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June 2006, Volume 88, Issue 2-3
- 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
- 113-134 Modelling optimal strategies for decreasing nitrate loss with variation in weather - a farm-level approach
by Gibbons, James M. & Sparkes, Debbie L. & Wilson, Paul & Ramsden, Stephen J.
- 135-151 Linking icon-based models to code-based models: a case study with the agricultural production systems simulator
by Patrick Smith, F. & Holzworth, Dean P. & Robertson, Michael J.
- 153-177 The environmental impacts of the production of concentrated feed: the case of pig feed in Bretagne
by van der Werf, Hayo M. G. & Petit, Jean & Sanders, Joost
- 179-202 Adaptation to Agenda 2000 (CAP reform) and optimisation of the farming system of French suckler cattle farms in the Charolais area: a model-based study
by Veysset, P. & Bebin, D. & Lherm, M.
- 203-219 Bio-resource flow in integrated agriculture-aquaculture systems in a tropical monsoonal climate: a case study in Northeast Thailand
by Pant, Jharendu & Demaine, Harvey & Edwards, Peter
- 221-222 The Oil Palm, Fourth Edition
by Boyie Jalloh, Mohamadu
- 223-224 Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Managemen on CD-ROM
by Caldwell
- 225-227 Cropping Systems: Trends and Advances
by Timsina, Jagadish
- 229-227 Corrigendum to: "A decision support system to improve individual cattle management. 1. A mechanistic, dynamic model for animal growth" [Agricultural Systems 79 (2004) 171-204]
by Tedeschi, Luis Orlindo & Fox, Danny G. & Guiroy, Pablo J.
January 2005, Volume 83, Issue 1
- 1-26 Agent-based social simulation: a method for assessing the impact of seasonal climate forecast applications among smallholder farmers
by Ziervogel, Gina & Bithell, Mike & Washington, Richard & Downing, Tom
- 27-48 Stability, resilience and sustainability in pasture-based grazing systems
by Kaine, G. W. & Tozer, P. R.
- 49-75 Fuzzy modeling of farmers' knowledge for land suitability classification
by Sicat, Rodrigo S. & Carranza, Emmanuel John M. & Nidumolu, Uday Bhaskar
- 77-99 DeciBle, a software package for wheat crop management simulation
by Chatelin, M. H. & Aubry, C. & Poussin, J. C. & Meynard, J. M. & Masse, J. & Verjux, N. & Gate, Ph. & Le Bris, X.
- 101-199 Food systems for improved human nutrition: linking agriculture, nutrition and productivity: Palit K. Kataki and Suresh Chandra Babu (Eds.), Food Products Press, An Imprint of The Haworth Press, New York, NY, USA, 2003, 394 pp. Price: $69.95 (hardback); $49.95 (softback). ISBN: 1-56022-103-8
by Bouldin, David R.
- 102-103 Economics and ecology in agriculture and marine production: bioeconomics and resource use: C.A. Tisdell, Edward Elgar Publishing, Chelthenham, UK, 2003, 365 pp. Price: $100 (hardback). ISBN: 1-84376-020-7
by Cacho, Oscar
- 104-105 The international handbook of social impact assessment: conceptual and methodological advances: H.A. Becker, F. Vanclay, F. (Eds). Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, 2003, 326 pp. Price: $150.00 (hardcover). ISBN 1-84064-935-6
by Broad, Kenneth
- 106-108 Agricultural system models in field research and technology transfer: Ahuja, L.R., Ma, L., Howell, T.A. (Eds), Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2002, 345 pp. Price US$139.95; [euro]121.72 (hardback). IBSN: 1-56670-563-0
by Donatelli, Marcello
- 108-110 Multi-scale integrated analysis of agroecosystems: Giampietro M., CRC Press, London, UK, 2003, 437 pp. Price US$109.95 (hardback). ISBN: 0-8493-1067-9
by Walker, Brian
- 110-111 SOYBEANS: Improvement, Production, and Uses. Third Edition: Boerma, H.R., Specht, J.E. (Eds), American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 2004, 1144 pp. Price: US$155.00 (hardback). ISBN 0-89118-154-7
by Dashiell, Kenton
December 2004, Volume 82, Issue 3
- 197-214 Methods for studying collective action in rural development
by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth & DiGregorio, Monica & McCarthy, Nancy
- 215-232 In pursuit of comparable concepts and data about collective action
by Poteete, Amy R. & Ostrom, Elinor
- 233-255 Cooperation, collective action and natural resources management in Burkina Faso
by McCarthy, Nancy & Dutilly-Diane, Celine & Drabo, Boureima
- 257-272 Assessing the factors underlying differences in achievements of farmer groups: methodological issues and empirical findings from the highlands of Central Kenya
by Place, Frank & Kariuki, Gatarwa & Wangila, Justine & Kristjanson, Patricia & Makauki, Adolf & Ndubi, Jessica
- 273-290 Collective action for grazing land management in crop-livestock mixed systems in the highlands of northern Ethiopia
by Gebremedhin, Berhanu & Pender, John & Tesfay, Girmay
- 291-305 Understanding, measuring and utilizing social capital: clarifying concepts and presenting a field application from India
by Krishna, Anirudh
- 307-326 What do people bring into the game? Experiments in the field about cooperation in the commons
by Cardenas, Juan-Camilo & Ostrom, Elinor
- 327-353 Methods of consensus building for community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta
by Sultana, Parvin & Thompson, Paul
November 2004, Volume 82, Issue 2
- 99-115 A framework for integrating a complex harvesting and transport system for sugar production
by Higgins, Andrew & Antony, George & Sandell, Gary & Davies, Ian & Prestwidge, Di & Andrew, Bill
- 117-138 Regional application of a cropping systems simulation model: crop residue retention in maize production systems of Jalisco, Mexico
by Hartkamp, A. D. & White, J. W. & Rossing, W. A. H. & van Ittersum, M. K. & Bakker, E. J. & Rabbinge, R.
- 139-160 An LP-model to analyse economic and ecological sustainability on Dutch dairy farms: model presentation and application for experimental farm "de Marke"
by van Calker, K. J. & Berentsen, P. B. M. & de Boer, I. M. J. & Giesen, G. W. J. & Huirne, R. B. M.
- 161-180 Use of seasonal forecasts of sea surface temperature anomalies for potato fertilization management. Theoretical study considering EPIC model results at Valdivia, Chile
by Meza, Francisco J. & Wilks, Daniel S.
- 181-194 An empirical model for quantification of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in grass-clover mixtures
by Hogh-Jensen, Henning & Loges, Ralf & Jorgensen, Finn V. & Vinther, Finn P. & Jensen, Erik S.
- 195-196 Handbook of processes and modeling in the soil-plant system
by Gabrielle, Benoit
October 2004, Volume 82, Issue 1
- 1-16 Row configuration in rainfed cotton systems: modification of the OZCOT simulation model
by Milroy, S. P. & Bange, M. P. & Hearn, A. B.
- 17-30 Analysing farming systems with Data Envelopment Analysis: citrus farming in Spain
by Reig-Martinez, Ernest & Picazo-Tadeo, Andres J.
- 31-43 Evaluation of land distributions with joint regard to plot size and shape
by Gonzalez, X. P. & Alvarez, C. J. & Crecente, R.
- 45-56 Maize yield potential: critical processes and simulation modeling in a high-yielding environment
by Kiniry, James R. & Bean, Brent & Xie, Yun & Chen, Pei-yu
- 57-91 How the uncertain outcomes associated with aquatic and land resource use affect livelihood strategies in coastal communities in the Central Moluccas, Indonesia
by van Oostenbrugge, J. A. E. & van Densen, W. L. T. & Machiels, M. A. M.
- 93-94 Plant growth modeling and applications
by Wilkerson, Gail G.
- 94-96 Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Agricultural Production Systems: Otto C. Doering, III, J.C. Randolph, Jane Southworth, Rebecca A. Pfeifer (Eds.); Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2002, 304 pages, hardback, ISBN 1-4020-7028-4 (US$ 85)
by Baker, J. T.
- 96-97 Multiple criteria analysis for agricultural decisions, second edition
by Mullen, Jeffrey D.
September 2004, Volume 81, Issue 3
- 185-199 Exploring the potential for silvopasture adoption in south-central Florida: an application of SWOT-AHP method
by Shrestha, Ram K. & Alavalapati, Janaki R. R. & Kalmbacher, Robert S.
- 201-212 Wireless technology and satellite internet access for high-speed whole farm connectivity in precision agriculture
by McKinion, J. M. & Turner, S. B. & Willers, J. L. & Read, J. J. & Jenkins, J. N. & McDade, John
- 213-226 Transferability issues of soybean research: a regional example
by Popp, Michael P. & Dillon, Carl R. & Popp, Jennie S.
- 227-253 The costs of soil carbon sequestration: an economic analysis for small-scale farming systems in Senegal
by Tschakert, Petra
- 255-272 Participatory assessment of rural livelihoods in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
by Cramb, R. A. & Purcell, T. & Ho, T. C. S.
- 273-274 Mathematical modeling for system analysis in agricultural research: Karel D. Vohnout, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2003, 452 pp. Price US$149 (hardback). ISBN: 0-444-51268-3
by Ma, Liwang & Ahuja, Lajpat R.
- 274-275 Sustainable agriculture in Central and Eastern European countries - the environmental effects of transition and needs for change: F.W. Gatzweiler, R. Judis, K. Hagedorn (Eds.), Shaker Verlag, Aachen, Germany, 2002, 376 pp. Price: 28.00 (softback), ISBN 3-8322-0366-4
by Kuchenbuch, Rolf O.
August 2004, Volume 81, Issue 2
- 95-114 Factors affecting adoption of dual-purpose forages in the Philippine uplands
by Lapar, Ma. Lucila A. & Ehui, Simeon K.
- 115-131 Structural econometric modelling in Australia's livestock production and marketing systems: the potential benefits of model integration for industry analysis
by Vere, D. T. & Griffith, G. R.
- 133-152 Derivation of steady state herd productivity using stage-structured population models and mathematical programming
by Hary, I.
- 153-175 Assessing the effect of controlled seasonal breeding on steady-state productivity of pastoral goat herds in northern Kenya
by Hary, I.
- 177-178 Agriculture: the potential consequences of climate variability and change for the United States
by Raja Reddy, K.
- 179-180 Improving the productivity and sustainability of rice-wheat systems: issues and impacts: J.K. Ladha, J.E. Hill, R.J. Buresh, J.M.Duxbury and R.K. Gupta (Eds). ASA Special Publication Number 65, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 2003, pp. 231. Price: $36.00 (softcover). ISBN 0-89118-150-4
by Aggarwal, Pramod K.
- 180-181 Innovation in natural resource management: the role of property rights and collective action in developing countries
by Moser, Christine
- 182-184 Wheel-Barrows Full of Frogs: Social Learning in Rural Resource Management: Cees Leeuwis, Rhiannon Pyburn (Eds.); Koninklijke Van Gorcum, Assen, The Netherlands, 2002, 479 pages, paperback, ISBN 90-232-3850-8 ($40)
by Roncoli, M. Carla
July 2004, Volume 81, Issue 1
- 1-15 A mechanistic dynamic model to estimate beef cattle growth and body composition: 1. Model description
by Hoch, Thierry & Agabriel, Jacques
- 17-35 A mechanistic dynamic model to estimate beef cattle growth and body composition: 2. Model evaluation
by Hoch, Thierry & Agabriel, Jacques
- 37-54 Epidemiological and economic modelling of classical swine fever: application to the 1997/1998 Dutch epidemic
by Mangen, M. -J. J. & Burrell, A. M. & Mourits, M. C. M.
- 55-72 A stochastic model for crop variety selection
by Detlefsen, Nina K. & Jensen, Allan Leck
- 73-93 Improving yields and reducing risks in pearl millet farming in the African Sahel
by de Rouw, Anneke
June 2004, Volume 80, Issue 3
- 213-233 A risk efficiency analysis of backgrounding and finishing steers on pasture in Saskatchewan, Canada
by Perillat, B. J. & Brown, W. J. & Cohen, R. D. H.
- 235-253 A hierarchical partitioning method for optimizing irrigation strategies
by Bergez, J. -E. & Garcia, F. & Lapasse, L.
- 255-275 Suitability of Multi-Agent Simulations to study irrigated system viability: application to case studies in the Senegal River Valley
by Barreteau, O. & Bousquet, F. & Millier, C. & Weber, J.
- 277-302 Systematic design and evaluation of crop rotations enhancing soil conservation, soil fertility and farm income: a case study for vegetable farms in South Uruguay
by Dogliotti, S. & Rossing, W. A. H. & van Ittersum, M. K.
- 303-305 Crop-soil Simulation Models: Applications in Developing Countries
by Singh, Piara
- 305-306 Sustainable food and agriculture
by Poudel, Durga D.
May 2004, Volume 80, Issue 2
- 109-131 Revisiting a `cure against land hunger': soil fertility management and farming systems dynamics in the West African Sahel
by de Ridder, Nico & Breman, Henk & van Keulen, Herman & Stomph, Tjeerd Jan
- 133-149 Classification trees versus multinomial models in the analysis of urban farming systems in Central Africa
by Speybroeck, N. & Berkvens, D. & Mfoukou-Ntsakala, A. & Aerts, M. & Hens, N. & Van Huylenbroeck, G. & Thys, E.
- 151-170 Eucalyptus-wheat interaction on Ethiopian Nitosols
by Kidanu, Selamyihun & Mamo, Tekalign & Stroosnijder, Leo
- 171-197 The EU's Agenda 2000 reform and the sustainability of organic farming in Tuscany: ecological-economic modelling at field and farm level
by Pacini, Cesare & Giesen, Gerard & Wossink, Ada & Omodei-Zorini, Luigi & Huirne, Ruud
- 199-211 The technology acceptance model and use of technology in New Zealand dairy farming
by Flett, Ross & Alpass, Fiona & Humphries, Steve & Massey, Claire & Morriss, Stuart & Long, Nigel
April 2004, Volume 80, Issue 1
- 1-21 Entrepreneurial behaviour of dutch dairy farmers under a milk quota system: goals, objectives and attitudes
by Bergevoet, R. H. M. & Ondersteijn, C. J. M. & Saatkamp, H. W. & van Woerkum, C. M. J. & Huirne, R. B. M.
- 23-42 Simulating management strategies: the rotational grazing example
by Cros, M. J. & Duru, M. & Garcia, F. & Martin-Clouaire, R.
- 43-66 The tradeoff analysis model: integrated bio-physical and economic modeling of agricultural production systems
by Stoorvogel, J. J. & Antle, J. M. & Crissman, C. C. & Bowen, W.
- 67-83 Predicting nutritional requirements and lactation performance of dual-purpose cows using a dynamic model
by Reynoso-Campos, O. & Fox, D. G. & Blake, R. W. & Barry, M. C. & Tedeschi, L. O. & Nicholson, C. F. & Kaiser, H. M. & Oltenacu, P. A.
- 85-103 Optimisation of field machinery for an arable farm converting to organic farming
by Gunnarsson, Carina & Hansson, Per-Anders
- 105-103 Trees, crops and soil fertility
by Harrison, Rob B.
- 106-107 Climate change and global crop productivity
by White, Jeffrey W.
March 2004, Volume 79, Issue 3
- 261-281 A critical assessment of the system of rice intensification (SRI)
by Dobermann, A.
- 283-303 The efficacy of controlling phosphorus loading: the case of management-intensive grazing
by Winsten, Jonathan R. & Stokes, Jeffrey R.
- 305-325 RIM: a bioeconomic model for integrated weed management of Lolium rigidum in Western Australia
by Pannell, David J. & Stewart, Vanessa & Bennett, Anne & Monjardino, Marta & Schmidt, Carmel & Powles, Stephen B.
- 327-351 Sustainability of ecological and conventional agricultural systems in Bangladesh: an assessment based on environmental, economic and social perspectives
by Rasul, Golam & Thapa, Gopal B.