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Alice E. Milne

Rothamsted Research

West Common

Harpenden AL5 2JQ

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

10

DOWNLOADS

600

TOTAL CITATIONS

3

Scholarly Papers (10)

Agricultural drought stress forecasting across different biomes in Brazil using machine learning

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 25 Oct 2025
Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, University College London - Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, Met Office and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Drought, remote sensing, Vegetation health index, Machine learning, forecasting, SPEI, agriculture, drought propagation, Agricultural drought, vegetation indices, natural hazards, water resources, soil moisture

Agricultural drought stress forecasting across different biomes in Brazil using machine learning

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Nov 2025
Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, University College London - Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, Met Office and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Agricultural drought, SPEI, machine learning, Vegetation health index, Forecasting, climate variability

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Towards a Better Understanding of Rainfed Wheat Yield Predictions in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: How Early, Precise, and Transferable Can These Models Be?

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Jun 2024
Rothamsted Research, Cranfield University, Rothamsted Research, Cranfield University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rothamsted Research, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Cranfield University
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Wheat, Machine learning, Remote sensing, Early yield prediction, Transferability analysis, Feature contribution analysis

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Adaptations in Agricultural Water Management in Arid Regions: Modelling Farmer Behaviour and Cooperation on Irrigation Sustainability

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Feb 2024
Cranfield University, Rothamsted Research, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rothamsted Research, Cranfield University, Cranfield University, Rothamsted Research and Cranfield University
Downloads 86 (771,553)
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Farmer behaviour, crop management, Irrigation Management, Structural Equation Modelling, Theory of Planned Behaviour, cooperation

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Exploring the Effects of Land Management Change on Productivity, Carbon and Nutrient Balance: Application of a Hierarchical Modelling Approach to the Upper River Taw Observatory, UK

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Dec 2021
Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Rothamsted Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research and Rothamsted Research
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Agroecosystems modelling, trade-offs, ensemble modelling, nutrients flows, arable and livestock systems

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Using a Farm-Scale Approach to Examine the Effects of Field Margins and Landscape Features on Predatory Carabid Communities

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 02 Nov 2023
Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, University of Reading, University of Reading and Rothamsted Research
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Carabid, pest control, field margin, farm scale

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An Agent-Based Model of Farmer Decision Making: Application to Shared Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Jul 2024
Cranfield University, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rothamsted Research, Cranfield University, Cranfield University and Cranfield University
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Agent-based modelling, Irrigation management, Farmer decision-making, Water scarcity, Soil salinization

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Trade-Offs Associated with Changing Cropping Patterns in Semi-Arid Areas of Morocco

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Sep 2024
Cranfield University, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rothamsted Research, Cranfield University, Cranfield University and Cranfield University
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Agroecosystems modelling, trade-offs, irrigated crops, RothC, Pareto fronts, communicating uncertainty

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Putting Numbers to a Metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with Which to Infer Soil Quality and Health

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 24 Oct 2023
Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research, Cranfield University, Rothamsted Research, Cranfield University, Cranfield University, Rothamsted Research, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Rothamsted Research, University of Reading and Rothamsted Research
Downloads 46 (1,109,210)

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soil quality, Soil Health, Bayesian Networks, Long-term experiments, National data sets

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Agricultural Landscape Features Can Mitigate Field-Edge Yield Declines: Insights from Yield Monitor and Remote Sensing Data

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Feb 2025
Helen Metcalfe, Samantha M. Cook and Alice E. Milne
Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research and Rothamsted Research
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Agri-environment, Field Edge, Precision yield data, yield loss

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Ash Trees in Great Britain: How Might Land-Managers Respond to a New Threat?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 May 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Ash trees, emerald ash borer, ash dieback, decision making, trees pests, tree diseases, land-managers