Edited by: K.C. Ting,
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
David H. Fleisher,
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Alternative Crops and Systems Laboratory, USA
Luis F. Rodriguez,
University Space Research Association, USA
An Overview of Agricultural System
W. David Shoup, Southern Illinois University, USA
An Overview of the Food System
Catherine Cantley, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, & Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, USA
Juming Tang, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, USA
Barbara Rasco, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Washington State University, USA
Lester Wilson, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, USA
Management of Agricultural Production
W. David Shoup, Southern Illinois University, USA
Management of Food Processing and Distribution
onul Kaletunc, The Ohio State University, USA
Management of Agricultural and Food Wastes
Harold Keener, The Ohio State University, USA
Management of Water Resources
Michael C. Hirschi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Systems Level Issues
Economics of Agricultural and Food Production
Energy Use in Production of Food, Feed and Fiber
D.R. Mears, Bioresource Engineering, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Cook College, Rutgers University, USA
Environmental Impact of Food Production and Consumption
Palaniappa Krishnan, University of Delaware, USA
Environmental Accounting Of Agricultural Sustainability Using Emergy Analysis
D.R. Tilley, Department of Environmental Science & Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
J.F. Martin, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Social and Policy Issues of Agriculture and Food
Luther Tweeten, The Ohio State University, USA
Safety in Agriculture and Food
Robert Aherin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Knowledge Bases and Decision Support for Food and Agriculture
Decision Support Systems for Food and Agriculture
Paul Heinemann, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Spatial Food and Agricultural Data
Reza Ehsani, University of Florida, USA
C. Divaker Durairaj, Zonal Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
Data Assimilation Systems
N. Kondo and K. Ninomiya, Department of Technology Development, SI Seiko Co., Ltd., Japan
Statistical Analysis Design Including Biostatistics
Kaustubh Bhalerao, The Ohio State University, USA
Data Presentation Systems
Takashi Kataoka, Hokkaido University, Japan
Expert and Knowledge Based Systems
Bernard Engel, Purdue University, USA
Computer Models for Food and Agriculture
Crop Models - in Open Field
David H. Fleisher, United States Department of Agriculture, USA
Crop Models - within Controlled Environment
David H. Fleisher, United States Department of Agriculture, USA
Animal Growth and Development Models
Richard S. Gates, University of Kentucky, US
Food Processing Models
Soojin Jun, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Chenxu Yu and Joseph Irudayaraj, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Water Resource Models
Deva K. Borah, Illinois State Water Survey, USA
Disease and Pest Control Models
Tong Zhai, Purdue University, USA
Agricultural Meteorological Models
Steve Hollinger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Integration of Models
Luis F. Rodriguez, University Space Research Association, USA\
Experimental Data for Model Calibration and Validation
Long-term and Short-term Field Experiments
Haruhiko Murase, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Data Collection and Analysis Methods for Data from Field Experiemnts
S. Shibusawa and C. Haché, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Interaction between Field Experiment and Crop Models
Takahiro Hayashi, Kyoto University, Japan
Remote Sensing Systems
Ayse Irmak, University of Nebraska, USA
Telecommunications for Data Collection and Dissemination in Agricultural Applications
Q. Zhang, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois, USA
R. Ehsani, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, USA
Use of Models and Information Systems
Agricultural Research and Development
Gerrit Hoogenboom, University of Georgia, USA
Agricultural Practice
Gerrit Hoogenboom, University of Georgia, USA
Food Research and Development
S. Kawamura, Department of Bio-production Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
S. Koseki, National Food Research Institute, Japan
Food Manufacturing
Watershed Modeling For Water Resource Management
Deva K. Borah, Illinois State Water Survey, USA
Meteorological Forecasting for Agricultural Production
Steve Hollinger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Disease and Pest Management
Tong Zhai, Purdue University, USA
Current Use and Prospects of Informatics in Modeling, Analysis and Management of Natural Resources
Tong Zhai and Rabi H. Mohtar, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
Geographical Information Systems
Brian K. Slater, The Ohio State University, USA
Extension and Outreach Education Systems
Fedro S. Zazueta, University of Florida, USA
