Table Of Content

■ ' CONTENTS Part 1 (January 1999) D. P. Sherchan, C. J. Pilbeam and P. J. Gregory: Response of wheat-rice and maize/millet systems to fertilizer and manure applications in the mid-hills of Nepal 1 D. Harris, A. Joshi, P. A. Khan, P. Gothkar and P.S. Sodhi: On-farm seed priming in semi-arid agriculture: development and evaluation in maize, rice and chickpea in India using participatory methods 15 K. F. Ng Kee Kwong, J. P. Paul and J. Deville: Drip-fertigation - a means for reducing fertilizer nitrogen to sugarcane 31 K. Jonsson, C. K. Ong and J. C. W. Odongo: Influence of scattered nere and karite trees on microclimate, soil fertility and millet yield in Burkina Faso 39 D. Wilman, K. H. Dong and Z. L. Jin: Persistence of a range of grasses in a continental climate 55 D. Wilman, K. H. Dong and Z. L. Jin: Growth, yield and quality of a range of i grasses in a continental climate 63 N. Ghosh Hajra and R. Kumar: Seasonal variation in photosynthesis and productivity of young tea 71 Y. S. Chauhan, W, D, Atukorala, K. D. A. Perera, K. D. S. M. Joseph, K. B. Saxena and C. Johansen: Adaptation of extra-short-duration pigeonpea in the short rainy season of a tropical bimodal rainfall environment 87 P. M. Kormawa, A. Y. Kamara, S. C. Jutzi and N. Sanginga: Economic evaluation of using mulch from multi-purpose trees in maize-based production systems in south-western Nigeria 101 ; Book Reviews 111 Part 2 (April 1999) 1' - R. S. Zeigler: The Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Consortium: a multi-insti¬ tutional approach for sustainable productivity increases in Asian rice-based systems 115 M. A. Lantican, R. M. Lampayan, S. I. Bhuiyan and M. K. Yadav: Deter¬ minants of improving productivity of dry-seeded rice in rainfed lowlands 127 P. C. Ram, A. K. Singh, B. B. Singh, V. K. Singh, H. P. Singh, T. L. Setter, V. P. Singh and R. K. Singh: Environmental characterization of floodwater in Eastern India: relevance to submergence tolerance of lowland rice 141 R. J. Gumtang, M. F. Pampolino, T. P. Tuong and D. Bucao: Groundwater dynamics and quality under intensive cropping systems 153 G. Rama Krishnayya, T. L. Setter, R. K. Sarkar, P. Krishnan and I. Ravi: Influence of phosphorus application to floodwater on oxygen concentrations and survival of rice during complete submergence 167 S. R. Pascua Jr, W. Ventura, E. O. Agustin, A. T, Padre, D. A. Valencia, T. F. Marcos, P. C. Sta. Cruz, S. R. Obien and J. K. Ladha: Yield trends and apparent nutrient balances in intensified and diversified rice-based cropping systems 181 E. O. Agustin, C. I. Ortal, S. R. Pascua Jr, P. C. Sta. Cruz, A. T. Padre, W, B. Ventura, S. R. Obien and J. K. Ladha: Role of indigo in improving the productivity of rainfed lowland rice-based cropping systems 201 M. P. Lucas, S, Pandey, R. A. Villano, D. R. Culanay and S. R. Obien: Characterization and economic analysis of intensive cropping systems in rainfed lowlands of Ilocos Norte, Philippines 221 S. Pandey, P. Masicat, L. Velasco and R. Villano: Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines 225 Book Reviews 239 Notes to Contributors 243 Part 3 (July 1999) M. K. V. Carr: Evaluating the impact of research for development: tea in Tanzania 247 M. Moutia and A. Dookun: Evaluation of surface sterilization and hot water treatments on bacterial contaminants in bud culture of sugarcane 265 F. M. Ismael and N. Govinden: Cement as a substitute for gypsum for improved pod-filling in groundnut 275 L. D. Mamet and N. W. Galwey: A relationship between stalk elongation and earliness of ripening in sugarcane 283 W. Gerritsma and F. X. Soebagyo: An analysis of the growth of leaf area of oil palms in Indonesia 293 I P. Q. Craufurd and T, R. Wheeler: Effect of drought and plant density on radiation interception, radiation-use efficiency and partitioning of dry matter to seeds in cowpea 309 A. Qi, T. R. Wheeler, J, D. H. Keatinge, R. H. Ellis, R. J. Summerfield and P. Q. Craufurd: Modelling the effects of temperature on the rates of seed¬ ling emergence and leaf appearance in legume cover crops 327 P. Krishnan, 1. Ravi and G. Rama Krishnayya: Leaf senescence in sub¬ merged rice plants 345 1 E. Akyeampong, L. Hitimana, E. Torquebiau and P. C. Munyemana: Multistrata agroforestry with beans, bananas and Grevillea robusta in the high¬ lands of Burundi 35 P. C. Nautiyal, V. Ravindra, P. V. Zala and Y. C. Joshi: Enhancement of yield in groundnut following the imposition of transient soil-moisture-deficit stress during the vegetative phase 371 Book Reviews 387 Part 4 (October 1999) L. D. Mamet and R. Domaingue: Shortening the selection process for sugar¬ cane 391 S. Seeruttun, C. Barbe and G. McIntyre: Crop cycle length and cane and sugar yields 407 K. P. Pillay: Adoption of new sugarcane varieties by the non-miller-planters in Mauritius: the importance of on-farm trials 417 R. Prasad, B. Gangaiah and K. C. Aipe: Effect of crop residue management in a rice-wheat cropping system on growth and yield of crops and on soil fertility 427 F. N. Ikpe, J. M. Powell, N. O. Isirimah, T. A. T. Wahua and E. M. Ngodigha: Effects of primary tillage and soil amendment practices on pearl millet yield and nutrient uptake in the Sahel of West Africa 437 W. J. Fielding and D. P. Sherchan: The variability of level and sloping terraces in eastern Nepal and the implications for the design of experiments 449 N. J. Bello: Investigating the optimum planting date for sorghum in the forest- savanna transition zone of Nigeria 461 J. R. Witcombe, R. Petre, S. Jones and A. Joshi: Farmer participatory crop improvement. IV. The spread and impact of a rice variety identified by partici¬ patory varietal selection 471 F. Ghassali, P. S. Cocks, A. E. Osman, G. Gintzburger, S. Christiansen, A. Semaan and M. Leybourne: Rehabilitation of degraded grasslands in north Syria: use of farmer participatory research to encourage the sowing of annual pasture legumes 489 Book Reviews 507 Index of Authors 517 Index of Subjects I