Volume 78 Number 2

Table of Contents

Research Papers

Intercropping plantain systems with crops of different maturities and population densities. (71)
S.O.S. Akinyemi, H. Tijani-Eniola
Effects of earthworm casts on crop production. (76)
D.O. Asawalam, S. Hauser
Effect of mulching methods on soil properties and growth and yield of maize in south-eastern Nigeria. (82)
P.I. Ogban, T.P. Ekanem, E.A. Etim
Phylloplane microbiota of Amaranthus hybridus and their effect on shoot disease caused by Choanephora cucurbitarum. (90)
A.O. Emoghene, R.N. Okigbo
Comparison of some water production functions for rice. (95)
Harbir Singh, Keith T. Ingram, R.K. Jhorar
Stability analysis for seed quality components in soya bean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill]. (104)
Yogendra Mohan, Hari Har Ram
Using phenotypic stability as a criterion for early generation selection in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). (108)
Y.K. Sharma, S.K. Sharma, P.C. Katoch
Effects of coat colour and wattle genes on body measurement traits in the West African Dwarf sheep. (118)
M.O. Ozoke, O.A. Kadri
Efficiency of reproduction and milk production in Brown Swiss and its N'dama crossbreds in the humid tropics. (123)
M.O. Ozoke, I.C. Nwosu, L.O. Ngere
Reproductive performance in smallholder piggeries in northern Nigeria. (130)
P.I. Rekwot, J.O. Jegede, O.W Ehoche, T.S.B. Tegbe

Research Notes

Response of boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to insecticides applied to different body parts. (134)
Jesus Loera-Gallardo, Dan A. Wolfenbarger
Effect of palm kernel oil treatment and method of storage on internal quality, viability, and hatchability of fertile chicken eggs. (139)
I.C. Okoli, A.B.I. Udedibie