Environmental Engineering Reference
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Agricultural Management Module
(1b) database on
agronomic rules
(1a) database on
weather, soils, crops and
animals
(4c) Expert knowledge
(2) Production enterprise generator
(3b) database on
production techniques
(Also uses 4a)
(3a) Production technique generator
(4a) Databases with costs, labour
and machine needs, etc.
(4b) APES
(APES uses (1a) and (1b))
(4d) Survey & Database
on current activities.
(5) Technical Coefficient Generator
(6) Matrix or relational
database for FSSIM
= Algorithm
= Database
= Information flow
Fig. 5.3
Relationships between algorithms and database components in FSSIM-AM
The main components of FSSIM-AM are the Production Enterprise Generator
(PEG), Production Technique Generator (PTG), Survey on Current Activities, and the
Technical Coefficient Generator (TCG) (Fig. 5.
3
); FSSIM-AM is linked to a cropping
system model, i.e. APES within SEAMLESS-IF. Relational databases are used to
collect and store input and output information which is used in different components.
FSSIM and APES require information on the following items: yield of products,
general management (sowing/harvesting), tillage/crop residue management, nutrient
management, water management, weed, pest and disease management and the
timing of different management events, while FSSIM-MP additionally requires
information on costs of activities, price and yield variability, and different types of
policies.
