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CONTENTS PART | (AUGUST 1993) Instructions to Authors CROPS AND SOILS MILFORD, G. F. J., PENNY, A., PREW, R. D., DARBY, R. J. AND TODD, A. D. Effects of previous crop, sowing date, and winter and spring applications of nitrogen on the growth, nitrogen uptake and yield of winter wheat PELTONEN-SAINIO, P., MOORE, K. AND PEHU, E. Phenotypic stability of oats measured with different stability analyses LAMOND, W.J. AND GRAHAM, R. Relationship between air conditions and the drying rate of thin- layers of grass ACUNA P.,G.H. AND WILMAN, D. Effects of cutting height on the productivity and composition of perennial ryegrass—white clover swards WILMAN, D. AND ACUNA P., G.H. Effects of cutting height on the growth of leaves and stolons in perennial ryegrass—white clover swards FIRMAN, D.M. AND ALLEN, E. J. Effects of windrowing, irrigation and defoliation of potatoes on silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani) disease JACKSON, L. E., WYLAND, L. J. AND STIVERS, L. J. Winter cover crops to minimize nitrate losses in intensive lettuce production SOMMER, S.G., CHRISTENSEN, B.T., NIELSEN, N.E. AND SCHJ@RRING, J.K. Ammonia volatilization during storage of cattle and pig slurry: effect of surface cover WHITEHEAD, D. C. AND RAISTRICK, N. Nitrogen in the excreta of dairy cattle: changes during short- term storage WILLIAMS, P.H. AND HAYNES, R. J. Fate of *°S-labelled urine sulphate in urine affected areas of pasture soil under field conditions ANIMALS BLINCOE, C. Computer simulation of bovine copper metabolism ROOK, A.J., FRANCE, J. AND DHANOA, M.S. On the mathematical description of lactation curves BROSH, A., HOLZER, Z., AHARONI, Y. AND LEVY, D. Intake, rumen volume, retention time and digestibility of diets based on poultry litter and wheat straw in beef cows before and after calving LEE, J., HARRIS, P. M., SINCLAIR, B. R. AND TRELOAR, B. P. Whole body metabolism of cysteine and glutathione and their utilization in the skin of Romney sheep: consequences for wool growth OBARA, Y. AND DELLOW, D. W. Effects of intraruminal infusions of urea, sucrose or urea plus sucrose on plasma urea and glucose kinetics in sheep fed chopped lucerne hay ABSTRACTS AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED INDUSTRIES STUDY GROUP, Decision Support Systems for Profitable Livestock Production BOOK REVIEWS PART 2 (OCTOBER 1993) Instructions to Authors CROPS AND SOILS ALI, M. Wheat/chickpea intercropping under late-sown conditions EASSON, D.L., WHITE, E.M. AND PICKLES, S.J. The effects of weather, seed rate and cultivar on lodging and yield in winter wheat BARRACLOUGH, P.B. AND LEIGH, R.A. Grass yield in relation to potassium supply and the concentration of cations in tissue water PREMACHANDRA, G.S., SANEOKA, H., FUJITA, K. AND OGATA, S. Seasonal changes in leaf water relations and cell membrane stability in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) JULIER, B., HUYGHE, C., PAPINEAU, J., MILFORD, G.F. J., DAY, J. M., BILLOT, C. AND MANGIN, p. Seed yield and yield stability of determinate and indeterminate autumn-sown white lupins (Lupinus albus) grown at different locations in France and the UK ALI, M. A. Effects of cultural practices on reducing field infestation of potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) and greening of tubers in the Sudan HALL, J. E. AND GLASBEY, C. A. Analysis of size-grouped potato yield data using a bivariate normal distribution of tuber size and weight SAWAN, Z.M., MAHMOUD, M.H. AND GREGG, B.R. Effect of foliar application of chelated copper and manganese on yield components and fibre properties of Egyptian cotton (Gossypium barbadense) SINGH, A.L. AND CHAUDHARI, V. Screening of groundnut germplasm collection and selection of genotypes tolerant of lime-induced iron chlorosis AZAM-ALI, S.N., NAGESWARA RAO, R.C., CRAIGON, J., WADIA, K.D.R. AND WILLIAMS, J. H. A method for calculating the population/yield relations of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) in semi- arid climates SHEPHERD, M.A. Measurement of soil mineral nitrogen to predict the response of winter wheat to fertilizer nitrogen after applications of organic manures or after ploughed-out grass GARNSWORTHY, P.C. AND STOKES, D.T. The nutritive value of wheat and oat silages ensiled on three cutting dates ANIMALS NEWBOLD, C.J., MCKAIN, N. AND WALLACE, R.J. Combined effects of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract and monensin on fermentation in the rumen simulation technique (Rusitec) MCCLOGHRY, C. E., HOLLIS, D. E., RAPHAEL, K. A., MARSHALL, R. C., FOLDES, A., KENNEDY, J. P. AND WYNN, P. C. Wool follicles initiate, develop and produce wool fibres in ovine fetal skin grafts NIEZEN, J.H., BARRY, T.N., HODGSON, J., WILSON, P.R., ATAJA, A.M., PARKER, W.J. AND HOLMES, C. Ww. Growth responses in red deer calves and hinds grazing red clover, chicory or perennial ryegrass/white clover swards during lactation SEMIADI, G., BARRY, T. N., WILSON, P. R., HODGSON, J. AND PURCHAS, R. W. Growth and venison production from red deer (Cervus elaphus) grazing red clover (Trifolium pratense) or perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)/white clover (Trifolium repens) pasture SEMIADI, G., BARRY, T. N. AND MUIR, P. D. Growth, milk intake and behaviour of artificially reared sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) fawns ABSTRACTS AFRC MODELLERS’ GROUP, Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Meeting of the AFRC Modellers’ Group BOOK REVIEWS PART 3 (DECEMBER 1993) Instructions to Authors PAGE REVIEW MATTHEWMAN, R.W. AND DIJKMAN, J. T. The nutrition of ruminant draught animals 297 CROPS AND SOILS VAN OOSTEROM, E. J., CECCARELLI, S. AND PEACOCK, J. M. Yield response of barley to rainfall and temperature in Mediterranean environments FRASER, J.. SUTHERLAND, K. AND MARTIN, R. C. Effects of autumn harvest date on the performance of white clover/grass mixtures in Nova Scotia NOUT, M. J. R., BOUWMEESTER, H. M., HAAKSMA, J. AND VAN DIJK, H. Fungal growth in silages of sugarbeet press pulp and maize JOLLIFFE, T. H. AND ARTHUR, A. E. Diallel analysis of bolting in sugarbeet DURRANT, M. J., MASH, S. J. AND JAGGARD, K. W. Effects of seed advancement and sowing date on establishment, bolting and yield of sugarbeet METOCHIS, C. Irrigation of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) grown in a Mediterranean environment ERSKINE, W. AND EL ASHKAR, F. Rainfall and temperature effects on lentil (Lens culinaris) seed yield in Mediterranean environments HART, P.B.S., POWLSON, D.S., POULTON, P.R., JOHNSTON, A.E. AND JENKINSON, D.S. The availability of the nitrogen in the crop residues of winter wheat to subsequent crops BRADBURY, N.J., WHITMORE, A. P., HART, P. B.S. AND JENKINSON, D.S. Modelling the fate of nitrogen in crop and soil in the years following application of '®N-labelled fertilizer to winter wheat ANIMALS FREUDENBERGER, D.0O., WILSON, P.R., BARRY, T. N., SUN, Y. X., PURCHAS, R. W. AND TRIGG, T. E. Effects of immunization against GnRH upon body growth, voluntary food intake and plasma hormone concentration in yearling red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) PRIME, G.R. AND SYMONDS, H. W. Influence of plane of nutrition on portal blood flow and the metabolic clearance rate of progesterone in ovariectomized gilts BENJAMIN, R.W., KOENIG, R. AND BECKER, K. Body composition of young sheep and goats determined by the tritium dilution technique TERNOUTH, J.H., MCLACHLAN, B.P., CLARKE, J.M. AND THOMAS, B.J. Effects of dietary phosphorus and nitrogen deficiencies on the intake, growth and metabolism of lambs SMITH, M.O. AND TEETER, R.G. Effects of feed intake and environmental temperature on chick growth and development WAREHAM, C.N., WISEMAN, J. AND COLE, D. J. A. Influence of faba bean tannins on male broiler chicks: evaluation of hulls from white- and coloured-flowered cultivars and of near-isogenic lines BOOK REVIEWS INDEX