Mathematical Models in Agriculture: Quantitative Methods for the Plant, Animal and Ecological SciencesThis is a completely rewritten and expanded version of the successful 1984 book of the same name published by Butterworths. The objective remains the same: to teach students of agriculture and related ecological problems how to express ideas mathematically and solve the resulting mathematical problem. The book is designed to be a textbook, and is suitable for self-study, with exercises and answers. While the level of mathematics is dictated by the problem, the book uses a qualified simplicity. The need of many students to grasp every step of a mathematical model is appreciated and catered for. This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in agriculture, including crop, environmental, and animal sciences. |
Contents
TECHNIQUES | 1 |
CROPS | 275 |
ANIMALS | 522 |
Solutions to Exercises | 717 |
Mathematical Glossary | 803 |
Constants and Conversions | 841 |
| 843 | |
| 887 | |
Common terms and phrases
Agricultural amino acid amount animal applied approach approximation assumed asymptote becomes calculated canopy cells Chapter compared component concentration considered constant constraint crop curve daily day1 decreases defined denotes depends derived described determined differential equations disease distribution dynamics effect energy equal example Exercise feed flux fraction function given gives glucose growth growth rate illustrated important increases infected initial intake integration lactation leaf light limit linear mass mathematical maximum mean method milk obtained occurs organisms parameters plant pool possible potential present problem processes production programming protein quantity radiation reaction relative represented respectively response result root scheme shown simple simulation soil solution structural substituting substrate Table temperature Thornley units values variables vary weight yield zero