Applications of Systems Approaches at the Field Level

Preface. The Challenge of Integrating Systems Approach in Plant Breeding: Opportunities, Accomplishments, and Limitations P.K. Aggarwal, et al. Using Systems Approaches for Targeting Site Specific Management on Field Level J. Bouma, et al. New High-Yielding, Weed Competitive Rice Plant Types Drawing from O. sativa and O. glaberrima Genepools M. Dingkuhn, et al. Improving Rice Tolerance to Barnyardgrass through Early Crop Vigour: Simulations with INTERCOM J.L. Lindquist, M.J. Kropff. Recent Advances in Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Maize G.O. Edmeades, et al. Potential Yield of Irrigated Rice in African Arid Environments M. Dingkuhn, A. Sow. Assessing the Potential Yield of Tropical Crops: Role of Field Experimentation and Simulation R.C. Muchow, M.J. Kropff. Evaluation of the CROPGRO-Soybean Model over a Wide Range of Experiments K.J. Boote, et al. Adaptation of the CROPGRO Model to Simulate the Growth of Field-Grown Tomato J.M.S. Scholberg, et al. A Modified Version of CERES to Predict the Impact of Soil Water Excess on Maize Crop Growth and Development J.I. Kizaso, J.T. Ritchie. Mitigating Climate Change Effects on Rice Yield S. Mohandass, T.B. Ranganathan. Competition for Light in Windbreak-Millet Systems in the Sahel M. Mayus, et al. Crop Models and Precision Agriculture M.Y.L. Boone, et al. A Conceptual Model for Sodium Uptake and Distribution in Irrigated Rice F. Asch, et al. Using Decision Support Systems to Optimize Barley Management on Spatial Variable Soil H.W.G. Booltink, J. Verhagen. Application of SOYGRO in Argentina S. Meira, E. Guevara. Modeling the Effect of Nitrogen on Rice Growth and Development T. Hasegawa, T. Horie. Optimization of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application to Irrigated Rice R.N. Dash, et al. Simulating Rice Leaf Area Development and Dry Matter Production in Relation to Plant N and Weather M. Ohnishi, et al. Influence of Split Application of Nitrogen on Foliar N Content, Photosynthesis, Dry Matter Production and Yield in Short and Medium Duration Rice Cultivars C. Vijayalakshmi, M. Nagarajan. Systems Approaches to Improve Nitrogen Management in Rice B. Mishra. Use of Simulation Models to Optimize Fungicide Use for Managing Tropical Rice Blast Disease S.B. Calvero, P.S. Teng. Yield Gap Analysis of Rainfed Lowland Systems to Guide Rice Crop and Pest Management H.O. Pinnschmidt, et al. Quantification of the Effects of Bacterial Blight Disease on Rice Crop Growth and Grain Yield P.R. Reddy. Better Biological Control by a Combination of Experimentation and Modelling J.C. Van Lenteren, H.W.J. Van Roermund. Quantitative Evaluation of Growth and Yield of Rice Plants Infested with Rice Planthoppers T. Watanabe, et al. Addressing Sustainability of Rice--Wheat Systems: Analysis of Long-Term Experimentation and Simulation J. Timsina, et al. Systems Approach in the Design of Soil and Water Conservation Measures L. Stroosnijder, P. Kiepe. Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Quality R.S. Kanwar, et al. Harnessing Crop Research Data to Develop Expert Systems K. Muralidharan, E.A. Siddiq. Comparison of Predictions and Observations to Assess Model Performance: A Method of Empirical Validation P.L. Mitchell, J.E. Sheehy. Acronyms. Subject Index.