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] |
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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 |
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Computational modeling |
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Flood management strategies |
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Cultivation and harvest planning |
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Impact of technology |
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Impact of agriculture policy |
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Agricultural reuse of treated wastewater |
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Seasonal precipitation forecasting |
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Pesticide leaching models |
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Climate and soil prediction |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Also available in print |
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Mode of access: Internet |
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Title screen (IGI Global, viewed Dec. 7, 2010) |
Subject |
Agriculture -- Research -- Data processing
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Agricultural informatics.
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Agriculture -- Data processing.
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Agriculture -- Data processing
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Agricultural informatics
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Agriculture -- Research -- Data processing
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Prado, Hercules Antonio do
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Luiz, Alfredo Jose Barreto, 1963-
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Filho, Homero Chaib
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IGI Global.
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LC no. |
2010035367 |
ISBN |
9781616928735 |
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1616928735 |
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