Volume 73 Number 3

Table of Contents

Research Papers

Effect of planting dates and growth habits of cassava and cowpea on their yield and compatibility
O.O. Okoli, M.A. Hossain, A.F.K. Kissiedu, A. Asare-Bediako
Phosphate sorption of an acid- mineral soil as affected by liming, organic material addition, and heating
Victor Ngachie
The design and testing of a low-cost cashew-nut cracker for peasant farmers
E.A. Ajav
Selection of in vitro propagated muskmelon plants with superior resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis
Pious Thomas, Tukaram A. More, Bineeta Sen
Reactions of cowpea during the reproductive phase to high temperatures under field and controlled environments
K.O. Marfo
Phosphorous and mulching effects on nutrient uptake and grain yield of wheat at different growth stages
Davender K. Parmar, Pritam K. Sharma
Substitution of shrimp waste meal for fish meal in broiler chicken rations
A.O. Fanimo, E. Mudama, T.O. Umukoro, O.O. Oduguwa
A comparative evaluation of cottonseed oil sludge and palm oil in broiler diets
A.O. Aduku, I. Nuhu, I.I. Dafwang, S.A. Offiong
A comparative analysis of resource use efficiency in government and private farms in Rivers State, Nigeria
J.N. Mbata
Decision-making by smallholder farmers in an oil-palm-based economy in sorthern Benin, West Africa
W.G. Meikle, A.P. Gutierrez, H.R. Herren
Features of multiple-cropping systems in Central Africa and their possible effects on data collection*
Serigne M. Ndiaye

Research Notes

Modifications to the evaluation of intercropping advantage
A. Odulaja
Sesbania rostrata as green manure for lowland rice in Casamance (Senegal)
I. Ndoye, B. Dreyfus, M. Becker
Effect of limestone and farmyard manure on crop yields and soil acidity on an acid Inceptisol in Sikkim, India
Patiram
The effects of minimum tillage on weeds and yield of durum wheat in central Ethiopia
N. Tadesse, S. Ahmed, M. Hulluka
Fungitoxic effects of plantain ash on rot development in yam minisetts and cassava ministems
E.O. Osai, T. Ikotun
The effect of pollen donors and pollen viability on fruitlet drop in Macadamia integrifolia (Maiden & Betche)
Uri Lavi, Nachman Sahar, Illan Barucis, Dan Gaash, Amnon Kadman