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Tropical Grasslands
Vol. 24 1990

Contributed Articles March 1990 (No. 1)

   

Diseases of Desmodium species — a review — J.M. LENNÉ and J.M. STANTON

1

A nutrient survey of legume evaluation sites on red earths, solodic soils and black earths in central Queensland — J. STANDLEY, R.C. BRUCE and A.A. WEBB

15

The growth of Paspalum notatum under the shade of a Eucalyptus grandis plantation or in full sun — J.R. WILSON, K. HILL, D.M. CAMERON and H.M. SHELTON

24

Agronomic evaluation of tree and shrub species in southeast Queensland — R.C. GUTTERIDGE

29

Herbicides and Leucaena establishment — D. PRATCHETT and T. TRIGLONE

37

Productivity of some browse plants on acid soils of southeastern Nigeria — J. COBBINA, A.N. ATTA-KRAH, A.O. MEREGINI and B. DUGUMA

41

Productivity of cows and calves on native and improved pasture in sub-coastal, subtropical Queensland — D.B. COATES and L. 't MANNETJE

46

Yield and nutritive value of forages grown under irrigated and nonirrigated conditions — C.W. MANSFIELD, P. MISLEVY and L.C. HAMMOND

55

Letters to the Editor

60

Notes for Contributors

62

Contributed Articles June 1990 (No. 2)

   

Viable seed retention under field conditions by western Queensland pasture species — R.G. SILCOCK and F.T. SMITH

65

Effects of irrigation, defoliation, associated grass and nitrogen on lucerne (Medicago sativa) as a component of pastures in sub-coastal central Queensland — D.G. CAMERON, H.G. BISHOP, P.J. WEEKS and A.A. WEBB

75

The influence of growth stage and mowing on competition between Paspalum notatum and Imperata cylindrica — T.R. WILLARD and D.G. SHILLING

81

Evaluation of five shrubby legumes in comparison with Centrosema acutifolium, Carimagua, Colombia — D. THOMAS and R. SCHULTZE-KRAFT

87

Influence of six shrub diets varying in phenol content on intake and nitrogen retention by goats — J.L. HOLECHECK, A.V. MUNSHIKPU, L. SAIWANA, G. NUNEZ-HERNANDEZ, R. VALDEZ, J.D. WALLACE and M. CARDENAS

93

Supplementary minerals, protein and energy for cattle grazing stargrass pastures — G.M.J. HORTON and W.D. PITMAN

99

Tolerance of twelve tropical grasses to high soil concentrations of copper — R.W. PLENDERLEITH and L.C. BELL

103

The response of white clover to sulphur on an irrigated pasture in south-east Queensland — T.M. BOWDLER and F.J. PIGOTT

111

The pastures network for eastern and southern Africa (PANESA): its regional collaborative research program — B.H. DZOWELA

113

Nutrient studies on sandy red earths in the Douglas-Daly area, Northern Territory — B.J. ROSS and G.J. CALDER

121

New Herbage Plant Cultivar

   

Arachis pintoi Krap. et. Greg. nom. nud. (Pinto peanut) cv Amarillo

124

Ornithopus compressus L. (yellow serradella) cv Paros

126

Book Review

   

Persistence of forage legumes

127

Contributed Articles September 1990 (No. 3)

   

Phosphorus and beef production in northern Australia

129

1. Phosphorus and pasture productivity — a review — R.J. JONES

131

2. Responses to phosphorus by ruminants — a review — L. WINKS

140

3. Phosphorus in cattle — a review — J.H. TERNOUTH

159

4. The response of cattle to fertiliser and supplementary phosphorus — W.H.WINTER, D.B. COATES, R.E. HENDRICKSEN, P.C. KERRIDGE, R.W.McLEAN and C.P. MILLER

170

5. Animal phosphorus status and diagnosis — J.C. WADSWORTH, R.W.McLEAN, D.B. COATES and W.H. WINTER

185

6. Dietary attributes and their relation to cattle growth — R.W. McLEAN, R.E.HENDRICKSEN, D.B. COATES and W.H. WINTER

197

7. The effect of phosphorus on the composition, yield and quality of legume basedpasture and their relation to animal production — D.B. COATES, P.C.KERRIDGE, C.P. MILLER and W.H. WINTER

209

8. The status and management of soil phosphorus in relation to beef production —P.C. KERRIDGE, M.A. GILBERT and D.B. COATES

221

9. Modelling phosphorus requirements of beef cattle — M.R. McCASKILL

231

10. Strategies for phosphorus use — C.P. MILLER, W.H. WINTER, D.B. COATESand P.C. KERRIDGE

239

11. A case study approach to the economic assessment of phosphorussupplementation — W.E. HOLMES

250

Book Review

   

Forage in ruminant nutrition

256

Leucaena

256

Contributed Articles December 1990 (No. 4)

   

Pasture development in Queensland — a success story — B. WALKER and E.J. WESTON

257

Pasture and animal productivity of buffel grass with Siratro, lucerne or nitrogen fertiliser — L. 't MANNETJE and R.M. JONES

269

Permanent pastures on a brigalow soil: changes in pasture yield and composition during the first five years — M.W. SILVEY and R.M. JONES

282

Sown pasture production in relation to nitrogen fertiliser and rainfall in southern Queensland — D.C.I. PEAKE, R.J.K. MYERS and E.F. HENZELL

291

Nitrogen level and environmental effects on the annual dry matter yield of tropical grasses — I.K. BUCHANAN and R.T. COWAN

299

Seasonal herbage and animal production from three Cynodon species — A. LARBI, P. MISLEVY, M.B. ADJEI and W.F. BROWN

305

Diseases of Cassia species — a review — J.M. LENNÉ

311

Awards of the Tropical Grasslands Society

325

Book Review

   

Lucerne management handbook

326

Shrub-Steppe: balance and change in a semi-arid terrestial ecosystem

327

Author Index

328


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