Volume 77 Number 2

Table of Contents

Research Papers

Effect of long-term addition of lantana biomass on crop yields and N uptake in rice-wheat cropping in Himalayan acid Alfisols. (71)
R.P. Sharma, T.S. Verma
Dry matter production and accumulation in arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.) when intercropped with coconut. (76)
H.P. Maheswarappa, H.V. Nanjappa
Role of Sphacelotheca sorghii (Link.) Clinton adapted to Ischaemum ciliare and Saccharum spp in secondary infection of sugar cane smut. (83)
R. Viswanathan, P. Nallathambi, P. Padmanaban, D. Mohanraj
Boron stress affects metabolism and seed quality of sunflower. (89)
B.K. Dube, Pratima Sinha, C. Chatterjee
Effects of N fertilization and antioxidant application on alkaloid concentration of Portuguese flue-cured tobacco. (93)
, , Elisabete L. Figueiredo, Jo?e A. Amaro, Maria E. Rocha
Direct somatic embryogenesis in zygotic embryos of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.). (98)
R. Indira Iyer, G. Jayaraman, P.M. Gopinath, G. Lakshmi Sita
Inheritance of economic traits in two strains of Rhode Island chickens under selection. (106)
O.O. Oni, I.A. Adeyinka, B.Y. Abubakar, B.I. Nwagu, A.A. Sekoni, F. Abeke

Research Notes

A further note on the survival of plants of Leucaena leucocephala in grazed stands. (109)
R.M. Jones, G.A. Bunch
The effect of fertilizer and organic manure on rice-based cropping sequences in West Bengal. (111)
Mahadev Pramanick, M. Das
Potential of Sesbania rostrata as a forage intercrop with rice. (114)
Peter J. Sexton, Fred R. Musser, Amal K. Roy
Soil nutrient dynamics under small-holder agricultural practices in Konduga, north-eastern Nigeria. (116)
H.K. Ayuba, A.O. Aweto, S.M. Abubakar
Rate of mineralization of azolla, other organic materials, and urea in waterlogged soils. (119)
Y.V. Singh, B.K. Mandal
Involvement of Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon and Maubl. in fruit rot of coconut in India. (123)
M. Gunasekaran, N. Srinivasan
Visual indicators of physiological maturity in pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]. (126)
S. Khattra, A. Kaur, G. Singh
Variability and path analysis in white grain pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]. (130)
Vishvas M. Kulkarni, Pradeep A. Navale, G. Harinarayana
Yield losses caused by blister beetle, Mylabris sp. (Coleoptera:Meloidae) in pigeon pea and its economic injury level in cowpea. (133)
C. Durairaj, N. Ganapathy