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289The computer has become a valuableassistant to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> agr<strong>on</strong>omist (16), and isa useful tool <strong>for</strong> per<strong>for</strong>ming simulati<strong>on</strong>s.The thinking, data interpretati<strong>on</strong> andsyn<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>sis, however, still need to bed<strong>on</strong>e by man. Where m<strong>on</strong>ey is alimiting factor, time is usually not aslimiting. In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se areas, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> calculati<strong>on</strong>methods menti<strong>on</strong>ed can be per<strong>for</strong>medwith a desk calculator.The use of simulati<strong>on</strong> models <strong>for</strong>agrometeorological purposes indeveloping countries was recognized by<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> World Meteorological Organizati<strong>on</strong>.In 1983, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y organized a workshop inWageningen, Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands, to trainstudents from various tropical countries(20). The Centre <strong>for</strong> World Food Studiesalso developed simulati<strong>on</strong> models <strong>for</strong>different countries, such as Bangladesh,Thailand and Ind<strong>on</strong>esia. Some of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>models are available in a simple <strong>for</strong>m<strong>for</strong> use by individuals and researchcenters.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to thank CIMMYT <strong>for</strong>inviting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m to present this paper, andR Villareal and S. Waddingt<strong>on</strong> <strong>for</strong>critical review of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> article.References1. Azzi, G. 1927. Le climat du ble dansIe m<strong>on</strong>de: les bases ecologiques de laculture m<strong>on</strong>diale du ble. FAO.Rome, Italy.2. Buddenhagen, I.W., and O.M.B. DeP<strong>on</strong>ti. 1983. Crop improvement tominimize future losses to diseasesand pests in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> tropiCS. FAO PlantProtecti<strong>on</strong> Bulletin 31:11-30.4. Ciccar<strong>on</strong>e, A. 1947. II problemadelle ruggini dei grani in Etiopia.Tre anni di osservazi<strong>on</strong>i (1938,1939, 1940). Instituto Agr<strong>on</strong>omicoper l'Africa Italiana, Florence, Italy.5. CIMMYT. 1983. World Wheat Factsand Trends Report 2. CIMMYT,Mexico.6. De MUUano, W.A.J. 1983.Improvement of wheat in Zambiausing incomplete resistance againstrusts. PhD Thesis. State AgriculturalUniversity, Wageningen,Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands.7. Fuggles-Couchman, N.R 1951.Wheat producti<strong>on</strong> in Tanganyika.World Crops 3:183-187.8 . Harringt<strong>on</strong>, L.W., S. Sat-thapornand C. Chavew<strong>on</strong>g. 1984. GroWingwheat in Thailand: An overview ofec<strong>on</strong>omic issues. 1984 AnnualWheat Workshop, Chiang Mai,Thailand, January 21-22, 1984.9. Hurd, E.A. 1981. Status of researchand producti<strong>on</strong>, Zambia. InProceedings of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Wheat Workshop,J.A. Toogood, ed. Mount MakuluResearch Stati<strong>on</strong>, ChUanga, Zambia.10. Midmore, D.J., P.M. Cartwright andRA. Fischer. 1982. Wheat intropical envir<strong>on</strong>ments: I. Phasicdevelopment and spike size. FieldCrops Research 5: 185·200.11. Midmore, D.J., P.M. CartWright andRA. Fischer. 1~84. Wheat intropical envir<strong>on</strong>ments. II. Cropgrowth and grain yield. Field CropsResearch 8:207.227. I3. Ca<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rinet, M., and M. Miche. 1967.Le ble dans les pays d'Mriquec<strong>on</strong>tinentale tropicale d'expressi<strong>on</strong>Francaise. L'Agr<strong>on</strong>omie tropicale22:933-979.

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