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Title Computational methods for agricultural research : advances and applications / Hercules Antonio do Prado, Alfredo Jose Barreto Luiz, and Homero Chaib Filho, editors
Published Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2011

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Description electronic texts (433 pages : illustrations) : digital files
Contents 1. Scientific computing in the context of a successful agricultural research enterprise / Geraldo Silva e Souza, Eliseu Alves -- 2. Concentration and dynamics of the Brazilian agriculture / Fernando Garagorry, Homero Filho -- 3. Land cover change / Carlos Pérez-Hugalde, Patricia Delgado-Pérez, Raúl Romero-Calcerrada -- 4. Mining climate and remote sensing time series to improve monitoring of sugar cane fields / Luciana Romani [and others] -- 5. Objective sampling estimation of crop area based on remote sensing images / Alfredo Luiz, Antonio Formaggio, José Epiphanio -- 6. Study of potential climate for sugarcane production in the state of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, by means of geoprocessing / Fernando Soares [and others] -- 7. Using self-organizing maps for rural territorial typology / Marcos Santos da Silva [and others] -- 8. Zoning based on climate and soil for planting eucalyptus in southern region of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil / José Alba, Marcos Wrege, Marilice Garrastazu -- 9. A mixed integer programming approach for sugar cane cultivation and harvest planning / Sanjay Jena, Marcus Poggi de Aragão -- 10. An application of a positive mathematical programming model to analyse the impact of agricultural policy measures in the Spanish agricultural sector / Lucinio Asensio [and others] -- 11. Mathematical-modelling simulation applied to help in the decision-making process on environmental impact assessment of agriculture / Maria Pessoa [and others]
12. A linear optimization approach for increasing sustainability in vegetable crop production / Lana dos Santos [and others] -- 13. Pesticide leaching models in a brazilian agricultural field scenario / Rômulo Júnior, Renê Rigitano, Jos Boesten -- 14. A computational agent model of flood management strategies / Lisa Brouwers, Magnus Boman -- 15. Computational techniques for biologic species distribution modeling / Pedro Corrêa [and others] -- 16. Seasonal precipitation forecast based on artificial neural networks / Adriano Rolim da Paz [and others] -- 17. Descriptive methods and compromise programming for promoting agricultural reuse of treated wastewater / Hella Ben Brahim, Lucien Duckstein -- 18. Towards spatial decision support system for animals traceability / Marcos Visoli [and others] -- 19. Construction of agri-environmental data using computational methods / Susumu Uchida [and others]
Summary "This book brings computing solutions to ancient practices and modern concerns, sowing the seeds for a sustainable, constant food supply, utilizing cutting-edge computational techniques"--Provided by publisher
Analysis Neural networks
Computational modeling
Flood management strategies
Cultivation and harvest planning
Impact of technology
Impact of agriculture policy
Agricultural reuse of treated wastewater
Seasonal precipitation forecasting
Pesticide leaching models
Climate and soil prediction
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Also available in print
Mode of access: Internet
Title screen (IGI Global, viewed Dec. 7, 2010)
Subject Agriculture -- Research -- Data processing
Agricultural informatics.
Agriculture -- Data processing.
Agriculture -- Data processing
Agricultural informatics
Agriculture -- Research -- Data processing
Form Electronic book
Author Prado, Hercules Antonio do
Luiz, Alfredo Jose Barreto, 1963-
Filho, Homero Chaib
IGI Global.
LC no. 2010035367
ISBN 9781616928735
1616928735