Author
Ahuja, Lajpat | |
Ma, Liwang | |
Howell, Terry |
Submitted to: CRC Book: Agricultural Sys Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 11/20/2001 Publication Date: 4/29/2002 Citation: Ahuja, L.R., Ma, L., Howell, T.A. 2002. Whole system integration and modeling: essential to agricultural science and technology in 21st century. CRC Book: Agricultural Sys Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer. Lewis Publishers. April 2002. Chapter One, pp 1-7. Interpretive Summary: Summary This book chapter provided an overall history of agricultural systems modeling; current important issues; knowledge gaps; and future visions. It emphasized the needs to integrate modeling with field research; to collaborate among system modelers; to tailor decision support tools for specific purposes using object modeling system; and to promote system model applications with extensive database and comprehensive parameterization. Technical Abstract: Summary This book chapter provided an overall history of agricultural systems modeling; current important issues; knowledge gaps; and future visions. It emphasized the needs to integrate modeling with field research; to collaborate among system modelers; to tailor decision support tools for specific purposes using object modeling system; and to promote system model applications with extensive database and comprehensive parameterization. |