Volume 61 Number 4

Table of Contents

Research Papers

Role of calcium peroxide as a soil conditioner and oxygen fertilizer
M.K. Magunda, F. Callebaut, M. De Boodt, D. Gabriels
Preliminary investigation of the effects of gibberellic acid (GA3) on sucker development in plantain (Musa cv. AAB) under field conditions
Rony Swennen, George F. Wilson, Edmond De Langhe
Technique to detect infection by Fusarium udum in pigeonpea before symptom appearance
Sriman Kandala V.K. Chari, Jayaraman Kannaiyan, Yeshwant L. Nene, Ernest W. Nunn
Effect of processing on the trypsin inhibitor, haemagglutinin, tannic acid and phytic acid contents of seeds of ten cowpea varieties
Anthony D. Ologhobo, Babatunde L. Fetuga
Influence of management and of season of breeding on pregnancy rates of Zebu cattle in an artificial insemination programme
Ambrose A. Voh, Jr., Emmanuel O. Oyedipe, Vanithamby Buvanendran
Dairy potential of Bunaji (White Fulani) and Bokoloji (Sokoto Gudali) breeds
A.O. Johnson, V. Buvanendran, B.A. Oyejola
Effect of triple superphosphate and polyvinyl alcohol on crust strength, soil physical properties and seedling emergence of pearl millet
R.P. Agrawal, S.K. Sharma
Comparative study of photosynthesis in several Hevea brasiliensis clones and Hevea species under tropical field conditions
R. Ceulemans, R. Gabriels, I. Impens, P.K. Yoon, W. Leong, A.P. Ng
Entrepreneurial impact of agricultural insurance in developing countries
Carlisle A. Pemberton
Loans to small holders in traditional agriculture: the Nigerian experience
Remi Adeyemo
Role of soil organic matter in urea adsorption
Subba M. Rao, N. Ahmad
Relative usefulness of mechanical and aphid inoculation as modes of screening cowpeas for resistance against cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus
Gabby I. Atiri, G. Thottappilly
Chemical control of false rust of winged bean
M.J. Drinkall, T.V. Price
Guava Meadow Orchard: effect of ultrahigh density plantings and growth regulators on growth, flowering and fruiting
Shafaat Mohammed, Lawrence A. Wilson, N. Prendergast
Alcohol dehydrogenase synthesis and waterlogging tolerance in maize
K.H. Chow
Performance of rice grown after upland crops and fallow in the humid tropics
A. Hamid, Gary M. Paulsen, H.G. Zandstra
Increasing heat tolerance in sugar-cane setts by pre-sowing hardening
Sukhada Mohandas, K. Mohan Naidu
Growth characteristics of an indigenous stock of guinea fowl
Gurvinder S. Brah, Jagtar S. Sandhu, Bal K. Shingari
Relationship between the attitudinal limit of cassava and soil temperature in Papua New Guinea
R. Michael Bourke, J.P. Evenson, B.A. Keating
Influence of number and arrangement of missing plants on tomato yields
Peter J. Stoffella, Ronald M. Sonoda

Book Review

BOOK REVIEW By S. Mohammed - The Arecanut Palm
K.V.A. Bavappa, M.K. Nair, T. Prem Kumar
BOOK REVIEW By L.B. Roberts - Multiple Cropping and Tropical Farming Systems
W.C. Beets
BOOK REVIEW By P.A. Huxley - Plantation Forestry in the Tropics
J. Evans
BOOK REVIEW By H.E. Dregne - Fertilization of Dryland and Irrigated Soils
J. Hagin, B. Tucker