect of external farm context on strategic choice
by Ondersteijn, C.J.M. & Giesen, G.W.J. & Huirne, R.B.M.
- 227-254 Crop sequence effects of 10 crops in the northern Great Plains
by Krupinsky, J.M. & Tanaka, D.L. & Merrill, S.D. & Liebig, M.A. & Hanson, J.D.
- 255-269 Modelling the impact of interventions on the dynamics in village poultry systems
by Udo, H.M.J. & Asgedom, A.H. & Viets, T.C.
- 270-293 A methodology for integrated economic and environmental analysis of pollution from agriculture
by Vatn, Arild & Bakken, Lars & Bleken, Marina A. & Baadshaug, Ole Hans & Fykse, Haldor & Haugen, Lars E. & Lundekvam, Helge & Morken, John & Romstad, Eirik & Rorstad, Per Kristian & Skjelvag, Arne O. & Sogn, Trine
- 294-315 A conceptual representation of animal waste management at the farm scale: The case of the Reunion Island
by Aubry, Christine & Paillat, Jean-Marie & Guerrin, Francois
- 316-331 Use of irrigated pastures in semi-arid grazinglands: A dynamic model for stocking rate decisions
by Diaz-Solis, H. & Kothmann, M.M. & Grant, W.E. & De Luna-Villarreal, R.
- 332-359 Integrated shrub management in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia: A systems-based decision support model
by Noble, James C. & Walker, Paul
- 360-375 Application of a genetic algorithm to minimize agricultural nitrogen deposition in nature reserves
by Loonen, Willem & Heuberger, Peter S.C. & Bakema, Aldrik H. & Schot, Paul
- 376-394 What future for integrated rice-vegetable production systems in West African lowlands?
by Erenstein, Olaf & Sumberg, James & Oswald, Andreas & Levasseur, Virginie & Kore, Harouna
- 395-428 Using farmer decision-making profiles and managerial capacity as predictors of farm management and performance in Costa Rican dairy farms
by Solano, C. & Leon, H. & Perez, E. & Tole, L. & Fawcett, R.H. & Herrero, M.
- 429-450 Determining the important management skill competencies: The case of family farm business in New Zealand
by Nuthall, P.L.
- 451-471 Evaluating uncertainty introduced to process-based simulation model estimates by alternative sources of meteorological data
by Rivington, M. & Matthews, K.B. & Bellocchi, G. & Buchan, K.
- 472-493 Co-effects of climate policy and agricultural policy on regional agricultural viability in Finland
by Lehtonen, Heikki & Peltola, Jukka & Sinkkonen, Marko
- 494-513 Modeling the effect of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko) and weeds in winter wheat as guide to management
by Chander, Subhash & Ahuja, Lajpat R. & Peairs, Frank B. & Aggarwal, P.K. & Kalra, Naveen
- 514-527 Application of a simple ecological sustainability simulator (SESS) as a management tool in the semi-arid rangelands of northeastern Mexico
by Diaz-Solis, H. & Kothmann, M.M. & Grant, W.E. & De Luna-Villarreal, R.
- 528-537 Using the mixtures-of-distributions technique for the classification of farms into representative farms
by Kostov, Philip & McErlean, Seamus
- 538-539 B. Shiferaw, H.A. Freeman and S.M. Swinton, Editors, Natural Resource Management: Methods for Assessing Economic and Environmental Impacts, CAB International, Wallingford, UK (2004) ISBN 0-85199-828-3 384 pp., Price US$ 120.00 (hardback)
by Meyer-Aurich, Andreas
- 540-541 Ponce-Hernandez, R., with contributions from Koohafkan, P., Antoine, J, 2004. Assessing Carbon Stocks and Modelling Win-win Scenarios of Carbon Sequestration Through Land-use Changes. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-105168-5. Price US$80.00 (Softback). 168pp. + 1 CD-ROM
by Izaurralde, R. Cesar
April 2006, Volume 88, Issue 1
- 1-7 Heterogeneity and diversity in less-favoured areas
by van Keulen, Herman
- 8-27 Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time
by Giller, Ken E. & Rowe, Ed C. & de Ridder, Nico & van Keulen, Herman
- 28-43 Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas
by Berger, Thomas & Schreinemachers, Pepijn & Woelcke, Johannes
- 44-60 Differential use and benefits of Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) and N fertilizers in maize production in contrasting agro-ecological zones of E. Uganda
by Kaizzi, Crammer K. & Ssali, Henry & Vlek, Paul L.G.
- 61-74 Heterogeneity in land resources and diversity in farming practices in Tigray, Ethiopia
by Beyene, Atakilte & Gibbon, David & Haile, Mitiku
- 75-91 Diversity and development domains in the Ethiopian highlands
by Kruseman, Gideon & Ruben, Ruerd & Tesfay, Girmay
- 92-110 Determinants of income-earning strategies and adoption of conservation practices in hillside communities in rural Honduras
by Jansen, Hans G.P. & Rodriguez, Angel & Damon, Amy & Pender, John & Chenier, Jacqueline & Schipper, Rob
March 2006, Volume 87, Issue 3
- 249-273 Description and evaluation of the rice growth model ORYZA2000 under nitrogen-limited conditions
by Bouman, B.A.M. & van Laar, H.H.
- 274-295 Evaluation of the RZWQM-CERES-Maize hybrid model for maize production
by Ma, L. & Hoogenboom, G. & Ahuja, L.R. & Ascough II, J.C. & Saseendran, S.A.
- 296-312 A logistic analysis of the factors determining the decision of smallholder farmers to intercrop: A case study involving rubber-tea intercropping in Sri Lanka
by Iqbal, S.M.M. & Ireland, C.R. & Rodrigo, V.H.L.
- 313-330 Water buffalo and cattle ranching in the Lower Amazon Basin: Comparisons and conflicts
by Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Merry, Frank D. & McGrath, David G.
- 331-356 Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya
by Thornton, P.K. & BurnSilver, S.B. & Boone, R.B. & Galvin, K.A.
- 357-358 R.D. Stern, R. Coe, E.F. Allan and I.C. Dale, Editors, Good Statistical Practice for Natural Resources Research, CABI, Wallingford, UK (2004) ISBN 0-85199-722-8, p. 388 Price US$50.00 (soft back)
by Yang, Jingyi
February 2006, Volume 87, Issue 2
- 123-146 Demography, population dynamics and sustainability of the Patagonian sheep flocks
by Texeira, Marcos & Paruelo, Jose M.
- 147-168 Resource allocation tradeoffs in Manila's peri-urban vegetable production systems: An application of multiple objective programming
by Francisco, Sergio R. & Ali, Mubarik
- 169-191 Modification of the SPUR rangeland model to simulate species composition and pasture productivity in humid temperate regions
by Corson, Michael S. & Skinner, R. Howard & Rotz, C. Alan
- 192-210 A model of decision-making and information flows for information-intensive agriculture
by Fountas, S. & Wulfsohn, D. & Blackmore, B.S. & Jacobsen, H.L. & Pedersen, S.M.
- 211-228 Finding niches for whole-farm design models - contradictio in terminis?
by Sterk, B. & van Ittersum, M.K. & Leeuwis, C. & Rossing, W.A.H. & van Keulen, H. & van de Ven, G.W.J.
- 229-244 A participatory approach for integrating risk assessment into rural decision-making: A case study in Santa Catarina, Brazil
by Bacic, Ivan Luiz Zilli & Bregt, Arnold K. & Rossiter, David G.
- 245-247 G. Bruce Wiersma, Editor, Environmental Monitoring, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA (2004) ISBN 1-56670-641-6 p. 792, US$139.95 (hardback)
by Heisler, Gordon M.
January 2006, Volume 87, Issue 1
- 1-17 Predictive modelling of hill-pasture productivity: integration of a decision tree and a geographical information system
by Zhang, Baisen & Valentine, Ian & Kemp, Peter & Lambert, Greg
- 18-37 Combining deliberative and computer-based methods for multi-objective land-use planning
by Matthews, K.B. & Buchan, K. & Sibbald, A.R. & Craw, S.
- 38-62 Zoning of sustainable agricultural development in China
by Xu, Xuegong & Hou, Lisheng & Lin, Huiping & Liu, Wenzheng
- 63-79 Designing crop technology for a future climate: An example using response surface methodology and the CERES-Wheat model
by Dhungana, P. & Eskridge, K.M. & Weiss, A. & Baenziger, P.S.
- 80-100 TechnoGIN, a tool for exploring and evaluating resource use efficiency of cropping systems in East and Southeast Asia
by Ponsioen, Thomas C. & Hengsdijk, Huib & Wolf, Joost & van Ittersum, Martin K. & Rotter, Reimund P. & Son, Tran Thuc & Laborte, Alice G.
- 101-119 Appropriateness of farmers' adoption of irrigation methods: The application of the AHP model
by Karami, Ezatollah
- 120-122 P. Vidhyasekaran, Concise encyclopedia of plant pathology, Food Products Press, Binghampton, NY, USA (2004) ISBN 1-56022-943-8 p. 619. Price $79.95(softback); $129.95(hardback); ISBN 1-56022-943-8
by Kemerait, R.C.
December 2005, Volume 86, Issue 3
- 243-274 Merging genomic control networks and soil-plant-atmosphere-continuum models
by Welch, S.M. & Roe, J.L. & Das, S. & Dong, Z. & He, R. & Kirkham, M.B.
- 275-292 Simulation of agroforestry systems with sugarcane in Piracicaba, Brazil
by Pinto, L.F.G. & Bernardes, M.S. & Van Noordwijk, M. & Pereira, A.R. & Lusiana, B. & Mulia, R.
- 293-311 Assessing the irrigation strategies over a wide geographical area from structural data about farming systems
by Maton, L. & Leenhardt, D. & Goulard, M. & Bergez, J.-E.
- 312-332 Agrarian transition and lowland-upland interactions in mountain areas in northern Vietnam: application of a multi-agent simulation model
by Castella, Jean-Christophe & Boissau, Stanislas & Trung, Tran Ngoc & Quang, Dang Dinh
- 333-348 Simulating the influence of management decisions on the nutrient balance of dairy farms
by Buysse, J. & Van Huylenbroeck, G. & Vanslembrouck, I. & Vanrolleghem, P.
- 349-350 T.E. Struif Bontkes, & M.C.S. Wopereis (Eds.), Decision Support Tools for Smallholder Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Practical Guide. International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC), Muscle Shoals, AL, USA, and Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Wageningen, The Netherlands. 2003, 194 pp. Price US$25.00(soft back). ISBN 0-8809-142-X
by Traore, Seydou B.
November 2005, Volume 86, Issue 2
- 121-143 Simulation modelling of dairy cattle performance based on knowledge of genotype, environment and genotype by environment interactions: current status
by Bryant, Jeremy & Lopez-Villalobos, Nicolas & Holmes, Colin & Pryce, Jennie
- 144-165 On farm testing of integrated nutrient management strategies in eastern Uganda
by Esilaba, A.O. & Byalebeka, J.B. & Delve, R.J. & Okalebo, J.R. & Ssenyange, D. & Mbalule, M. & Ssali, H.
- 166-189 Modeling the effect of abrupt changes in nitrogen availability on lettuce growth, root-shoot partitioning and nitrate concentration
by Linker, Raphael & Johnson-Rutzke, Corinne
- 190-206 Economic and environmental analysis of sustainable farming practices - a Bavarian case study
by Meyer-Aurich, Andreas
- 207-222 Modelling the effect of household composition on the welfare of limited-resource farmers in Coastal Canete, Peru
by Cabrera, V.E. & Hildebrand, P.E. & Jones, J.W.
- 223-238 Rice-soybean rotations: opportunities for enhancing whole farm profits or water savings
by Popp, Michael & Manning, Patrick & Counce, Paul & Keisling, Terry
- 239-240 N. El Bassam and P. Maegaard, Integrated renewable energy for rural communities: Planning guidelines, technologies and applications, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2004) ISBN 0-444-51014-1 315 pp. Price: US$119.00 (hardback)
by Porter, Wendell A.
- 241-240 Kim H. Tan, Humic matter in soil and the environment. Principles and controversies, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, USA (2003) ISBN 0-8247-4272-9 408 pp. Price: US$99.75 (hardback)
by Grace, Peter R.
October 2005, Volume 86, Issue 1
- 1-28 Dynamic modelling of resource management for farming systems
by Pfister, F. & Bader, H.-P. & Scheidegger, R. & Baccini, P.
- 29-51 A method for exploring sustainable development options at farm scale: a case study for vegetable farms in South Uruguay
by Dogliotti, S. & van Ittersum, M.K. & Rossing, W.A.H.
- 52-75 Ex-ante economic analysis of alternative mulch-based management systems for sustainable plantain production in Southeastern Nigeria
by Tre, J.-P. & Lowenberg-Deboer, J.
- 76-96 Multicriteria fractional model for feed formulation: economic, nutritional and environmental criteria
by Castrodeza, Carmen & Lara, Pablo & Pena, Teresa
- 97-114 Analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from the average Irish milk production system
by Casey, J.W. & Holden, N.M.
- 115-116 Y. Pachepsky, D.E. Radcliffe and H.M. Selim, Editors, Scaling Methods in Soil Physics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA (2003) ISBN 0-8493-1374-0, p. 424 pp. Price: US$129.95 (hard back)
by Dardanelli, Julio
- 116-119 T. van Toai, D. Major, M. McDonald, J. Schepers and L. Tarpley, Editors, Digital imaging and spectral techniques: applications to precision agriculture and crop physiology, ASA Special Publication Number 66, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI (2003) ISBN 0-89118-152-0 253 pp. Price $85.00 (softback)
by Liang, Shunlin
September 2005, Volume 85, Issue 3
- 209-215 Local land use strategies in a globalizing world: Subsistence farming, cash crops and income diversification
by Mertz, Ole & Wadley, Reed L. & Christensen, Andreas Egelund
- 216-233 Australian wattle species in the Drakensberg region of South Africa - An invasive alien or a natural resource?
by de Neergaard, Andreas & Saarnak, Christopher & Hill, Trevor & Khanyile, Musa & Berzosa, Alicia Martinez & Birch-Thomsen, Torben
- 234-253 Local impacts and responses to regional forest conservation and rehabilitation programs in China's northwest Yunnan province
by Weyerhaeuser, Horst & Wilkes, Andreas & Kahrl, Fredrich
- 254-270 Factors driving land use change: Effects on watershed functions in a coffee agroforestry system in Lampung, Sumatra
by Verbist, Bruno & Dinata Putra, Andree Eka & Budidarsono, Suseno
- 271-288 A simulation model to study land use strategies in swidden agriculture systems
by Sulistyawati, Endah & Noble, Ian R. & Roderick, Michael L.
- 289-305 Pepper in a time of crisis: Smallholder buffering strategies in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia
by Wadley, Reed L. & Mertz, Ole
- 306-323 Land use change patterns and livelihood dynamics on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
by Soini, Eija
- 324-339 Making a living: Land pressures and changing livelihood strategies among oil palm settlers in Papua New Guinea
by Koczberski, Gina & Curry, George N.
- 340-363 Developing a methodology for identifying, mapping and potentially monitoring the distribution of general farming system types in Vietnam's northern mountain region
by Leisz, Stephen J. & Thu Ha, Nguyen thi & Bich Yen, Nguyen thi & Lam, Nguyen Thanh & Vien, Tran Duc
August 2005, Volume 85, Issue 2
- 101-119 An assessment of the energy inputs and greenhouse gas emissions in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) production in the UK
by Tzilivakis, J. & Warner, D.J. & May, M. & Lewis, K.A. & Jaggard, K.
- 120-137 A framework for decision support related to infectious diseases in slaughter pig fattening units
by Toft, Nils & Kristensen, Anders R. & Jorgensen, Erik
- 138-154 Using a whole-farm modelling approach to assess prospective technologies under uncertainty
by Torkamani, Javad
- 155-182 Determinants of nutrient balances in a maize farming system in eastern Uganda
by Nkonya, Ephraim & Kaizzi, Crammer & Pender, John
- 183-201 Technology adoption by resource-poor farmers: considering the implications of peak-season labor costs
by White, Douglas S. & Labarta, Ricardo A. & Leguia, Efrain J.
- 202-203 Book review
by Singh, Upendra
- 203-204 Paul A. Wojtkowski, Landscape agroecology, Haworth Press, Inc., New York (2004) ISBN 1-56-022-253-0 330 pp. Price US$79.95 (hardback), US$49.95 (paperback)
by Dalgaard, Tommy
- 204-206 In: M. Metz, Editor, Bacillus thuringiensis: A cornerstone of modern agriculture, Food Products Press, Binghamton, NY (2003) ISBN 1-56022-108-9 242 pp. US$89.95 (hardback); US$59.95 (softback), ISBN: 1-56022-109-7
by Glaser, John A.
- 206-207 In: A. Pandey, Editor, Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology, Food Products Press, Binghamton, NY, USA (2004) ISBN 1-56022-980-2, p. 735 Price US$149.95 (hardback)
by Das, K.C.
July 2005, Volume 85, Issue 1
- 1-18 Artificial neural networks for corn and soybean yield prediction
by Kaul, Monisha & Hill, Robert L. & Walthall, Charles
- 19-41 Comparing the performance of techniques to improve the quality of yield maps
by Robinson, T.P. & Metternicht, G.
- 42-58 Characteristics and economic viability of milk production in the smallholder farming systems in The Gambia
by Somda, Jacques & Kamuanga, Mulumba & Tollens, Eric
- 59-81 Comparison of adaptive techniques to predict crop yield response under varying soil and land management conditions
by Park, S.J. & Hwang, C.S. & Vlek, P.L.G.
- 82-97 Implications of on-farm segregation for valuable milk characteristics
by Dooley, A.E. & Parker, W.J. & Blair, H.T. & Hurley, E.M.
- 98-100 Book review
by Ingram, Keith T.
June 2005, Volume 84, Issue 3
- 255-277 Patterns and determinants of agricultural systems in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
by Thapa, Gopal B. & Rasul, Golam
- 279-295 Calibration and sensitivity analysis of a model of the growing pig for weight gain and composition
by Green, D.M. & Whittemore, C.T.
- 297-315 The economic value of glyphosate-resistant canola in the management of two widespread crop weeds in a Western Australian farming system
by Monjardino, Marta & Pannell, David J. & Powles, Stephen B.
- 317-341 A comparison of the performance of statistical quality control charts in a dairy production system through stochastic simulation
by de Vries, A. & Conlin, B.J.
- 343-357 Use of animal density to estimate manure nutrient recycling ability of Wisconsin dairy farms
by Saam, H. & Mark Powell, J. & Jackson-Smith, Douglas B. & Bland, William L. & Posner, Joshua L.
- 359-361 Communication for rural innovation: rethinking agricultural extension
by Waithaka, Michael
- 361-363 Harpal S. Mavi and Graeme J. Tupper, Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture, The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY (2004) ISBN 1-56022-972-1 p. 364, Price US$59.95(hard back)
by Andresen, Jeffrey A.
May 2005, Volume 84, Issue 2
- 121-153 Exploring changes in world ruminant production systems
by Bouwman, A.F. & Van der Hoek, K.W. & Eickhout, B. & Soenario, I.
- 155-169 Impact of resources and technology on farm production in northwestern China
by Deng, Xinan & Luo, Yuzhou & Dong, Suocheng & Yang, Xiusheng
- 171-193 Farmers' management strategies and land use in an agropastoral landscape: roquefort cheese production rules as a driver of change
by Quetier, Fabien & Marty, Pascal & Lepart, Jacques
- 195-225 A physiological production model for cocoa (Theobroma cacao): model presentation, validation and application
by Zuidema, Pieter A. & Leffelaar, Peter A. & Gerritsma, Wouter & Mommer, Liesje & Anten, Niels P.R.
- 227-252 The nucleus and pilot farm research approach: experiences from The Netherlands
by Langeveld, J.W.A. & van Keulen, H. & de Haan, J.J. & Kroonen-Backbier, B.M.A. & Oenema, J.
- 253-254 A.E. Hartemink, Soil fertility decline in the tropics: with case studies on plantations, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK (2003) ISBN 0 85 199 670 1 384 pp. Price US$120.00(hard back)
by Defoer, Toon
April 2005, Volume 84, Issue 1
- 1-20 Modelling seedbank dynamics of volunteer oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
by Pekrun, C. & Lane, P.W. & Lutman, P.J.W.
- 21-38 The cost of accuracy in crop area estimation
by De Groote, Hugo & Traore, Oumar
- 39-53 Farmer participatory evaluation of agroforestry trees in eastern Zambia
by Kuntashula, Elias & Mafongoya, Paramu L.
- 55-75 Suitability of cotton cultivation in shrink-swell soils in central India
by Mandal, D.K. & Mandal, C. & Venugopalan, M.V.
- 77-97 Modelling impacts of climate change on wheat yields in England and Wales: assessing drought risks
by Richter, G.M. & Semenov, M.A.
- 99-118 Tree planting under customary tenure systems in malawi: impacts of marriage and inheritance patterns
by Hansen, J.D. & Luckert, M.K. & Minae, S. & Place, F.
- 119-120 Crop production in saline environments: global and integrative perspectives Sham S. Goyal, Sarinder K. Sharma, D. William Rains, (Eds.), The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, USA, 2003, 427 pp. Price: $129.95(hard back), ISBN 1-56022-096-01; $69.95(soft back), ISBN 1-56022-097-X
by van Hoorn, J.W.
March 2005, Volume 83, Issue 3
- 231-250 Risk analysis and economic viability of water harvesting for supplemental irrigation in semi-arid Burkina Faso and Kenya
by Fox, P. & Rockstrom, J. & Barron, J.
- 251-276 Co-evolutionary scenarios of intensification and privatization of resource use in rural communities of south-western Niger
by La Rovere, R. & Hiernaux, P. & Van Keulen, H. & Schiere, J. B. & Szonyi, J. A.
- 277-295 Unravelling the rationale of `overgrazing' and stocking rates in the beef production systems of Central Brazil using a bi-criteria compromise programming model
by Costa, Fernando Paim & Rehman, Tahir
- 297-314 Are agronomic models useful for studying farmers' fertilisation practices?
by Nesme, Thomas & Bellon, Stephane & Lescourret, Francoise & Senoussi, Rachid & Habib, Robert
- 315-328 Differential evolution - an easy and efficient evolutionary algorithm for model optimisation
by Mayer, D. G. & Kinghorn, B. P. & Archer, A. A.
- 329-331 Bioenergy Options for a Cleaner Environment: In Developed and Developing Countries
by Luijten, Joep
- 331-332 Land quality, agricultural productivity, and food security: biophysical processes and economic choices at local, regional, and global levels
by de Ridder, Nico
- 332-333 Soil and Environmental Analysis: Modern Instrumental Techniques, 3rd Edition K.A. Smith and M.S. Cresser (Eds.). Marcel Dekker, New York, USA, 2003, 700 pp. Price: US$195 (hardback). ISBN 0-8247-0991-8.#Schwartz#2005#332#333#L
by Schwartz, Liliana & Shuman, Larry M.
- 334-336 Agroecosystems analysis
by van der Werf, Hayo M.G.
- 336-337 Syrian agriculture at the crossroads. FAO agricultural policy and economic development series 8. Fiorillo, C., Vercueil, J. (Eds.). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2003, 462 pp. Price: US$68(softback). ISBN 92-5-104990-4.#Suleiman#2005#336#337#A
by Suleiman, Ayman A.
- 337-339 Women and plants: gender relations in biodiversity management and conservation Patricia L. Howard (Ed.). Zed Books, Ltd., London, UK. In association with GTZ and IDRC, 2003, 320 pp. Price: [pound sign]49.95/$75.00 (hard back), ISBN 1-84277-156-6; [pound sign]16.95/$29.95 (soft back), ISBN 1-84277-157-4.#Kling#2005#337#339#J
by Kling, Jennifer G.
February 2005, Volume 83, Issue 2