A protocol for the conceptualisation of an agro-ecosystem to guide data acquisition and analysis and expert knowledge integration

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-116

  Lamanda, Nathalie ^a   Roux, Sébastien ^b   Delmotte, Sylvestre ^c   Merot, Anne ^b   Rapidel, Bruno ^a   Adam, Myriam ^d   Wery, Jacques ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement   (France)

^c UMR INNOVATION   (France)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agronomic diagnosis; Conceptual diagrams; Crop functioning; Expert knowledge elicitation; Knowledge base; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOPHYSICS; COFFEE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COTTON; DATA ACQUISITION; EXPERT SYSTEM; INNOVATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; VINE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; VITIS;

EID: 84856967524     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

References (63)

1. Adam M., Ewert F., Leffelaar P.A., Corbeels M., van Keulen H., Wery J. CROSPAL, software that uses agronomic expert knowledge to assist modules selection for crop growth simulation. Environ. Modell. Softw. 2010, 25:946-955.
2. Adam M., Leffelaar P.A., Ewert F., Corbeels M., Van Keulen H., Wery J. Developing new crop models within a flexible crop modelling framework: use of crop physiological knowledge to change a wheat model into a pea model. Proceeding of 'AGRO2010, the XIth ESA Congress 2010, 811-812. J. Wery, I. Shili-Touzi, A. Perrin (Eds.).
3. Ameglio T., Lacointe A., Cochard H., Alves G., Bodet C., Vandame M., Valentin V., Saint-Joanis B., Ploquin S., Cruiziat P., Julien J.L., Guilliot A., Petel G. Water relations in Walnut during winter. Acta Horti. 2001, 544:239-246.
4. Balls L. The yields of a crop 1953, E. & F. N. Spon Ltd, London.
5. Barrabé A., Rapidel B., Sissoko F., Traoré B., Wery J. Elaboration and test of a decision rule for the application of mepiquat chloride on cotton in Mali. Eur. J. Agron. 2007, 27:197-204.
6. Bates T.R., Dunst R.M., Joy P. Seasonal dry matter, starch, and nutrient distribution in 'Concord' Grapevine Roots. Hortscience 2002, 37:313-316.
7. Beck H., Morgan K., Jung Y., Grunwald S., Kwon H., Wu J. Ontology-based simulation in agricultural systems modelling. Agric. Syst. 2010, 103(7):463-477.
8. Brisson N., Wey J., Boote K. Fundamental concepts of crop models illustrated by a comparative approach. Working with dynamic Crop Models, Evaluation, Analysis, Parametrization and Application. 2006, 257-279. Elsevier. D. Wallach, D. Makowski, J.W. Jones (Eds.).
9. Brussaard L., Caron P., Campbell B., Lipper L., Mainka S., Rabbinge R., Babin D., Pulleman M. Reconciling biodiversity conservation and food security: scientific challenges for a new agriculture. Curr. Opin. Environ. Sustain. 2010, 2:34-42.
10. Chrétien, V., Chadoeuf, J., Péros, J.P., Spilmont, A.S., 2004. Rapport biométrique. ENTAV, INRA, Agro-M.
11. Claverie M., Delmotte S., Wery J. Syrah decline: understanding physiological dys-functionnings leading a trunk-cracked vine to death 1st part: Generation assumptions through a conceptual model. Progrès Agricole et Viticole. 2011, 128(5):88-95.
12. Correia M., Diabaté M., Beavogui P., Guilavogui K., Lamanda N., de Foresta H. Conserving forest tree diversity in Guinée Forestière (Guinea, West Africa): the role of coffee-based agroforests. Biol. Conserv. 2010, 19(6):1725-1747. http://www.springerlink.com/content/d7270314830q63t7/.
13. Cretenet M., Tittonell P. Discontinuous fertiliser use affects soil responsiveness and widens yield gaps in cotton-based cropping systems of N Cameroun. Proceeding of 'AGRO2010, the XIth ESA Congress 2010, 347-348. J. Wery, I. Shili-Touzi, A. Perrin (Eds.).
14. Dagnelie P. Statistique théorique et appliquée, Tome 2: Inférence statistique à une et deux dimention 1998, Département De Boeck université, Paris, Bruxelles.
15. Dalgaard T., Hutchings N.J., Porter J.R. Agroecology, scaling and interdisciplinarity. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2003, 100(1):39-51.
16. De Wit C.T. Theorie en model 1968, Veenman, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
17. Delmotte, S., Claverie, M., Wery, J., 2008. Analyse des causes du dépérissement de la Syrah. Internal report IFV-INRA.
18. Diabaté M., Béavogui P., Guilavogui K., Correia M., Lamanda N., de Foresta H. Diversity of uses of tree species in agroforests of Guinée Forestière (Guinea, West Africa). 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry. Agroforestry, the future of global land use 2009, 404. (book of abstracts).
19. Dieste O., Genero M., Juristo N., Mate J.L., Moreno A.M. A conceptual model completely independent of the implementation paradigm. J. Syst. Softw. 2003, 68(3):183-198.
20. Dixon H.J., Doores J.W., Joshi L., Sinclair F.L. Agroecological Knowledge Toolkit For Windows: Methodological Guidelines, Computer Software And Manual For AKT5 2001, School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK.
21. Doré T., Sebillotte M., Meynard J.M. A diagnostic method for assessing regional variations in crop yield. Agric. Syst. 1997, 54:169-188.
22. Doré T., Clermont-Dauphin C., Crozat Y., David C., Jeuffroy M.-H., Loyce C., Makowski D., Malézieux E., Meynard J.M., Valantin-Morison M. Methodological progress in on-farm regional agronomic diagnosis. A review. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 2008, 28:151-161.
23. Ewert F., van Ittersum M.K., Bezlepki A.I., Therond O., Andersen E., Belhouchette H., Bockstaller C., Brouwer F., Heckelei T., Janseen S., Knappen R., Kuiper M., Louhichi K., Alkan Olsson J., Turpin N., Wery J., Wien J-E., Wolf J. A methodology for enhance flexibility of integrated assessment in agriculture. Environ. Sci. Policy 2009, 12(5):546-561.
24. Forrester J.W. Industrial Dynamics 1961, MIT Press, Boston, USA.
25. Grimm V., Berger U., Bastiansen F., Eliassen S., Ginot V., Giske J., Goss-Custard J., Grand T., Heinz S.K., Huse G., Huth A., Jepsen J.U., Jorgensen C., Mooij W.M., Muller B., Pe'er G., Piou C., Railsback S.F., Robbins A.M., Robbins M.M., Rossmanith E., Ruger N., Strand E., Souissi S., Stillman R.A., Vabo R., Visser U., DeAngelis D.L. A standard protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models. Ecol. Model. 2006, 198(1-2):115-126.
26. Heemskerk M., Wilson K., Pavao Zuckerman M. Conceptual models as tools for communication across disciplines. Conserv. Ecol. 2003, 7:38. http://www.consecol.org/vol7/iss3/art8.
27. Jacobsen B.H. Farmer's decision making behaviour: empirical findings from Denmark. Farmer's decision making: a descriptive approach. Proceedings from the 38th Seminar of EAAE 1994, B.H. Jacobsen, J. Christensen, S. Rasmussen (Eds.).
28. Johnson-Laird P.N. Mental Models: Towards a Cognitive Science of Language, Inference, and Consciousness 1983, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
29. Juristo N., Moreno A.M. Introductory paper: reflexions on conceptual modelling. Data Knowl. Eng. 2000, 33:103-117.
30. Lamanda N., Wery J. Using the diversity of existing situations to analyze dynamics and services of agroforestry systems. Proceeding of 'AGRO2010, the XIth ESA Congress 2010, 291-292. J. Wery, I. Shili-Touzi, A. Perrin (Eds.).
31. Lamanda N., Wery J. Conceptual modelling of the structure-function-services dynamics of tropical agroforests. Proceeding of 'AGRO2010, the XIth ESA Congress 2010, 819-820. J. Wery, I. Shili-Touzi, A. Perrin (Eds.).
32. Lamanda,N., Correia,M., Bompy, F., Diabaté,M., de Foresta,H.,Wery, J. Assessing the trade-offs between productivity and ecosystemic services: a case study of coffee agroforests in Guinea (West Africa) EJA, submitted for publication.
33. Lançon J., Wery J., Rapidel B., Angokaye M., Gérardeaux E., Gaborel C., Ballo D., Fadegnon B. An improved methodology for integrated crop management systems. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 2007, 27:101-110.
34. Le Gal P.Y., Merot A., Moulin C.H., Navarrete M., Wery J. A modelling framework to support farmers in designing agricultural production systems. Environ. Model. Softw. 2010, 25(2):258-268.
35. On system analysis and simulation of ecological process; with examples in CSMP, FST and FORTRAN. Second Edition. Current Issues in Production Ecology 1999, vol. 4. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
36. Lloyd D., Boyd B., Den Exter K. Mind mapping as an interactive tool for engaging complex geographical issues. N. Z. Geographer. 2010, 66:181-188.
37. Loyce C., Wery J. Les outils des agronomes pour l'évaluation et la conception de systèmes de culture. L'agronomie aujourd'hui 2006, Quae, Versailles. T. Doré, M. Le Bail, P. Martin, B. Ney, J. Roger-Estrade (Eds.).
38. Magcale-Macandog D., Ocampo L.J.M. Indigenous strategies of sustainable farming systems in the highlands of northern Philippines. J. Sustain. Agric. 2005, 26:117-138.
39. Merot A., Gary C., Wery J. Designing innovative cropping systems requires the simulation of its biophysical and technical components in interaction: illustration on vineyards. Proceedings of Farming System Design 2009.
40. Monteith J.L. Climate and the efficiency of crop productions in Britain. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 1977, 81-294.
41. Muetzelfeldt R., Massheder J. The Simile visual modelling environment. Eur. J. Agron. 2003, 18(3-4):345-358.
42. Müller P. Mimosa: using ontologies for modelling and simulation. Proceedings of Informatik 2007.
43. Odum H.T. Systems Ecology: An Introduction 1983, Wiley, New York.
44. Papajorgji, P.J,. and Pardalos, P.M., 2006. Software Engineering Techniques Applied to Agricultural Systems. An Object-Oriented and UML Approach. Series: Applied Optimization, Vol. 100.
45. Rabbinge R., De Wit C. Systems, models and simulation. Simulation and Systems Management in Crop Protection 1989, Pudoc, Wageningen. R. Rabbinge, S.A. Ward, H.H. van Laar (Eds.).
46. Rapidel B., Defèche C., Traoré B., Lançon J., Wery J. In field development of a conceptual model for crop functioning and management: a case study on cotton in Southern Mali. Eur. J. Agron. 2006, 24:304-315.
47. Rapidel B., Beer J., Vaast P. The Mesoamerican Scientific Partnership Platform (PCP) Agroforestry Systems with Perennial Crops. Modelling Agroforestry Systems 2009, CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. B. Rapidel, O. Roupsard, M. Navarro (Eds.).
48. Ratzé C., Gillet F., Muller J.P., Stoffel K. Simulation modelling of ecological hierarchies in constructive dynamical systems. Ecol. Complex. 2007, 4:13-25.
49. Rebolledo M.C., Rapidel B., Avelino J., Sinclair F. Building a biophysical conceptual model of Agroforestry Systems (AFS) with coffee incorporating scientific, expert and farmer's knowledge in Costa Rica. Modelling agroforestry systems. Workshop proceedings 2009, B. Rapidel, O. Roupsard, M. Navarro (Eds.).
50. Roitsch T. Source-sink regulation by carbohydrate and stress. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 1999, 2:198-206.
51. Roux S., Adam M., Wery J. An interdisciplinary framework for the development and analysis of crop models. Proceedings of International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs) for the 2010 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software Modelling for Environment's Sake, Fifth Biennial Meeting 2010, http://www.iemss.org/iemss2010/index.php%3Fn=Main.Proceedings, A. David, Swayne, A.A. Wanhong Yang, A. Voinov, T. Rizzoli, Filatova (Eds.).
52. Russell G., Muetzelfeld R.I., Taylor K., Terres J.M. Development of a crop knowledge base for Europe. Eur. J. Agron. 1999, 11:187-206.
53. Sinclair T.R. Water and nitrogen limitations in soybean grain production. I. Model development. Field Crop Res. 1986, 15:125-141.
54. Solfanelli C., Poggi A., Loreti E., Alpi A., Perata P. Sucrose-specific induction of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 2006, 140:637-646.
55. Spilmont, A.S., Claverie, M., 2009. Dépérissement de la syrah. Projet interrégional. Rapport technique IFV. 41p.
56. Spilmont A.S., Grenan S., Boursiquot J.M. Le dépérissement de la Syrah: compte-rendu de la réunion du Groupe de Travail -11 avril 2005. Progrès Agricole et Viticole. 2005, 122:337-348.
57. Tilman D. Ressources: a graphical-mechanistic approach to competition and predation. Am. Nat. 1980, 116:362-393.
58. Torabi B., Soltani A. Analysis of wheat yield gap using comparative performance analysis method. Proceeding of 'AGRO2010, the XIth ESA Congress 2010, 367-368. J. Wery, I. Shili-Touzi, A. Perrin (Eds.).
59. Voinov A., Bousquet F. Modelling with stakeholders. Environ. Model. Softw. 2010, 25:1268-1281.
60. Von Bertalanffy L. General System Theory 1968, Braziller, G. Inc., New York.
61. Walliser B. Systèmes et modèles: introduction critique à l'analyse de systèmes 1977, Le seuil, Paris.
62. Wery J. Differential effects of soil water deficit on the basic plant functioning and their significance to analyse crop responses to water deficit in inderterminate plants. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 2005, 56:1201-1209.
63. Wery J., Langeveld W.A. Introduction to the EJA special issue on cropping systems design: new methods for new challenges. Eur. J. Agron. 2010, 32:1-2.