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Tropical
Grasslands
Vol. 31 1997
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Contributed Articles March 1997 (No. 1)
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An evaluation of kikuyu-clover pastures as a dairy production system. 1. Pasture and diet — T.M. DAVISON, P.J. FRAMPTON, M.N. ORR, B.A. SILVER, P. MARTIN and B. McLACHLAN
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An evaluation of kikuyu-clover pastures as a dairy production system. 2. Milk production and system comparisons — T.M. DAVISON, P.J. FRAMPTON, M.N. ORR, B.A. SILVER and D. WILLIAMS
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The influence of grazing management on weed invasion of Lolium perenne pastures under subtropical conditions in South Africa — F.R. McKENZIE
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24
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Performance of shrubs legumes at four sites in Indonesia and Australia — R.A. BRAY, B. PALMER and T.M. IBRAHIM
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Early growth and native nodulation of leguminous shrub and tree species in Brazil — ELIZABETH A. VEASEY, ODETE M.A.A. GHISI, MARIA JOSÉ VALARINI, IVANI P. OTSUK, MÁRCIA A. CARDELLI, MARIA JOSEFA F. SANCHEZ and DARCY A. BEISMAN
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Dry matter yield, P response and nutritive value of selected accessions of Chamaecytisus palmensis (tagasaste) and Teline monspessulana (Montpellier broom) in the Ethiopian highlands — KAHSAY BERHE and J.C. TOTHILL
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49
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Performance of cattle grazing pastures based on Paspalum atratum cv. Suerte — R.S. KALMBACHER, F.G. MARTIN and A.E. KRETSCHMER, Jr
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58
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The recovery of Nixon Sabi grass pastures following severe drought — D.B. COATES
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67
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Awards of the Tropical Grasslands Society of Australia Inc
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73
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Notes for Contributors
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78
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Contributed Articles June 1997 (No. 2)
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Harry Stobbs Memorial Lecture, 1994. Potential and prospects of legume-based pastures in the tropics — L. 't MANNETJE
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81
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Evaluation of tropical legumes on clay soils at four sites in southern inland Queensland — R.M. JONES and M.C. REES
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Response of Lablab purpureus cv. Highworth, Macroptilium bracteatum and Macrotyloma daltonii to different intensities and frequencies of cutting — S.A. DALZELL, N.J. BRANDON and R.M. JONES
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Cytological and reproductive behaviour of Paspalum atratum, a promising forage grass for the tropics — C.L. QUARÍN, J.F.M. VALLS and M.H. URBANI
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114
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Production, water use efficiency and quality of four cultivars of Panicum maximum at different levels of nitrogen fertilisation — P.A. PIETERSE, N.F.G. RETHMAN and J. VAN BOSCH
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Comparison of water melon (Citrullus vulgaris) — seed meal, Acacia tortilis pods and sunflower-seed cake supplements in central Tanzania. 1. Nutritive value and influence on the rumen environment — C.M. SHAYO, B. OGLE and P. UDEN
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Comparison of water melon (Citrullus vulgaris) — seed meal, Acacia tortilis pods and sunflower-seed cake supplements in central Tanzania. 2. Effect on hay intake and milk yield and composition of Mpwapwa cows — C.M. SHAYO, B. OGLE and P. UDEN
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An evaluation of kikuyu-clover pastures as a dairy production system. 3. Dynamics of pasture composition and diet selection — T.M. DAVISON and A.T. LISLE
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Restoration of soil fertility of degraded vertisols using a pasture including a native grass (Astrebla lappacea) — K.Y. CHAN, A.M. BOWMAN and J.J. FRIEND
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145
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Book Review
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The Evolving Science of Grassland Improvement
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156
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Tropical Legumes in Animal Nutrition
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158
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Contributed Articles September 1997 (No. 3)
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A review of information on the effects of fire in relaltion to the management of rangelands in the Kimberley high-rainfall zone — A.B. CRAIG
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Growth, psyllid resistance and forage quality of Leucaena leucocephala, L. pallida, L. diversifolia and the F1 hybrid of L. leucocephala × L. pallida — A.C. CASTILLO, O.C. CUYUGAN, S. FOGARTY and H.M. SHELTON
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Dry season performance of four tropical pasture legumes in subhumid west Africa as influenced by superphosphate application and weed control — M. PETERS, S.A. TARAWALI and J. ALKÄMPER
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Growth and nutritive value of Lablab purpureus accessions in semi-arid Kenya — M. KARACHI
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Influence of grazing frequency and intensity on the density and persistence of Lolium perenne tillers under subtropical conditions — F.R. McKENZIE
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The effect of intercropping maize with Stylosanthes hamata at different row spacings on grain and fodder yields and chemical composition — Y. SHEHU, W.S. ALHASSAN and C.J.C. PHILLIPS
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Response of Chloris gayana cultivars to salinity. 1. Germination and early vegetative growth — E. TALEISNIK, G. PEYRANO and C. ARIAS
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Contributed Articles October 1997 (No. 4)
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Introduction — J.B. HACKER
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241
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Workshop participants and their affiliations
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Priorities and activities of the Australian Tropical Forages Genetic Resource Centre — J.B. HACKER
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Forage genetic resources — their national and international importance — R. REID
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Priorities of beef producers in northern Australia for new forage cultivars — P. EMMERY
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Sown pasture priorities for the subtropical and torpical Beef Industry — B. WALKER, JOCELYN BAKER, MARION BECKER, R. BRUNCKHORST, D. HEATLEY, J. SIMMS, D.S. SKERMAN and S. WALSH
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Priorities for new ley legumes for the tropical and subtropical Grains Industries — J. SYKES
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Priorities for forages for the subtropical Dairy Industry — W.J. FULKERSON
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Priorities for revegetating landscapes disturbed by mining and other activities — P.A. ROE
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ACIAR's priorities for forage research in some developing countries — R.J. CLEMENTS, I.R. WILLETT, J.S. DAVIES and R.A. FISCHER
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Opportunities for overseas R & D in improving forages through AusAID — M.OTTER
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The Seed Industry view on opportunities for new forage cultivars — P. SMITH
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Genetic resources research — A perspective from the Root-nodule Bacteria Industry — D.J. PULSFORD and G.K. BULLARD
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300
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The role of native grasses and legumes for land revegetation in central and eastern Australia with particular reference to low rainfall areas — C.M. WATERS, D.S. LOCH and P.W. JOHNSTON
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Opportunities for contributing to the development of Aboriginal food plants — B. STYNES
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The role of genetic resources in developing improved pastures in semi-arid and subhumid northern Australia — R.M. JONES and R.L. CLEM
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The role of genetic resources in developing improved pastures in the humid zone of northern Australia — B.G. COOK
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Opportunities for breeding improved forages and the need for a genetic resource — D.F. CAMERON
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Responsible use of exotic tropical pasture cultivars — an ecological framework — J.G. McIVOR and S. McINTYRE
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Tropical pasture plants as weeds — T. LOW
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Opportunties for the development of new tropical forage cultivars — B.C. PENGELLY and I.B. STAPLES
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The contribution of R & D on root-nodule bacteria to future cultivars of tropical forage legumes — R.A. DATE
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The use of genetic markers to improve seed and RNB collection and genetic conservation — C.J. LIU and R.A. DATE
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Current and future opportunities for introduced forages in smallholder farming systems of south-east Asia — P.M. HORNE and W.W. STÜR
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Opportunities for landscape stabilisation and revegetating disturbed lands in stressful environments with exotic or native forages — B.P. NAIDU and M.R. HARWOOD
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Conclusions from the workshop: Forage Genetic Resources: Meeting the Requirements of Industry — J.B. HACKER, R.A. DATE and B.C. PENGELLY
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New Herbage Plant Cultivar
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Digitaria milanjiana cv. Arnhem
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Centrosema brasilianum cv. Oolloo
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Trifolium subterraneum cv. Riverina
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Stylosanthes hamata cv. Amiga
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383
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Contributed Articles November 1997 (No. 5)
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International research and development on Stylosanthes
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385
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Acknowledgements
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Biodiversity, epidemiology and virulence of Collectotrichum gloeosporioides
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I. Genetic
and pathogenic diversity in Collectotrichum gloeosporioides isolates
from Stylosanthes
guianensis — S. KELEMU, J.L. BADEL, C.X. MORENO, J.W. MILES,
S. CHAKRABORTY, C.D. FERNANDES and M.J. D'A. CHARCHAR
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II. Genetic
and pathogenic diversity in isolates of Collectotrichum gloeosporioides from
eight species of Stylosanthes — S. CHAKRABORTY, R. PERROTT,
M.J. D'A CHARCHAR,
C.D. FERNANDES and S. KELEMU
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III. Field
evaluation of Stylosanthes species for anthracnose resistance in
their centre of
diversity — D.F. CAMERON, M.J. D'A. CHARCHAR, C.D. FERNANDES, S. KELEMU
and S. CHAKRABORTY
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IV. Epidemiology
of Stylosanthes anthracnose at the centre of host-pathogen diversity —
S. CHAKRABORTY, C.D. FERNANDES, M.J. D'A CHARCHAR, S. KELEMU and
D.F. CAMERON
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Recent advances in studies of anthracnose of Stylosanthes
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I. The
biogeography of Stylosanthes hamata, S. scabra and "Stylosanthes seabrana"
— L.A EDYE and BRIGITTE L. MAASS
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417
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II. Approaches
to breeding for anthracnose resistence in Styosanthes in Australia
— D.F.
CAMERON, R.M. TREVORROW and C.J. LIU
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424
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III. Stylosanthes
breeding approaches in South America — J.W. MILES and B. GROF
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430
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IV. Molecular
approaches to studies of Collectotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose
of Stylosanthes in Australia — J.M MANNERS and C. HE
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V. Advances
in research on Stylosanthes anthracnose epidemiology in Australia
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CHAKRABORTY
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Status of Stylosanthes development in other countries
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I. Stylosanthes
development and utilisation in South America — J.W. MILES and C.E.
LASCANO
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II. Stylosanthes
development and utlisation in China and south-east Asia — L. GUODAO,
C. PHAIKAEW and W.W. STÜR
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III. Stylosanthes
development and utlisation in India — C.R. RAMESH, BHAG MAL, C.R.
HAZRA, D.H. SUKANYA, V. RAMAMURTHY and S. CHAKRABORTY
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IV. Stylosanthes
as a component of the forage research network in India — C.R. HAZRA
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Stability and productivity of Stylosanthes pastures in Australia
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I. Long-term
botanical changes and their implications in grazed Stylosanthes pastures
— R.J. JONES, J.G. McIVOR, C.H. MIDDLETON, W.H. BURROWS, D.M.
ORR and D.B. COATES
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II. Animal
production from Stylosanthes pastures — D.B. COATES, C.P.
MILLER, R.E.
HENDRICKSEN and R.J. JONES
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Commercial development of Stylosanthes pastures in northern Australia
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I. Cultivar
development within Stylosanthes in Australia — L.A. EDYE
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II. Stylosanthes
in the northern Australian Beef Industry — C.P. MILLER, J.P. RAINS,
K.A. SHAW and C.H. MIDDLETON
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Grazier experience with Stylosanthes technology
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I. The
use and significance of Stylosanthes on Wycheproof — TOM
CHAPMAN
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II. More
than a way of life — RODNEY BARRETT
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III. Wrotham
Park, 1963–1988 — GORDON ARNOLD
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List of Participants
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Book Review
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Fire in the Management of Northern Australian Pastoral Lands
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Contributed Articles December 1997 (No. 6)
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Biological nitrogen fixation in Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala and transfer of fixed nitrogen to an associated grass — H.P.S. JAYASUNDARA, M.D. DENNETT and U.R. SANGAKKARA
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Effects of inoculation with Bradyrhizobium and urea application on nitrogen fixation and growth of yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) as affected by phosphorus fertilisers in an acid soil — G.N. CRUZ, N.P. STAMFORD, J.A.A. SILVA and M. CHAMBERPEREZ
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Effect of age of cutting on the productivity and forage quality of fourteen Sesbania accessions in western Tanzania — M. KARACHI and Z. MATATA
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Promising tropical grasses and legumes as feed resources in central Tanzania. I. Effect of different cutting patterns on production and nutritive value of six grasses and six legumes — R.N. MERO and P. UDÉN
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Dry and wet season performance of selected herbaceous legumes in Uganda — P. LUSEMBO, C. EBONG, E.N. SABIITI, MOHAMED-SALEEM, ABATE TEDLA and J. NDIKUMANA
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The grazing capacity of natural grasslands in the Western Province of Zambia — R.M.T. BAARS and K.W. JEANES
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Technical Note: Range condition in high cattle density areas in the Western Province of Zambia — R.M.T. BAARS, E.C. CHILESHE and D.M. KALOKONI
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Potential herblayer production and grazing effects in anthropogenic savanna-grasslands in the moist tropical forests of the Western Ghats of India — SHARACHCHANDRA LÉLÉ and GURUPADA T. HEGDE
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The economics of improved pasture and silvipastoral technologies in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica — H.G.P. JANSEN, M.A. IBRAHIM, A. NIEUWENHUYSE, L. 't MANNETJE, M. JOENJE and S. ABARCA
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Uses, yield and nutritive value of mulberry (Morus alba) trees for ruminants in the semi-arid areas of central Tanzania — C.M. SHAYO
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Software Review
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FEEDMAN A feed-to-dollars beef management package
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605
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Author Index
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