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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 77 Number 1 September 2000 Editorial ............................................................................ 1 REVIEW PAPER SE2Structures and Environment Radiometric and Thermal Properties of, and Testing Methods for, Greenhouse Covering Materials: G. PAPADAKIS; D. BRIASSOULIS; G. SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA; G. VOX; P. FEUILLOLEY; J. A. STOFFERS ................................................................... 7 RESEARCH PAPERS PH2Postharvest ¹echnology Constitutive Relationships for Shelled Maize: Y. H. ZHANG; S. C. NEGI; J. C. JOFRIET .............. 39 Frequency Response of Non-linear Single Degree-of-freedom Systems for Biomaterials: B. SU; Z. A. HENRY; H. ZHANG; D. O. ONKS ................................................. 45 SE2Structures and Environment Ammonia, Hydrogen Sulphide and Carbon Dioxide Release from Pig Manure in Under-#oor Deep Pits: J. -Q. NI; A. J. HEBER; C. A. DIEHL; T. T. LIM .................................. 53 AP2Animal Production ¹echnology Designing the Optimal Robotic Milking Barn, Part 2: Behaviour-based Simulation: I. HALACHMI ..... 67 A Model of the Thermal Balance for Cattle in Hot Conditions: R. E. MCGOVERN; J. M. BRUCE .... 81 S=2Soil and =ater A Transient-spectral Thermal Model of Soil under Radiative-interfering Cover: V. DE LUCA; G. RUOCCO ...................................................................... 93 Sediment Delivery Processes and Agricultural Non-point Pollution in a Sicilian Basin: C. DI STEFANO; V. FERRO; E. PALAZZOLO; M. PANNO ......................................... 103 RESEARCH NOTE PH2Postharvest ¹echnology Some Physical Properties of Castor Nut relevant to the Design of Processing Equipment: J. O. OLAOYE 113 Number 2 October 2000 REVIEW PAPER AE2Automation and Emerging ¹echnologies Multi-layer Neural Networks for Image Analysis of Agricultural Products: D. S. JAYAS; J. PALIWAL; N. S. VISEN ....................................................................... 119 RESEARCH PAPERS PA2Precision Agriculture Variation of Spray Deposit and Loss with Air-jet Directions applied in Orchards: R. HOLOWNICKI; G. DORUCHOWSKI; A. GODYN; W. SWIECHOWSKI ........................................... 129 PM2Power and Machinery Prediction and Experimental Veri"cation of the Hoe Path of a Rear-mounted Inter-row Weeder: D. W. M. PULLEN; P. A. COWELL ...................................................... 137 Six-degrees-of-freedom Test Rig Design for Simulation of Mobile Agricultural Machinery Vibrations: I. HOSTENS; J. ANTHONIS; P. KENNES; H. RAMON ........................................... 155

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 77

Number 1 September 2000

Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

REVIEW PAPER

SE2Structures and EnvironmentRadiometric and Thermal Properties of, and Testing Methods for, Greenhouse Covering Materials:

G. PAPADAKIS; D. BRIASSOULIS; G. SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA; G. VOX; P. FEUILLOLEY;J. A. STOFFERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

RESEARCH PAPERS

PH2Postharvest ¹echnologyConstitutive Relationships for Shelled Maize: Y. H. ZHANG; S. C. NEGI; J. C. JOFRIET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Frequency Response of Non-linear Single Degree-of-freedom Systems for Biomaterials: B. SU;

Z. A. HENRY; H. ZHANG; D. O. ONKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SE2Structures and EnvironmentAmmonia, Hydrogen Sulphide and Carbon Dioxide Release from Pig Manure in Under-#oor

Deep Pits: J. -Q. NI; A. J. HEBER; C. A. DIEHL; T. T. LIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

AP2Animal Production ¹echnologyDesigning the Optimal Robotic Milking Barn, Part 2: Behaviour-based Simulation: I. HALACHMI . . . . . 67

A Model of the Thermal Balance for Cattle in Hot Conditions: R. E. MCGOVERN; J. M. BRUCE . . . . 81

S=2Soil and=aterA Transient-spectral Thermal Model of Soil under Radiative-interfering Cover: V. DE LUCA;

G. RUOCCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Sediment Delivery Processes and Agricultural Non-point Pollution in a Sicilian Basin: C. DI

STEFANO; V. FERRO; E. PALAZZOLO; M. PANNO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

RESEARCH NOTE

PH2Postharvest ¹echnologySome Physical Properties of Castor Nut relevant to the Design of Processing Equipment: J. O. OLAOYE 113

Number 2 October 2000

REVIEW PAPER

AE2Automation and Emerging ¹echnologiesMulti-layer Neural Networks for Image Analysis of Agricultural Products: D. S. JAYAS; J. PALIWAL;

N. S. VISEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

RESEARCH PAPERS

PA2Precision AgricultureVariation of Spray Deposit and Loss with Air-jet Directions applied in Orchards: R. HOLOWNICKI;

G. DORUCHOWSKI; A. GODYN; W. SWIECHOWSKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

PM2Power and MachineryPrediction and Experimental Veri"cation of the Hoe Path of a Rear-mounted Inter-row Weeder:

D. W. M. PULLEN; P. A. COWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Six-degrees-of-freedom Test Rig Design for Simulation of Mobile Agricultural Machinery Vibrations:

I. HOSTENS; J. ANTHONIS; P. KENNES; H. RAMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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PH2Postharvest ¹echnologyPrediction of Oil Expression by Uniaxial Compression using Time-varying Oilseed Properties:

P. C. BARGALE; D. WULFSOHN; J. IRUDAYARAJ; R. J. FORD; F. W. SOSULSKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Firmness Changes of Pear Fruit before and after Harvest with the Acoustic Impulse Response

Technique: N. DE BELIE; S. SCHOTTE; J. LAMMERTYN; B. NICOLAI; J. DE BAERDEMAEKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Fluid Dynamic Analysis of the Solid}liquid Separation Process by Centrifugation: R. AMIRANTE;

P. CATALANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Fractionation of Grain Sorghum using Abrasive Decortication: K. R. LOCHTE-WATSON;

C. L. WELLER; D. S. JACKSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Friction of Wheat on Corrugated and Smooth Galvanized Steel Surfaces: M. MOLENDA;

S. A. THOMPSON; I. J. ROSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

S=2Soil and=aterTractive Performance of a Mechanical Front-Wheel Assist Tractor as related to Forward Speeds:

C. JENANE; L. L. BASHFORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Development of a Membrane Disinfection System for Closed Hydroponics in a Greenhouse:

T. OHTANI; A. KANEKO; N. FUKUDA; S. HAGIWARA; S. SASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

RESEARCH NOTE

PM2Power and MachineryAn Investigation of the Turning Behaviour of an Autonomous Rice Transplanter: G. WEISE;

Y. NAGASAKA; K. TANIWAKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Number 3 November 2000

REVIEW PAPER

PH2Postharvest ¹echnologyPotential Applications of Arti"cial Olfactory Sensing for Quality Evaluation of Fresh Produce:

Y. SARIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

RESEARCH PAPERS

AE2Automation and Emerging ¹echnologiesNoise Source Evaluation of a Real-time Soil Sensor, Part I: Static Elevation Changes: P. W. ELLIOTT;

K. HAGHIGHI; M. T. MORGAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

I¹2Information ¹echnologyTillage System Selection: a Mathematical Programming Model incorporating Weather Variability:

S. EKMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

PA2Precision AgricultureReduction of Ammonia Emission by Slurry Application Techniques: K. A. SMITH; D. R. JACKSON;

T. H. MISSELBROOK; B. F. PAIN; R. A. JOHNSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277An Image Analysis System for measuring Insect Feeding E!ects caused by Biopesticides: V. ALCHANATIS;

A. NAVON; I. GLAZER; S. LEVSKI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

PM2Power and MachinerySoya Bean Threshing by Nylon Cords on Rotating Shafts: C. MESQUITA; M. HANNA; N. COSTA;

J. FRANCA NETO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

PH2Postharvest ¹echnologyE!ects of Drying Air Temperature and Humidity on Stress Cracks and Breakage of Maize Kernels:

V. J. DAVIDSON; S. D. NOBLE; R. B. BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

SE2Structures and EnvironmentOptimal Light Integral and Carbon Dioxide Concentration Combinations for Lettuce in Ventilated

Greenhouses: K. P. FERENTINOS; L. D. ALBRIGHT; D. V. RAMANI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

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The E!ects of Pen Partitions and Thermal Pig Simulators on Air#ow in a Livestock Test Room: B.BJERG; K. SVIDT; G. ZHANG; S. MORSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Pilot-Scale Development of a Bioreactor for the Treatment of Dairy Dirty Water: A. D. CANNON; K. R.GRAY; A. J. BIDDLESTONE; K. THAYANITHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Penetration Resistance and Water-Holding Capacity of Di!erently Conditioned Straw for Deep LitterHousing Systems: A. DEININGER; M. TAMM; R. KRAUSE; H. SONNENBERG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

S=2Soil and =aterProbabilistic Design of Storage Capacity for Rainwater Cistern Systems: K. T. LEE; C.-D. LEE;

M.-S. YANG; C.-C. YU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

RD2Rural DevelopmentQuantitative Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Corkwaste Combustion Emis-

sions: A. CABAN3 AS; F. SAD EZ; A. GONZAD LEZ; R. ESCALADA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Number 4 December 2000

REVIEW PAPER

SE2Structures and EnvironmentA Review of Methods for Measuring Emission Rates of Ammonia from Livestock Buildings andSlurry or Manure Stores, Part 1: Assessment of Basic Approaches: V. R. PHILLIPS; R. SCHOLTENS; D. S.LEE; J. A. GARLAND; R. W. SNEATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

RESEARCH PAPERS

AE2Automation and Emerging ¹echnologiesNoise Source Evaluation of a Real-time Soil Sensor, Part II: Dynamic Noise Sources: P. W. ELLIOTT;K. HAGHIGHI; R. BERNHARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

PM2Power and MachineryDesign and Testing of an Automatic Machine for Spraying at a Constant Distance from the TreeCanopy: E. MOLTOD ; B. MARTIN; A. GUTIED RREZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

PH2Postharvest ¹echnologyDevelopment of a Maize Breakage Test Method using a Commercial Food Processor: S. D. NOBLE; R.B. BROWN; V. J. DAVIDSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385Drying Characteristics of Willow Chips and Stems: J. K. GIGLER; W. K. P. vAN LOON; I. SERES; G.MEERDINK; W. J. COUMANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391A Comparison of Dryer Types used for Tea Drying: S. J. TEMPLE; A. J. B. vAN BOXTEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401Use of Carbon Dioxide as a Tracer Gas for Determining In-package Air#ow Distribution: D. J.TANNER; A. C. CLELAND; T. R. ROBERTSON; L. U. OPARA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

SE2Structure and EnvironmentCondensation and Radiation Transmittance of Greenhouse Cladding Materials, Part 3: Results forGlass Plates and Plastic Films: I. V. POLLET; J. G. PIETERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419Carbon Dioxide Emission and Water Evaporation from Deep Litter Systems: K.-H. JEPPSSON. . . . . . 429Physical and Chemical Properties of Screened}#ushed Pig Slurry Waste: D. T. HILL; J. W. BAIER . . 441Utilization of a Heat Pump in Pig Breeding for Energy Saving and Climate and Ammonia Control: G.RIVA; E. F. PEDRETTI; C. FABBRI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

S=2Soil and =aterComment on: &Tillage and Heterogeneity E!ects on the Performance of Soil Water CharacteristicModels' by J. Y. Diiwu, R. P. Rudra, W. T. Dickinson and G. J. Wall: J. M. KIRBY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Response to Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

INDEX TO VOLUME 77

Abrasive decortication, fractionation of grain sorghum. 203Acoustic impulse response technique, "rmness changes of

pear fruit before and after harvest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Agricultural products, multi-layer neural networks for

image analysis of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Air-jet directions applied in orchards, variation of spray

deposit and loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Air#ow distribution, in-package: use of carbon dioxide as

a tracer gas for determining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Air#ow in a livestock test room, e!ects of pen partitions

and thermal pig simulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317ALBRIGHT, L. D. see FERENTINOS, K. P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309ALCHANATIS, V.; NAVON, A.; GLAZER, I.; LEVSKI, S. An image

analysis system for measuring insect feeding e!ectscaused by biopesticides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

AMIRANTE, R.; CATALANO, P. Fluid dynamic analysis of thesolid-liquid separation process by centrifugation . . . . . 193

Ammonia control, heat pump utilization in pig breeding 449Ammonia emission, reduction by slurry application tech-

niques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Ammonia, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide release

from pig manure in under-#oor deep pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Ammonia, review of methods for measuring emission

rates from livestock buildings and slurry or manurestores, Part 1: assessment of basic approaches . . . . . . . . 355

ANTHONIS, J. see HOSTENS, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Arti"cial olfactory sensing, potential applications for

quality evaluation of fresh produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

BAIER, J. W. see HILL, D. T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441BARGALE, P. C.; WULFSOHN, D.; IRUDAYARAJ, J.; FORD, R. J.;

SOSULSKI, F. W. Prediction of oil expression by uniaxialcompression using time-varying oilseed properties . . . 171

BASHFORD, L. L. see JENANE, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Behaviour-based simulations, designing the optimal

robotic milking barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67BERNHARD, R. see ELLIOTT, P. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365BIDDLESTONE, A. J. see CANNON, A. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Biomaterials, frequency response of non-linear single

degree-of-freedom systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Biopesticides, insect feeding e!ects caused by: an image

analysis system for measuring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Bioreactor for the treatment of dairy dirty water, pilot-

scale development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327BJERG, B.; SVIDT, K.; ZHANG, G.; MORSING, S. The e!ects of

pen partitions and thermal pig simulators on air#ow ina livestock test room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

BOXTEL, A. J. B. VAN. see TEMPLE, S. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401Breeding, pigs: utilization of a heat pump for energy

saving and climate and ammonia control . . . . . . . . . . . . 449BRIASSOULIS, D. see PAPADAKIS, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7BROWN, R. B. see DAVIDSON, V. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303BROWN, R. B. see NOBLE, S. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385BRUCE, J. M. see MCGOVERN, R. E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

CABAN3 AS, A.; SAD EZ, F.; GONZAD LEZ, A.; ESCALADA, R. Quant-itative assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydro-carbons from corkwaste combustion emissions . . . . . . 349

CANNON, A. D.; GRAY, K. R.; BIDDLESTONE, A. J.;THAYANITHY, K. Pilot-scale development of a bioreac-tor for the treatment of dairy dirty water . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

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Carbon dioxide, use as a tracer gas for determiningin-package air#ow distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Carbon dioxide concentration combinations, optimal,for lettuce in ventilated greenhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Carbon dioxide emission and water evaporation fromdeep litter systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429

Carbon dioxide release from pig manure in under-#oordeep pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Castor nut, some physical properties relevant to thedesign of processing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

CATALANO, P. see AMIRANTE, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Cattle, a model of thermal balance in hot conditions . . 81Centrifugation in the solid-liquid separation process,#uid dynamic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Chemical properties of screened-#ushed pig slurry waste 441Cistern systems for rainwater, probabilistic design of

storage capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343CLELAND, A. C. see TANNER, D. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Climate control, heat pump utilization in pig breeding 449Comment on &Tillage and heterogeneity e!ects on the

performance of soil water characteristic models' byJ. Y. DIIWU, R. P. RUDRA, W. T. DICKINSON andG. J. WALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Comparison of dryer types used for tea drying . . . . . . . . . 401Condensation and radiation transmittance of greenhouse

cladding materials, Part 3: results for glass plates andplastic "lms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Constitutive relationships for shelled maize . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Corkwaste combustion emissions, quantitative assess-

ment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from . . . . . 349COSTA, N. see MESQUITA, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297COUMANS, W. J. see GIGLER, J. K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391COWELL, P. A. see PULLEN, D. W. M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Dairy dirty water, pilot-scale development of a bioreac-tor for treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

DAVIDSON, V. J.; NOBLE, S. D.; BROWN, R. B. E!ects ofdrying air temperature and humidity on stress cracksand breakage of maize kernels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

DAVIDSON, V. J. see NOBLE, S. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385DE BAERDEMAEKER, J. see DE BELIE, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183DE BELIE, N.; SCHOTTE, S.; LAMMERTYN, J.; NICOLAI, B.; DE

BAERDEMAEKER, J. Firmness changes of pear fruit beforeand after harvest with the acoustic impulse responsetechnique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

DE LUCA, V.; RUOCCO, G. A transient-spectral thermalmodel of soil under radiative-interfering cover . . . . . . . 93

Deep litter housing systems, penetration resistance andwater-holding capacity of di!erently conditionedstraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Deep litter systems, carbon dioxide emission and waterevaporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429

DEININGER, A.; TAMM, M.; KRAUSE, R.; SONNENBERG, H.Penetration resistance and water-holding capacity ofdi!erently conditioned straw for deep litter housingsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Design and testing of an automatic machine for sprayingat a constant distance from the tree canopy . . . . . . . . . 379

Designing the optimal robotic milking barn, Part 2: be-haviour-based simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Development of a maize breakage test method usinga commercial food processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

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Development of a membrane disinfection system forclosed hydroponics in a greenhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

DI STEFANO, C.; FERRO, V.; PALAZZOLO, E.; PANNO, M.Sediment delivery processes and agricultural non-point pollution in a Sicilian basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

DIEHL, C. A. see NI, J.-Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Dirty water, dairy: pilot-scale development of a bioreac-

tor for treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Disinfection systems, membrane: for closed hydroponics

in a greenhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227DORUCHOWSKI, G. see HOLOWNICKI, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Dryer types used for tea drying, comparison . . . . . . . . . . . 401Drying air temperature and humidity, e!ects on stress

cracks and breakage of maize kernels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Drying characteristics of willow chips and stems . . . . . . . 391Dynamic noise sources, noise source evaluation of

a real-time soil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

E!ects of drying air temperature and humidity on stresscracks and breakage of maize kernels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

E!ects of pen partitions and thermal pig simulators onair#ow in a livestock test room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

EKMAN, S. Tillage system selection: a mathematical pro-gramming model incorporating weather variability . . 267

ELLIOTT, P. W.; HAGHIGHI, K.; BERNHARD, R. Noise sourceevaluation of a real-time soil sensor, Part II: dynamicnoise sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

ELLIOTT, P. W.; HAGHIGHI, K.; MORGAN, M. T. Noisesource evaluation of a real-time soil sensor, Part I:static elevation changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Energy saving, heat pump utilization in pig breeding . . 449ESCALADA, R. see CABAN3 AS, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

FABBRI, C. see RIVA, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449FERENTINOS, K. P.; ALBRIGHT, L. D.; RAMANI, D. V. Opti-

mal light integral and carbon dioxide concentrationcombinations for lettuce in ventilated greenhouses . . 309

FERRO, V. see DI STEFANO, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103FEUILLOLEY, P. see PAPADAKIS, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Firmness changes of pear fruit before and after harvest

with the acoustic impulse response technique . . . . . . . . 183Fluid dynamic analysis of the solid-liquid separation

process by centrifugation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Food processors, commercial: development of a maize

breakage test method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385FORD, R. J. see BARGALE, P. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Fractionation of grain sorghum using abrasive decortica-

tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203FRANCA NETO, J. see MESQUITA, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Frequency response of non-linear single degree-of-free-

dom systems for biomaterials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Fresh produce, potential applications of arti"cial olfac-

tory sensing for quality evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Friction of wheat on corrugated and smooth galvanized

steel surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209FUKUDA, N. see OHTANI, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

GARLAND, J. A. see PHILLIPS, V. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355GIGLER, J. K.; LOON, W. K. P. VAN; SERES, I.; MEERDINK, G.;

COUMANS, W. J. Drying characteristics of willow chipsand stems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Glass plates, as greenhouse cladding materials: conden-sation and radiation transmittance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

GLAZER, I. see ALCHANATIS, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

GODYN, A. see HOLOWNICKI, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129GONZAD LEZ, A. see CABAN3 AS, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349Grain sorghum, fractionation using abrasive decortica-

tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203GRAY, K. R. see CANNON, A. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Greenhouse cladding materials, condensation and radi-

ation transmittance, Part 3: results for glass plates andplastic "lms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Greenhouse covering materials, radiometric and thermalproperties of, and testing methods for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Greenhouses, development of a membrane disinfectionsystem for closed hydroponics in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Greenhouses, ventilated: optimal light integral and car-bon dioxide concentration combinations for lettuce . 309

GUTIED RREZ, A. see MOLTOD , E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

HAGHIGHI, K. see ELLIOTT, P. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,365

HAGIWARA, S. see OHTANI, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227HALACHMI, I. Designing the optimal robotic milking barn,

Part 2: behaviour-based simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67HANNA, M. see MESQUITA, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Heat pump utilization in pig breeding for energy saving

and climate and ammonia control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449HEBER, A. J. see NI, J.-Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53HENRY, Z. A. see SU, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45HILL, D. T.; BAIER, J. W. Physical and chemical properties

of screened-#ushed pig slurry waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441Hoe path of a rear-mounted inter-row weeder, prediction

and experimental veri"cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137HOLOWNICKI, R.; DORUCHOWSKI, G.; GODYN, A.;

SWIECHOWSKI, W. Variation of spray deposit and losswith air-jet directions applied in orchards . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

HOSTENS, I.; ANTHONIS, J.; KENNES, P.; RAMON, H. Six-degrees-of-freedom test rig design for simulation ofmobile agricultural machinery vibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Hot conditions, a model of the thermal balance for cattle 81Humidity, e!ects on stress cracks and breakage of maize

kernels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Hydrogen sulphide release from pig manure in under-#oor deep pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hydroponics, closed, in a greenhouse: development ofa membrane disinfection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Image analysis of agricultural products, multi-layer neu-ral networks for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Image analysis system for measuring insect feeding e!ectscaused by biopesticides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

In-package air#ow distribution, use of carbon dioxide asa tracer gas for determining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Insect feeding e!ects caused by biopesticides, image anal-ysis system for measuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Investigation of the turning behaviour of an autonomousrice transplanter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

IRUDAYARAJ, J. see BARGALE, P. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

JACKSON, D. R. see SMITH, K. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277JACKSON, D. S. see LOCHTE-WATSON, K. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203JAYAS, D. S.; PALIWAL, J.; VISEN, N. S. Multi-layer neural

networks for image analysis of agricultural products 119JENANE, C.; BASHFORD, L. L. Tractive performance of

a mechanical front-wheel assist tractor as related toforward speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

JEPPSSON, K.-H. Carbon dioxide emission and waterevaporation from deep litter systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429

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JOFRIET, J. C. see ZHANG, Y. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39JOHNSON, R. A. see SMITH, K. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

KANEKO, A. see OHTANI, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227KENNES, P. see HOSTENS, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Kernels, maize: e!ects of drying air temperature and

humidity on stress cracks and breakage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303KIRBY, J. M. Comment on &Tillage and heterogeneity

e!ects on the performance of soil water characteristicmodels' by J. Y. DIIWU, R. P. RUDRA, W. T. DICKINSON

and G. J. WALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457KRAUSE, R. see DEININGER, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

LAMMERTYN, J. see DE BELIE, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183LEE, C.-D. see LEE, K. T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343LEE, D. S. see PHILLIPS, V. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355LEE, K. T.; LEE, C.-D.; YANG, M.-S.; YU, C.-C. Probabilis-

tic design of storage capacity for rainwater cisternsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Lettuce in ventilated greenhouses, optimal light integraland carbon dioxide concentration combinations . . . . . 309

LEVSKI, S. see ALCHANATIS, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Light integral and carbon dioxide concentration combi-

nations, optimal: for lettuce in ventilated greenhouses 309LIM, T. T. see NI, J.-Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Livestock buildings, review of methods for measuring

emission rates of ammonia from, Part 1: assessment ofbasic approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Livestock test rooms, e!ects of pen partitions and ther-mal pig simulators on air#ow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

LOCHTE-WATSON, K. R.; WELLER, C. L.; JACKSON, D. S.Fractionation of grain sorghum using abrasive decor-tication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

LOON, W. K. P. VAN see GIGLER, J. K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Maize, shelled: constitutive relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Maize breakage test methods, development using a com-

mercial food processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385Maize kernels, e!ects of drying air temperature and hu-

midity on stress cracks and breakage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Manure, pig, in under-#oor deep pits: ammonia, hydro-

gen sulphide and carbon dioxide release . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Manure stores, review of methods for measuring emis-

sion rates of ammonia from, Part 1: assessment of basicapproaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

MARTIDN, B. see MOLTOD , E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379Mathematical programming model of tillage system

selection, incorporating weather variability . . . . . . . . . . 267MCGOVERN, R. E.; BRUCE, J. M. A model of the thermal

balance for cattle in hot conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81MEERDINK, G. see GIGLER, J. K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391Membrane disinfection system development for closed

hydroponics in a greenhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227MESQUITA, C.; HANNA, M.; COSTA, N.; FRANCA NETO, J.

Soya bean threshing by nylon cords on rotating shafts 297Milking barns, optimal robotic, Part 2: behaviour-based

simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67MISSELBROOK, T. H. see SMITH, K. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Mobile agricultural machinery vibrations, six-degrees-

of-freedom test rig design for simulation of . . . . . . . . . . 155Model of the thermal balance for cattle in hot conditions 81MOLENDA, M.; THOMPSON, S. A.; ROSS, I. J. Friction of

wheat on corrugated and smooth galvanized steelsurfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

MOLTOD , E.; MARTIDN, B.; GUTIED RREZ, A. Design and testingof an automatic machine for spraying at a constantdistance from the tree canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

MORGAN, M. T. see ELLIOTT, P. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259MORSING, S. see BJERG, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Multi-layer neural networks for image analysis of agri-

cultural products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

NAGASAKA, Y. see WEISE, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233NAVON, A. see ALCHANATIS, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289NEGI, S. C. see ZHANG, Y. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Neural networks, multi-layer: for image analysis of agri-

cultural products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119NI, J.-Q.; HEBER, A. J.; DIEHL, C. A.; LIM, T. T. Ammonia,

hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide release from pigmanure in under-#oor deep pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

NICOLAI, B. see DE BELIE, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183NOBLE, S. D.; BROWN, R. B.; DAVIDSON, V. J. Development

of a maize breakage test method using a commercialfood processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

NOBLE, S. D. see DAVIDSON, V. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Noise source evaluation of a real-time soil sensor, Part I:

static elevation changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Noise source evaluation of a real-time soil sensor, Part II:

dynamic noise sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Non-linear single degree-of-freedom systems for bio-

materials, frequency response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

OHTANI, T.; KANEKO, A.; FUKUDA, N.; HAGIWARA, S.; SASE,S. Development of a membrane disinfection system forclosed hydroponics in a greenhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Oil expression, prediction by uniaxial compression usingtime-varying oilseed properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

OLAOYE, J. O. Some physical properties of castor nutrelevant to the design of processing equipment . . . . . . 113

Olfactory sensing, arti"cial: potential applications forquality evaluation of fresh produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

ONKS, D. O. see SU, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45OPARA, L. U. see TANNER, D. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Optimal light integral and carbon dioxide concentration

combinations for lettuce in ventilated greenhouses . . 309Orchards, variation of spray deposit and loss with air-jet

directions applied in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

PAIN, B. F. see SMITH, K. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277PALAZZOLO, E. see DI STEFANO, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103PALIWAL, J. see JAYAS, D. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119PANNO, M. see DI STEFANO, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103PAPADAKIS, G.; BRIASSOULIS, D.; SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, G.;

VOX, G.; FEUILLOLEY, P. Radiometric and thermalproperties of, and testing methods for, greenhousecovering materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Pear fruit, "rmness changes before and after harvest: theacoustic impulse response technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

PEDRETTI, E. F. see RIVA, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449Pen partitions and thermal pig simulators, e!ects on

air#ow in a livestock test room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Penetration resistance and water-holding capacity of

di!erently conditioned straw for deep litter housingsystems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

PHILLIPS, V. R.; SCHOLTENS, R.; LEE, D. S.; GARLAND, J. A.;SNEATH, R. W. A review of methods for measuringemission rates of ammonia from livestock buildingsand slurry or manure stores, Part 1: assessment ofbasic approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

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Physical and chemical properties of screened-#ushed pigslurry waste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441,

441Physical properties of castor nut relevant to the design of

processing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113PIETERS, J. G. see POLLET, I. V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419Pig breeding, utilization of a heat pump for energy saving

and climate and ammonia control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449Pig manure, in under-#oor deep pits: ammonia, hydro-

gen sulphide and carbon dioxide release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Pig slurry waste, screened-#ushed: physical and chemical

properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441Pigs, thermal simulated, and pen partitions: e!ects on

air#ow in a livestock test room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Pilot-scale development of a bioreactor for the treatment

of dairy dirty water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Pits, under-#oor deep: ammonia, hydrogen sulphide and

carbon dioxide release from pig manure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Plastic "lms, as greenhouse cladding materials: conden-

sation and radiation transmittance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419POLLET, I. V.; PIETERS, J. G. Condensation and radiation

transmittance of greenhouse cladding materials, Part3: results for glass plates and plastic "lms. . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Pollution, agricultural non-point: sediment delivery pro-cesses in a Sicilian basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from corkwaste com-bustion emissions, quantitative assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Potential applications of arti"cial olfactory sensing forquality evaluation of fresh produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Prediction and experimental veri"cation of the hoe pathof a rear-mounted inter-row weeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Prediction of oil expression by uniaxial compressionusing time-varying oilseed properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Probabilistic design of storage capacity for rainwatercistern systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Processing equipment, some physical properties of castornut relevant to the design of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

PULLEN, D. W. M.; COWELL, P. A. Prediction and experi-mental veri"cation of the hoe path of a rear-mountedinter-row weeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Quality evaluation of fresh produce, potential applica-tions of arti"cial olfactory sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Quantitative assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydro-carbons from corkwaste combustion emissions . . . . . . . 349

Radiation transmittance of greenhouse cladding mater-ials, Part 3: results for glass plates and plastic "lms . . 419

Radiative-interfering cover, soil under: transient-spectralthermal model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Radiometric and thermal properties of, and testingmethods for, greenhouse covering materials. . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rainwater cistern systems, probabilistic design of storagecapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

RAMANI, D. V. see FERENTINOS, K. P.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309RAMON, H. see HOSTENS, I.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Real-time soil sensor, noise source evaluation, Part I:

static elevation changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Real-time soil sensor, noise source evaluation, Part II:

dynamic noise sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Rear-mounted inter-row weeder, prediction and experi-

mental veri"cation of the hoe path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Reduction of ammonia emission by slurry application

techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Review of methods for measuring emission rates of am-monia from livestock buildings and slurry or manurestores, Part 1: assessment of basic approaches . . . . . . . . 355

Rice transplanters, autonomous, investigation of turningbehaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

RIVA, G.; PEDRETTI, E. F.; FABBRI, C. Utilization of a heatpump in pig breeding for energy saving and climateand ammonia control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

ROBERTSON, T. R. see TANNER, D. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Robotic milking barns, optimal, Part 2: behaviour- based

simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67ROSS, I. J. see MOLENDA, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209RUOCCO, G. see DE LUCA, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

SAD EZ, F. see CABAN3 AS, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349SARIG, Y. Potential applications of arti"cial olfactory

sensing for quality evaluation of fresh produce . . . . . . . 239SASE, S. see OHTANI, T.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, G. see PAPADAKIS, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7SCHOLTENS, R. see PHILLIPS, V. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355SCHOTTE, S. see DE BELIE, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Sediment delivery processes and agricultural non-point

pollution in a Sicilian basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103SERES, I. see GIGLER, J. K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391Shelled maize, constitutive relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Six-degrees-of-freedom test rig design for simulation of

mobile agricultural machinery vibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Slurry, review of methods for measuring emission rates of

ammonia from, Part 1: assessment of basic approaches 355Slurry application techniques, reduction of ammonia

emission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Slurry waste, screened-#ushed from pigs: physical and

chemical properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441SMITH, K. A.; JACKSON, D. R.; MISSELBROOK, T. H.; PAIN,

B. F.; JOHNSON, R. A. Reduction of ammonia emissionby slurry application techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

SNEATH, R. W. see PHILLIPS, V. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355Soil, transient-spectral thermal model under radiative-

interfering cover under. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Soil sensor, real-time: noise source evaluation, Part I:

static elevation changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Soil sensor, real-time: noise source evaluation, Part II:

dynamic noise sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365&Soil water characteristic models, tillage and hetero-

geneity e!ects on the performance of ' by J. Y. DIIWU,R. P. RUDRA, W. T. DICKINSON and G. J. WALL, com-ment on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Solid-liquid separation process by centrifugation, #uiddynamic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

SONNENBERG, H. see DEININGER, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335SOSULSKI, F. W. see BARGALE, P. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Soya bean threshing by nylon cords on rotating

shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Spray deposit and loss, variation with air-jet directions

applied in orchards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Spraying, at a constant distance from the tree canopy:

design and testing of an automatic machine . . . . . . . . . . 379Static elevation changes, noise source evaluation of

a real-time soil sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Steel surfaces, corrugated and smooth galvanized: fric-

tion of wheat on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Storage capacity for rainwater cistern systems, probabil-

istic design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343Straw for deep litter housing systems, penetration resist-

ance and water-holding capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

ixINDEX

SU, B.; HENRY, Z. A.; ZHANG, H.; ONKS, D. O. Frequencyresponse of non-linear single degree-of-freedom sys-tems for biomaterials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SVIDT, K. see BJERG, B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317SWIECHOWSKI, W. see HOLOWNICKI, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

TAMM, M. see DEININGER, A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335TANIWAKI, K. see WEISE, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233TANNER, D. J.; CLELAND, A. C.; ROBERTSON, T. R.; OPARA,

L. U. Use of carbon dioxide as a tracer gas for deter-mining in-package air#ow distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Tea drying, comparison of dryer types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401TEMPLE, S. J.; BOXTEL, A. J. B. VAN. A comparison of dryer

types used for tea drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401THAYANITHY, K. see CANNON, A. D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Thermal balance for cattle in hot conditions, a model of 81Thermal and radiometric properties of, and testing

methods for, greenhouse covering materials. . . . . . . . . . . 7THOMPSON, S. A. see MOLENDA, M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Threshing: soya bean, by nylon cords on rotating shafts 297&Tillage and heterogeneity e!ects on the performance of

soil water characteristic models' by J. Y. DIIWU, R. P.RUDRA, W. T. DICKINSON and G. J. WALL, comment on 457

Tillage system selection: a mathematical programmingmodel incorporating weather variability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Tracer gas for determining in-package air#ow distribu-tion, carbon dioxide use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Tractive performance of a mechanical front-wheel assisttractor as related to forward speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Tractors, mechanical front-wheel assist: tractive perfor-mance as related to forward speeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Transient-spectral thermal model of soil under radiative-interfering cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Tree canopy, design and testing of an automatic machinefor spraying at a constant distance from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Turning behaviour of an autonomous ricetransplanter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Uniaxial compression using time-varying oilseed proper-ties, prediction of oil expression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Use of carbon dioxide as a tracer gas for determining in-package air#ow distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Utilization of a heat pump in pig breeding for energysaving and climate and ammonia control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Variation of spray deposit and loss with air-jet directionsapplied in orchards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Vibrations, mobile agricultural machinery, six-degrees-of-freedom test rig design for simulation of . . . . . . . . . . . 155

VISEN, N. S. see JAYAS, D. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119VOX, G. see PAPADAKIS, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Water evaporation from deep litter systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429Water-holding capacity of di!erently conditioned straw

for deep litter housing systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335Weather variability in a mathematical programming

model of tillage system selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Weeder, rear-mounted inter-row: prediction and experi-

mental veri"cation of the hoe path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137WEISE, G.; NAGASAKA, Y.; TANIWAKI, K. An investigation of

the turning behaviour of an autonomous rice trans-planter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

WELLER, C. L. see LOCHTE-WATSON, K. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Wheat, friction on corrugated and smooth galvanized

steel surfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Willow chips and stems, drying characteristics . . . . . . . . . . 391WULFSOHN, D. see BARGALE, P. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

YANG, M.-S. see LEE, K. T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343YU, C.-C. see LEE, K. T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

ZHANG, G. see BJERG, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317ZHANG, H. see SU, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45ZHANG, Y. H.; NEGI, S. C.; JOFRIET, J. C. Constitutive

relationships for shelled maize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39