Volume 63 Number 1

Table of Contents

Research Papers

Utilization of by-products of the tea plant: a review
R. Seshadri, S. Nagalakshmi, J. Madhusudhana Rao, C.P. Natarajan
Female fertility and seed set in Dioscorea alata L.
K. Vijaya Bai, J.S. Jos
Nutrition studies with irrigated Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Anthocephalus chinensis on a cracking clay in northern Australia
D.M. Cameron, S.J. Ranee, E.R. Williams
Yam-maize intercropping investigations in Nigeria
S.O. Odurukwe
Field studies on the growth pattern of Dioscorea rotundata Poir. propagated by
Caleb E.A. Okezie, Festus I.O. Nwoke, Samuel N.C. Okonkwo
Maize population densities and spacings in Botswana
M.J. Jones
Seed production of Urena lobata in Sierra Leone: Effect of sowing date
F.J.C. Harris, Y. Brewah
Response of blackgram, chickpea and mungbean to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation in an unsterile soil
Anche Manjunath, Joseph D. Bagyaraj
Extending the shelf-life of melongene (Solanum melongena L.) using polymeric films
Majeed Mohammed, Lennox Sealy
Crop yield losses from the erosion of Alfisols
Michael Stocking, Lewis Peake
Viability and fertilizing capacity of onion pollen (Allium cepa L.) stored in liquid nitrogen (-196C)
S. Ganeshan
Development of a ground-operated mechanical pollinator for date palms
F. Grosz, Y. Sarig, A. Rasis, G. Ziv
Seed potato (Solanum tuberosum) storage methods and subsequent field production in New Caledonia
P. Severian, F. Devinck, P. Vaander Zaag
Forage production in the winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.
P.T. Onesirosan, P.O. Adetiloye, O.B. Smith
Effects of soil ameliorants on lime-induced chlorosis, growth and nodulation in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Richard A. Graham
Influence of harvest interval on yield, crude protein, N, P and K contents, and longevity of the fluted pumpkin, Telfairia occidentalis Hook.
E.M. Ossom
The role of high soil temperatures in the damping-off of true potato seedlings in the lowland tropics
Fritz Elango

Research Notes

The prediction of biological productivity and sustainability of tree-crop mixtures
Peter A. Huxley

Book Review

BOOK REVIEW By W. Schwabe - The Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Plant Hormones
Alan Crozier, John R. Hillman
BOOK REVIEW By J.A. MacFarlane - Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Grain Storages
B.E. Ripp, H.J. Banks, E.J. Bond, D.J.B. Calverley, E.G. Jay, S. Navarro
BOOK REVIEW By K.A.E. Archibald - The Role of Centrosema, Desmodium and Stylosanthes in Improving Tropical Pastures
R.L. Burt, P.P. Rotar, J.L. Walker, M.W. Silvey
BOOK REVIEW By Shafaat Mohammed - Coconut Research and Development
N.M. Nayer
BOOK REVIEW By L. Szott - Soil Productivity Aspects of Agroforestry
P.K.R. Nair
BOOK REVIEW By J.H. Topps (Dr.) - Beef Cattle Nutrition and Tropical Pasture
M.H. Butterworth