Journal: Agricultural Systems

Found 487 papers in total
Simulating grassland utilization in beef suckler systems to investigate the trade‐offs between production and floristic diversity
Simulating grassland utilization in beef suckler systems to investigate the trade‐offs between production and floristic diversity
2008,
In order to understand the farm‐scale balance between the apparently...
Economic impacts of shifting sloping farm lands to alternative uses
Economic impacts of shifting sloping farm lands to alternative uses
2008,
China has been engaging in one of the world’s largest ecological conservation...
The potential of a herbicide resistant maize technology for Striga control in Africa
The potential of a herbicide resistant maize technology for Striga control in Africa
2008,
Striga is an obligate parasitic weed that attacks cereal crops in sub‐Saharan...
SIMBA, a model for designing sustainable banana‐based cropping systems
SIMBA, a model for designing sustainable banana‐based cropping systems
2008,
Banana monocultures ( Musa spp., AAA, Cavendish sub‐group cv. Grande Naine) can...
Aggregating field‐scale knowledge into farm‐scale models of African smallholder systems: Summary functions to simulate crop production using APSIM
Aggregating field‐scale knowledge into farm‐scale models of African smallholder systems: Summary functions to simulate crop production using APSIM
2008,
The efficiency with which applied resources are utilized in sub-Saharan African...
A measure for the efficiency of water use and its determinants, a case study of small‐scale irrigation schemes in North‐West Province, South Africa
A measure for the efficiency of water use and its determinants, a case study of small‐scale irrigation schemes in North‐West Province, South Africa
2008,
This paper analyses the efficiency with which water is used in small‐scale...
HydroLOGIC: An irrigation management system for Australian cotton
HydroLOGIC: An irrigation management system for Australian cotton
2008,
The worldwide need to improve water use efficiency within irrigated agriculture has...
Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: Assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought‐prone crop production
Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: Assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought‐prone crop production
2008,
The world’s poorest and most vulnerable farmers on the whole have not benefited...
Environmental performance in the US broiler poultry sector: Life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas, ozone depleting, acidifying and eutrophying emissions
Environmental performance in the US broiler poultry sector: Life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas, ozone depleting, acidifying and eutrophying emissions
2008,
Most published research concerning the environmental impacts of broiler poultry...
Transformation toward agricultural sustainability in New Zealand hill country pastoral landscapes
Transformation toward agricultural sustainability in New Zealand hill country pastoral landscapes
2008,
A multi‐stakeholder representative group was established to oversee a project...
Analysing farming practices to develop a numerical, operational model of farmers’ decision‐making processes: An irrigated hay cropping system in France
Analysing farming practices to develop a numerical, operational model of farmers’ decision‐making processes: An irrigated hay cropping system in France
2008,
Conventional water management in the Crau plain needs to be modified to ensure higher...
Analysis of two variants of a spatially distributed crop model, using wavelet transforms and geostatistics
Analysis of two variants of a spatially distributed crop model, using wavelet transforms and geostatistics
2008,
Models of crop yield are important for the assessment and optimization of agricultural...
Analysing agricultural users’ patterns of behaviour: The case of OPTIRas™, a decision support system for starch crop selection
Analysing agricultural users’ patterns of behaviour: The case of OPTIRas™, a decision support system for starch crop selection
2008,
Redesigning IT systems for specific user groups encompasses a lot of effort with...
Exploring options for farm‐level strategic and tactical decision‐making in fruit production systems of South Patagonia, Argentina
Exploring options for farm‐level strategic and tactical decision‐making in fruit production systems of South Patagonia, Argentina
2008,
In South Patagonia, Argentina, sweet cherry is the main fruit‐tree crop grown...
The role and value of eastern star clover in managing herbicide‐resistant crop weeds: A whole‐farm analysis
The role and value of eastern star clover in managing herbicide‐resistant crop weeds: A whole‐farm analysis
2008,
In the broadacre dryland farming system of Western Australia herbicide resistance in...
Spatial distribution of grassland productivity and land use in Europe
Spatial distribution of grassland productivity and land use in Europe
2008,
This paper presents and analyses spatially explicit data of grassland productivity and...
Optimal management of molds in stored corn
Optimal management of molds in stored corn
2008,
Long term storage of corn is becoming more common due to the recent increase in the...
Use of a dynamic programming model to estimate the value of clinical mastitis treatment and prevention options utilized by dairy producers
Use of a dynamic programming model to estimate the value of clinical mastitis treatment and prevention options utilized by dairy producers
2008,
This study discusses and demonstrates the construction and application of a specially...
Developing decision support tools for rangeland management by combining state and transition models and Bayesian belief networks
Developing decision support tools for rangeland management by combining state and transition models and Bayesian belief networks
2008,
State and transition models provide a simple and versatile way of describing...
Comparison of two pasture growth models of differing complexity
Comparison of two pasture growth models of differing complexity
2008,
Two pasture growth models that shared many common features but differed in model...
The expected utility of genetic information in beef cattle production
The expected utility of genetic information in beef cattle production
2008,
Scientific inquiry is increasing our knowledge of plant and animal genomics. The...
Life cycle assessment of high- and low-profitability commodity and deep-bedded niche swine production systems in the Upper Midwestern United States
Life cycle assessment of high- and low-profitability commodity and deep-bedded niche swine production systems in the Upper Midwestern United States
2010,
We use life-cycle assessment to compare high- and low-profitability commodity and...
Modelling agricultural expansion in Kenya’s Eastern Arc Mountains biodiversity hotspot
Modelling agricultural expansion in Kenya’s Eastern Arc Mountains biodiversity hotspot
2010,
The Taita Hills are the northernmost part of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and...
How much land is needed for global food production under scenarios of dietary changes and livestock productivity increases in 2030?
How much land is needed for global food production under scenarios of dietary changes and livestock productivity increases in 2030?
2010,
Growing global population figures and per-capita incomes imply an increase in food...
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