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CONTENTS PART | (FEBRUARY 2001) CROPS AND SOILS JENKYN, J. F., CHRISTIAN D.G., BACON, E. T. G.. GUTTERIDGE, R.J. AND TODD, A.D. Effects of incorporating different amounts of straw on growth, diseases and yield of consecutive crops of winter wheat grown on contrasting soil types SYLVESTER-BRADLEY, R., STOKES, D. T. AND SCOTT, R. K. Dynamics of nitrogen capture without fertilizer: the baseline for fertilizing winter wheat in the UK KUMAR, K., GOH, K. M., SCOTT, W. R. AND FRAMPTON, C. M. Effects of !*N-labelled crop residues and management practices on subsequent winter wheat yields, nitrogen benefits and recovery under field conditions WURR, D. C. E., FELLOWS, J. R., AKEHURST, J. M., HAMBRIDGE, A. J. AND LYNN, J. R. The effect of cultural and environmental factors on potato seed tuber morphology and subsequent sprout and stem development SMITH, K. F., SIMPSON, R. J., CULVENOR, R. A., HUMPHREYS, M. O., PRUD’ HOMME, M. P. AND ORAM, R.N. The effects of ploidy, and a phenotype conferring a high water-soluble carbohydrate concentration on carbohydrate accumulation, nutritive value and morphology of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) OMOKANYE, A. T., ONIFADE, O. S., OLORUNJU, P. E., ADAMU, A. M., TANKO, R. J. AND BALOGUN, R. O. The evaluation of dual-purpose groundnut Arachis hypogaea) varieties for fodder and seed production at Shika, Nigeria NTARE, B.R., WILLIAMS, J. H. AND DOUGBEDJI, F. Evaluation of groundnut genotypes for heat tolerance under field conditions in a Sahelian environment using a simple physiological model for yield ANIMALS SCOLLAN,N. D., SARGEANT, A., McALLAN, A. B. AND DHANOA, M. S. Protein supplementation of grass silages of differing digestibility for growing steers BLUETT, S. J., HODGSON, J., KEMP, P. D. AND BARRY, T. N. Performance of lambs and the incidence of staggers and heat stress on two perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) cultivars using a leader- follower rotational grazing management system REAL, D., GORDON, I. L. AND HODGSON, J. Statistical modelling of grazing preference of sheep when presented with a range of plant types HAN, X.-T., XUE, B., DU, J.-Z. AND HU, L.-H. Net fluxes of peptide and amino acid across mesenteric- drained and portal-drained viscera of yak cows fed on a straw-concentrate diet at maintenance level Contents PART 2 (MARCH 2901) CROPS AND SOILS DURBAN, M., CURRIE, I. D. AND KEMPTON, R. A. Adjusting for fertility and competition in variety trials KING, J. A.. SYLVESTER-BRADLEY, R. AND ROCHFORD, A.D.H. Availability of nitrogen aftet fertilizer applications te cereals CONRY, M. J. AND DUNNE, B. Influence of number and timing of fungicide applications on the yield and quality of early and later-sown spring malting barley grown in the south-east of Ireland CLOVER, G. R. G., JAGGARD, K. W., SMITH, H. G. AND AZAM-ALI, S. N. The use of radiation inception and transpiration to predict the yield of healthy, droughted and virus-infected sugar beet NAM, N. H., CHAUHAN, Y. S. AND JOHANSEN, C. Effect of timing of drought stress on growth and grain yield of extra-short-duration pigeonpea lines SAWAN, Z. M., HAFEZ, S.A. AND BASYONY, A.E. Effect of phosphorus fertilization and foliar application of chelated zinc and calcium on seed, protein and oil yields and oil properties of cotton YADAV, D. V. AND YADUVANSHIL, N. P. S. Integration of green manure intercropping and fertilizer-N for yield and juice quality and better soil conditions in sugarcane grown after mustard and wheat in different plant arrangements OLASANTAN, F. 0. Optimum plant populations for okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a mixture with cassava (Manihot esculenta) and its relevance to rainy season-based cropping systems in south- western Nigeria CORBEL, G., ROBIN, CH. AND GUCKERT, A. growth potential of buds of two contrasting cultivars of white clover during winter and early spring CUTTLE, S. P., SCURLOCK, R. V. AND DAVIES, B. M. S. Comparison of fertilizer strategies for reducing nitrate leaching from grazed grassland, with particular reference to the contribution from urine patches CHADWICK, D.R., MARTINEZ, J., MARCOL, C. AND BELINE, F. Nitrogen transformations and ammonia loss following injection and surface application of pig slurry: a laboratory experiment using slurry labelled with '*N-ammonium ANIMALS MONTOSSI, F., HODGSON, J., MORRIS, S. T., RISSO, D. F. AND GORDON, I. L. A comparative study of herbage intake, ingestive behaviour and diet selection, and effects of condensed tannins upon body and wool growth in lambs grazing Yorkshire fog (Holcus /anatus) and annual ryegrass (Lolium multifiorum) dominated swards BOOK REVIEWS Contents PART 3 (MAY 2001) CROPS AND SOILS AHMADI, A. AND BAKER, D. A. The effect of water stress on grain filling processes in wheat ERIKSEN, J. Nitrate leaching and growth of cereal crops following cultivation of contrasting temporary grasslands GOOS, R. J. AND JOHNSON, B. E. Response of spring wheat to phosphorus and sulphur starter fertilizers of differing acidification potential KUMAR ROA, J. V. D. K., JOHANSEN, C., CHAUHAN, Y.S., CHAUHAN, Y.S., JAIN, V. K., JAIN, K. C. AND TALWAR, H.S. An analysis of yield variation among long-duration pigeonpea genotypes in relation to season, irrigation and plant population TRAKA-MAVRONA, E., GEORGAKIS, D., KOUTSIKA-SOTIRIOU, M. AND PRITSA, TH. The efficiency of a breeding programme with progressively advanced targets applied in an elite cultivar of snap bean KOUTSOS, T. V. AND KOUTSIKA-SOTIRIOU, M. Genetic diversity on four cabbage populations based on UPOV and IPGRI description forms and allozyme variation ANIMALS FERRIS, C. P., GORDON, F. J., PATTERSON, D. C., KILPATRICK, D. J., MAYNE, C. S. AND McCOY, M. A, The response of dairy cows of high genetic merit to increasing proportion of concentrate in the diet with a high and medium feed value silage BERESFORD, N. A., CROUT, N. M. J. AND MAYES, R. W. The transfer of arsenic to sheep tissues SCOLLAN, N.D., DHANOA, M.S., CHOI, N.J., MAENG, W.J. ENSER, M. AND WOOD, J.D. Bio- hydrogenation and digestion of long chain fatty acids in steers fed on different sources of lipid BOOK REVIEWS LETTERS STYLE AND EDITORIAL CONVENTIONS STATISTICAL NOTE FOR AUTHORS INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Contents PART 4 (JUNE 2001) CROPS AND SOILS PAGE GILLETT, A. G., CROUT, N. M. J., STOKES, D. T.. SYLVESTER-BRADLEY, R. AND SCOTT, R. K. An approach to modelling the effect of environmental and physiological factors upon biomass accumulation in winter wheat KEBEBEW, F., TSEHAYE, Y AND McNEILLY, T. Diversity of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.a)t in situ conservation sites in North Shewa and Bale, Ethiopia KAUSHAL, P, RAVI, SIDU, J.S. AND DHALIWAL, H.S. Introgression of isozyme genes utilizing monosomic alien lines (MAALs) of Oryza officinalis in O. sativa SUSO, M. J., PIERRE, J. MORENO, M. T., ESNAULT, R. AND LE GUEN, J. Variation in outcrossing levels in faba bean cultivars: role of ecological factors ALLISON, M.F., FOWLER, J.H. AND ALLEN, E.J. Responses of potato (Solanum tuberosum) to potassium fertilizers PUTTANNA, K., NANJE GOWDA, N.M. AND PRAKASA RAO, E. V.S. Effects of applications of N fertilizers and nitrification inhibitors on dry matter and essential oil yields of Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt.) SHEPHERD, M. A. AND WITHERS, P. J. Phosphorus leaching from liquid digested sewage sludge applied to sandy soils RODRIGUES, M. A. M., CONE, J. W., SEQUEIRA, C. A. AND MASCARENHAS-FERREIRA, A. Effect of the addition of cell wall degrading enzymes on fermentation kinetics of perennial ryegrass silage ANIMALS EARLY, R. J.. MAHGOUB, O. AND LU, C. D. Energy and protein utilization for maintenance and growth in Omani ram lambs in hot climates. I. Estimates of energy requirements and efficiency EARLY, R. J.. MAHGOUB, O. AND LU, C. D. Energy and protein utilization for maintenance and growth in Omani ram lambs in hot climates. II. Composition of tissue growth and nitrogen metabolism BOOK REVIEWS INDEX