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Book SynopsisThe use of crop-soil modelling has so far been mainly confined to the research community. Practical applications have occurred in the areas of decision tools for irrigation studies and pest management. However, there is potential to increase its applied use.This book reviews progress in crop-soil simulation modelling and assesses its application to agriculture in developing countries. It is based on work sponsored by the Natural Resources Systems Programme of the UK Department for International Development.
Table of ContentsPart I: Models as tools in research 1: Models as research tools, R Matthews 2: Crop genotype improvement, R Matthews 3: Crop management, R Matthews 4: Cropping and farming systems, R Matthews 5: Regional and national planning, R Matthews 6: Global level processes, R Matthews and R Wassmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Atmospheric Environmental Research, Germany Part II: Models as decision-support tools 7: Decision theory and decision support systems, W Stephens 8: Tools to support operational decision making, W Stephens and T Middleton 9: Tools to support strategic decision making, W Stephens and T Middleton 10: Why has the uptake of decision support systems been so poor? W Stephens and T Middleton Part III: Models as tools in education and training 11: Using models as tools in education and training, A Graves, T Hess and R Matthews Part IV: Have crop models been useful? 12: Who are the models targeted at? R Matthews 13: Impacts of crop/soil models, R Matthews, W Stephens and T Hess Part V: The way forward 14: Where to now with crop modelling? R Matthews
