SOILCROP : an innovative conservation farmer's expert system for conservation farm planning

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dc.contributor.authorGameda, S.
dc.contributor.authorDumanski, J.
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-03T20:23:50Z
dc.date.available2010-08-03T20:23:50Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractExpert systems, as tools for diagnosis and prognosis of major problems, can provide valuable information for on-farm decision making. SOILCROP was developed to utilize the knowledge base of innovative conservation farmers integrated with information from scientific literature. SOILCROP diagnoses the type and severity of soil degradation and associated crop yield impacts and develops recommendations for ameliorative practices. Qualitative information was combined with quantitative research data to develop the knowledge base for SOILCROP, thus illustrating one of the strong points of expert systems. Expert systems play the dual roles of knowledge synthesis as well as dissemination; during development of expert systems, required but unavailable information is readily identified. The development of SOILCROP has shown, the need for structuring research on agricultural management problems, based on the information required by farmers to make management decisions.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (19 p. : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/44356
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dc.subjectEXPERT SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectDIAGNOSISen
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATIONen
dc.subjectSOIL MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectSOIL IMPROVEMENTen
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITYen
dc.subjectCROP YIELDen
dc.subjectCANADAen
dc.titleSOILCROP : an innovative conservation farmer's expert system for conservation farm planningen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number002354
idrc.project.titleDevelopment of a Decision Support System for the Evaluation of Sustainable Land Managementen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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