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VOLUME 29 (1996) PART TWO
CONTENTS

Experimental and Environmental Science

K. Osei-Bonsu, M. R. Appiah, F. M. Amoah & F. K.Oppong:

Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) intercropping systems in northern Ghana: Effect of cultural practices and crop combinations on the performance of shea seedlings 

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Abstract

J. E. Fleischer, A. J. Allotey & Irene Heathcote:

Herbage productivity of the Winneba plains of Ghana 

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Abstract

J. E. Fleischer, Y. Kawamoto, M. Shimojo, I. Goto & Y. Masuda:

Comparison of the fermentation quality and nutritive value of silage made from leucaena (Leucaenaleucocephala (Lam.) De Wit) and two tropical grasses 

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Abstract

J. E. Fleischer, Y. Kawamoto, M. Shimojo, I. Goto & Y.Masuda:

Ensiling characteristic and nutritive value of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schmach) combined with or without leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit) as influenced by starch or formic acid addition 

21

Abstract

J. E. Fleischer, Y. Kawamoto, M. Shimojo, I. Goto & Y.

Masuda: Studies on the variations in the chemical composition of leucaena (Leucaenaleucocephala (Lam.) De Wit) during ensiling 

27

Abstract

G. K. S. Aflakpui:

Constant temperatures and the rate of seed germination in maize (Zea mays L.) of contrasting endosperm. 

33

Abstract

Y. M. Gomda & W. S. Alhassan:

The effect of supplementary feeding on the work output and physiological response of indigenous cattle in an oil palm plantation. 

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Abstract

M. I. Uguru:

Estimates of variability and genetic gains in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) 

51

Abstract

J. T. Manful & J. K. Akatse:

Quality evaluation of some rice cultivars grown in Ghana 

53

Abstract

A.A. Odunsi & S. Oyewole:

Response of broiler chicks to diets containing varying levels of cashew nut oil and palm oil 

59

Abstract

E. Afreh-Nuamah:

Effects of frequency of spraying of neem seed extract on the lepidopteran pests of egg plant (Solanumintegrifolium) 

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Abstract

R. T. Awuah:

Fungitoxicity spectra of crude extracts of three Ghanaian medicinal Plants 

71

Abstract

M. Bonsu & B. A. Masopeh:

Saturated hydraulic conductivity values of some forest soils of Ghana determined by a simple method 

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Abstract

J. N. Buah, A. G. Carson & K. A. Haizel:

The problem of weeds under continuous cropping systems in the scrub and thicket vegetation belt of the Central Region, Ghana 

81

Abstract

G. Carson & E. Otoo:

Application of soil solarization to control root-knot nematodes and weeds in transplanted tomato 

91

Abstract

J. E. Fleischer, Y. Kawamoto, M. Shimojo, Y. Masuda & I. Goto:

Fermentation characteristics and changes in nutritive value of guinea grass-leucaena ensiled with or without additive 

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Abstract

J. E. Fleischer, J. A. Allotey & Irene Heathcote:

Biomass productivity and carrying capacity of the natural grassland on the Accra Plains of Ghana 

107

Abstract

P. K. Karikari, S. A. Osei, K. Asare & P. Gyawu :

Reproductive and milking performance of a herd of Friesian W N'Dama cattle 

115

Abstract

Research and Development Note

K. Nyalemegbe, J. W. Oteng & R. K. Ahiabu:

The utilization of Azolla as a source of nitrogen for rice production in Ghana 

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Abstract

 

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