Overview
Mathematical models are being used more and more widely to study complex dynamic systems (global weather, ecological systems, hydrological systems, nuclear reactors etc. including the specific subject of this book, crop-soil systems). The models are important aids in understanding, predicting and managing these systems. Such models are complex and imperfect. One fundamental research direction is to seek a better understanding of how these systems function, and to propose mathematical expressions embodying that understanding. However, this is not sufficient. It is also essential to have tools (often mathematical and statistical methods) to aid in developing, improving and using the models built from those equations. The book is specifically concerned with the application of methods to crop models, but much of the material is also applicable to dynamic system models in other fields. The goal of this book is to fill that gap.
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Author: Daniel Wallach (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA, UMR INRA/INP, Toulouse, France) ,
David Makowski (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA, UMR INRA/INA, Thiverval-Grignon, France) ,
James W. Jones (Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA) ,
Francois Brun (ACTA-INRA Toulouse, Castanet Tolosan, France)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.960kg
ISBN: 9780444521354
ISBN 10: 0444521356
Pages: 462
Publication Date: 10 May 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780444638007
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD
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Author Information
Daniel Wallach focuses on the application of statistical methods of dynamic systems, specifically on agronomy models. He has published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment; Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics and European Journal of Agronomy. David Makowski is an expert with the European Food Safety authority and the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety and has authored 50 refereed articles and 10 book chapters on statistics, agricultural modeling and risk analysis. James Jones has authored more than 250 refereed scientific journal articles, developed and teached a graduate course based mostly on this book. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and serves on several international science advisory committees related to agriculture and climate. Francois Brun specializes in agricultural modeling systems using the R language, and has published in Journal of Experimental Botany.
