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Tropical
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Vol. 30 1996
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Contributed Articles March 1996 (No. 1)
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Pastures for prosperity. Proceedings of the Fifth Australian Tropical Pastures Conference held at Atherton, Queensland, in June 1995 — J.K. LESLIE
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Harry Stobbs Memorial Lecture, 1995. Managing grazing lands: Critical information infrastructures and knowledge requirements for the future — JERRY W. STUTH
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Pastures for prosperity
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1. The global
environment of pasture-based industries — beef and sheep meat — R.J.
BLIGH
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2. The global environment of pasture-based industries — dairying — P. DONNELLY
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23
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3. The future for new tropical pasture plants — R.J. CLEMENTS
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31
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4. Managing
resources: Moving from sustainable yield to sustainability in tropical
rangelands
— J.R. BROWN and A.J. ASH
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47
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5. The role of animal science — J.E. VERCOE
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58
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Proceedings of Seeds Forum: The changing face of the seed industry
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1. Proprietary lines and plant breeders' rights — PETER ROTHWELL
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73
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2. The changing
face of tropical pasture seed marketing in northern Australia —
JOHN RAINS
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77
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3. A time of change in the Australian seed industry — TED JEPPESEN
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82
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4. The future for the seed industry — a seed user's viewpoint — ALF COLLINS
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84
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5. The future for the seed industry — a grower's persepctive — NINO QUADRIO
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86
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6. What we
want from the seed industry in the future — a merchant's viewpoint
— PHILIP
SMITH
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88
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Proceedings of Dairy Forum: Pastures are the basis of a competitive dairy industry
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1. Development of a low-cost temperate pasture system — IVAN and DELLAS WENDT
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91
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2. Using a good block of land to best advantage — JOHN and CHARLIE HINES
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3. Perennial
ryegrass and clover pasture management in northern NSW — SAM TONGE
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97
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4. Pasture and herd management on the Atherton Tablelands — JOE TRANTER
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Proceedings of Beef Inland Forum: Tough decisions in tough environments
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1. Crossbreeding to maximise production on 'Bendemeer' — JOHN BURNETT
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105
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2. The future for beef in the northern briglow area — IAN THOMASON
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108
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3. It's a tough business in the nineties — JOHN BETHEL
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Proceedings of Beef Coastal Forum: Is there a living in it?
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1. Meeting markets in semi-arid environments — GREG BROWN
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113
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2. Grazing in the nineties — The role of improved pastures — JOHN COX
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116
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3. Future of the Atherton Tableland beef industry — BERNIE ENGLISH
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Conference Posters
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Statement of issues related to tropical pastures — J.K. LESLIE
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Statement of issues related to tropical pastures
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Conference Delegates
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178
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Awards of the Tropical Grassland Society of Australia Inc.
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183
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Book Review
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Tropical Forages: Their role in sustainable agriculture
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187
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Diseases of Tropical Pasture Plants
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189
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Notes for Contributors
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Contributed Articles June 1996 (No. 2)
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Influence of sowing date and seedbed preparation on herbage production and botanical composition of tropical grass-clover pastures oversown with Midmar ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) for forage production during the dry season — G.J. MANYAWU and A.U.K. MADZUDZO
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An improved method for measuring the germinable soil seed banks of tropical pastures — D.M. ORR, C.J. PATON and G.W. BLIGHT
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The classification of a Sesbania sesban (ssp. sesban) collection I. Morphological attributes and their taxonomic sifnificance — J.H. HEERING, S. NOKOE and JEMAL MOHAMMED
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The classification of a Sesbania sesban (ssp. sesban) collection II. Agronomic attributes and their relation to biomass estimation — J.H. HEERING, S. NOKOE and JEMAL MOHAMMED
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Pysllid population dynamics and plant resistance of Leucaena selections in Florida — M.T. AUSTIN, M.J. WILLIAMS, A.C. HAMMOND, J.H. FRANK and C.G. CHAMBLISS
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Seasonal fodder consumption and liveweight changes of sedentary cattle in southern Mali — SUSAN J.L.E. LELOUP, L.'t MANNETJE AND C.B.H. MEURS
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Evaluation of some physical properties of an oxisol after conversion of native savanna into legume-based or pure grass pastures — A.J. GIJSMAN and R.J. THOMAS
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Effect of access to irrigated ryegrass on the milk yield and composition of autumn calving cows in a tropical upland environment — R.G. WALKER, R.T. COWAN, W.N. ORR and B.A. SILVER
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Seed production of native hay clovers in the highlands of eastern Africa — L. SHADEYA-MAKUNDABWENI and S.K. NJUGUNA
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Seed production by native and naturalised grasses in north-east Queensland: effects of stocking rate and season — J.G. McIVOR, V. SINGH, J.P. CORFIELD and R.J. JONES
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262
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Book Review
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Soil Science and Sustainable Land Management in the Tropics
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270
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New Herbage Plant Cultivar
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(b) Aeschynomene americana I. (American jointvetch) cv. Lee
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Contributed Articles September 1996 (No. 3)
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Paraguay — a potential source of new pasture legumes for the subtropics — J.B. HACKER, A. GLATZLE and R. VANNI
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Relationship between yield, chemical composition and reported platability of browse in soutern Mali — SUSAN J.L.E LELOUP and L.'t MANNETJE
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Stenotaphrum secundatum: a valuable forage species for shaded environments — B.F. MULLEN and H.M. SHELTON
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Diversity in the tropical legume genus Teramnus — B.C. PENGELLY and D.A. EAGLES
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Water melons (Citrullus vulgaris) as the main source of water for cattle in Central Tanzania — C.M. SHAYO, B. OGLE and P. UDÉN
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Measuring yields of green leaf blade in pastures by visual estimation techniques — R.B. WAITE and J.D. KERR
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Effect of seasonal soil moisture, nitrogen fetiliser and stocking rate on unsown species in a sown subtropical pasture — C.K. McDONALD, R.M. JONES and M.W. SILVEY
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Fodder production from associations of leguminous shrubs and grasses on contour bunds in the highlands of Burundi — EKOW AKYEAMPONG and BEN H. DZOWELA
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Yield response and profitability of Coastcross 2 Bernudagrass at different rainfall and fertitility levels — C.J.G. LE ROUX, J.S. SWART, E. OOSTHUYSEN, C. TRETHEWEY and C. PITTAWAY
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The Tropical Grassland Society of Australia Inc. — our current status — C.K. McDONALD
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The influence of applied nitrogen on the vigour of Lolium perenne during the establishment year under subtropical conditions — F.R. McKENZIE
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Book Review
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PRACTICAL FARMING — Farm Water Supplies, Planning and Installation
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350
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New Herbage Plant Cultivar
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(a) Macroptilium atropurpureum I. (DC.) Urban (atro) cv. Aztec
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Contributed Articles December 1996 (No. 4)
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Productivity and persistence of irrigated lotus (Lotus pedunculatus) and white clover (Trifolium repens) in a kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) pasture — W.J. FULKERSON and K. SLACK
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Effects of method sowing Stylosanthes on forage production of a Panicum-Stylosanthes mixture — I. EZENWA and M.E. AKEN'OVA
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Effects of height and frequency of cutting on yield, quality and persistence of Desmanthus virgatus — W. TRUJILLO, W.D. PITMAN, C.G. CHAMBLISS and K. WILLIAMS
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In vitro digestibility assessment of tropical shrub legumes using rumen fluid or faecal fluid as the inoculum source — R.J. JONES and P. BARNES
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Effects of herbage and bush level on diet selection and nutrient intake of cattle in a Commiphora savanna — WILLIAM N. MNENE, JERRY W. STUTH and ROBERT K. LYONS
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Selection of Chamaecrista rotundifolia by cattle — R.J. CLEMENTS, R.M. JONES, L.R. VALDES and G.A. BUNCH
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Effect of planting method and soil texture on the growth and development of Arachis pintoi — ZDRAVKO BARUCH and MYLES J. FISHER
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Persistence and yield of forage peanuts (Arachis spp.) on the New South Wales north coast — A.M. BOWMAN and G.P.M. WILSON
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Growth and nitrogen nutrition of a Dichanthium aristatum pasture under shading — P. CRUZ
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Research Note: Dry matter yields of Panicum and Brachiaria with nitrogen fertilisation or Pueraria in an oil palm plantation — I. EZENWA, OLUWATOYIN A. ARIBISALA and M.E. AKEN'OVA
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Research Note: Dry matter production and chemical composition of introduced forages at two moist savanna sites in Ghana — P. BARNES
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Research Note: Evaluation of introduced forage accessions for fodder production at a subhumid site in southern Ghana — P. BARNES and A. ADDO-KWAFO
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Fertiliser responses of established grass pastures in the Northern Territory — A.G. CAMERON and B.J. ROSS
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426
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Book Review
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Stylos for Better Beef
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430
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Author Index
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431
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