Crop-soil simulation models: applications in developing countries

✍ Scribed by Matthews, R., Stephens, W. (Eds.)

Publisher: CABI
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Leaves: 293
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book, based on work sponsored by the Natural Resources Systems Programme of the UK Department for International Development, reviews progress in crop-soil simulation modelling and assesses its application to agriculture in developing countries. The books is divided into sections based on a classification of models with different functions: those used as tools by researchers; those used as tools by decision-makers; and those used in education, training and technology transfer. The examples used are mainly from applications of crop models in developing countries, supplemented by experiences with tropical crops in Australia. The final sections of the book discuss whether crop models have proved useful and consider the way forward in crop modelling and application. Available In Print

✦ Table of Contents

Chapter: 1 (Page no: 9) Models as research tools. Author(s): Matthews, R. Chapter: 2 (Page no: 13) Crop genotype improvement. Author(s): Matthews, R. Chapter: 3 (Page no: 29) Crop management. Author(s): Matthews, R. Chapter: 4 (Page no: 55) Cropping and farming systems. Author(s): Matthews, R. Chapter: 5 (Page no: 69) Regional and national planning. Author(s): Matthews, R. Chapter: 6 (Page no: 79) Global level processes. Author(s): Matthews, R. Wassmann, R. Chapter: 7 (Page no: 95) Decision theory and decision support systems. Author(s): Stephens, W. Chapter: 8 (Page no: 105) Tools to support operational decision making. Author(s): Stephens, W. Middleton, T. Chapter: 9 (Page no: 117) Tools to support strategic decision making. Author(s): Stephens, W. Middleton, T. Chapter: 10 (Page no: 129) Why has the uptake of decision support systems been so poor? Author(s): Stephens, W. Middleton, T. Chapter: 11 (Page no: 151) Using models as tools in education and training. Author(s): Graves, A. Hess, T. Matthews, R. Chapter: 12 (Page no: 185) Who are models targetted at? Author(s): Matthews, R. Chapter: 13 (Page no: 195) Impacts of crop-soil models. Author(s): Matthews, R. Stephens, W. Hess, T. Chapter: 14 (Page no: 209) Where to now with crop modelling? Author(s): Matthews, R. Chapter: 15 (Page no: 231) Concluding remarks. Author(s): Matthews, R. Stephens, W.

✦ Subjects

FF005 - Field Crops, (New March 2000) FF150 - Plant Cropping Systems JJ000 - Soil Science (General) ZZ100 - Mathematics and Statistics

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