Contributed Articles March 2002 (No. 1)

Selection of pasture species for groundcover suited to shade in mature macadamia orchards in subtropical Australia — D.J. FIRTH, R.M. JONES, L.M. McFADYEN, B.G. COOK and R.D.B. WHALLEY

Herbage availability and utilisation in small-scale patches in a bahia grass (Paspalum notatum) pasture under cattle grazing — M. HIRATA

Dynmaics in tiller weight and its association with herbage mass and tiller density in a bahia grass (Paspalum notatum) pasture under cattle grazing — M. HIRATA and W. PAKIDING

Indices of root and canopy growth of leguminous cover crops in the savanna zone of Nigeria — F.K. SALAKO, G. TIAN and B.T. KANG

Assessment of the condensed tannin concentration in a collection of Leucaena species using ¹⁴C-labelled polythylene glycol (PEG 4000) — R.J. JONES and B. PALMER

Pollen fertility and meiotic behaviour in accessions and species of leucaena — TATIANA BOFF and MARIA TERESA SCHIFINO-WITTMANN

Awards of the Tropical Grasslands Society of Australia Inc.

Notes for Contributors

Contributed Articles June 2002 (No. 2)

The response of bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) plants cut off at different heights and seasonal times — F.F. BEBAWI and S.D. CAMPBELL

The effect of clearing bushes and shrubs on range condition in Borana, Ethiopia — AYANA ANGASSA

Associative nitrogen fixation and growth of maize in a Brazilian rainforest soil as affected by Azospirillum and organic materials — A.D.S. FREITAS and N.P. STAMFORD

The influence of nitrogen fertilisation and soil pH on the dry matter yield and forage quality of Pennisetum purpureum and P. purpureum × P. glaucum hybrids — P.A. PIETERSE and N.F.G. RETHMAN

The effect of cutting itnerval on the growth of Leucaena leucocephala and three associated grasses in Thailand — S. TUDSRI, Y. ISHII, H. NUMAGUCHI and S. PRASANPANICH

Effect of duration of flooding on germination and emergence of sown Stylosanthes seed — R.J. JONES

Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep — J. AKINLADE, J.W. SMITH, A. LARBI, I.O. ARCHIBONG and I.O. ADEKUNLE

Milk production and eating patterns of lactating cows under grazing and indoor feeding conditions in central Thailand — S. PRASANPANICH, P. SUKPITUKSAKUL, S. TUDSRI, C. MIKLED, C.J. THWAITES and C. VAJRABUKKA

Infestation of Sesbania species by root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) and its effects on the soil nematode population in western Tanzania — M. KARACHI

Research Note: Manure production by goats grazing native pasture in Nigeria — C.U. OSUHOR, J.P. ALAWA and G.N. AKPA

Book Review

Forage Production in Drylands of Arid and Semi-arid Regions

Earthworm Management in Tropical Agroecosystems

Contributed Articles September 2002 (No. 3)

Impact of fire on bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) plant mortality and seedling recruitment — F.F. BEBAWI and S.D. CAMPBELL

Effects of soil fertility and fertiliser nitrogen rate on seed yield and seed quality of Paspalum atratum in Thailand — C. PHAIKAEW, G. NAKAMANEE, S. INTARIT, S. TUDSRI, Y. ISHII, H. NUMAGUCHI and E. TSUZUKI

Effects of time of final closing cut on seed yield and seed quality of Paspalum atratum in Thailand — C. PHAIKAEW, S. INTARIT, S. TUDSRI, E. TSUZUKI, H. NUMAGUCHI and Y. ISHII

Experiences with Greenleaf desmodium (Desmodium intortum) seed production in Bhutan — W. RODER, S. TSHERING, J. DORJI, C. SAMDUP and P. WANGCHUK

Effect of temperature on seedling growth characteristics of Panicum maximum — S. TUDSRI, H. MATSUOKA and K. KOBASHI

Effects of herbage mass and herbage quality on spatially heterogeneous grazing by cattle in a bahia grass (Paspalum notatum) pasture — S. OGURA, H. HASEGAWA and M. HIRATA

Dynamics in lamina size in a bahia grass (Paspalum notatum) pasture under cattle grazing — M. HIRATA and W. PAKIDING

Contributed Articles December 2002 (No. 4)

International Grasslands Congress Outlook: An historical review and future expectations — L.R. HUMPHREYS

Where to for Tropical Pasture Improvement — Silver Bullet, Weed or … — JOHN CHILDS

Harry Stobbs Memorial Lecture, 2002. Seeing the wood (land) for the trees — An individual perspective of Queensland woodland studies (1965–2005) — W.H. BURROWS

Pasture management in semi-arid tropical woodlands: effects on ground cover levels — JOHN G. McIVOR

Effect of sward attributes on legume selection by oesophageal-fistulated and non-fistulated steers grazing a tropical grass-legume pasture — H.D. HESS, M. KREUZER, J. NÖBERGER, C. WENK and C.E. LASCANO

The effects of level of dietary protein on the milk production and rumen physiology of dairy cows fed a diet based on a tropical grass hay — B.C. GRANZIN and G. McL. DRYDEN

Effect of cutting height and dry season closing date on yield and quality of five napier grass cultivars in Thailand — S. TUDSRI, S.T. JORGENSEN, P. RIDDACH and A. POOKPAKDI

Tropical Grassland Society of Australia Inc. Office Bearers 1963–2002

Fellows and Pasture Management Award Winners

Book Review

Competition and Succession in Pastures