New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 1994

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Volume 37/Number 1/March

• Establishment of perennial species useful for soil conservation and as forages
• Autumn establishment of three New Zealand cultivars of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) for seed production
• Effects of grazing red clover (Trifolium pratense) or perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)/white clover (Trifolium repens) pastures upon growth and venison production from weaner red deer (Cervus elaphus)
• Influence of herbicide applications on the decomposition, microbial biomass, and microbial activity of pasture shoot and root litter
• Effects of severity of grazing on tissue turnover in Matua prairie grass dairy pasture
• Comparison of Friesian, Friesian-Jersey-cross, and Jersey steers in beef production
• Factors affecting magnesium concentration from June to March in spring-calving dairy cows
• Effect of lambing policy and ewe breed cross on wool growth patterns and wool quality
• General biology of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) in captivity
• Bloat in cattle - 48. Effect of copper in a bloat drench on rumen by-pass in cattle
• Characteristics of intramuscular collagen in two sheep breeds
• Assessment of grass grub (Costelytra zealandica (White)) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) damage in ryegrass-white clover pasture in Southland
• Calibration and performance of the single-layer soil water balance model for pasture sites
• Cadmium status of soils, plants, and grazing animals in New Zealand
• Book Review

Volume 37/Number 2/June

• Allozyme markers suitable for pasture persistence studies in cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) cv. Grasslands Wana
• Root and shoot characteristics of prairie grass compared to tall fescue and smooth brome grass during establishment
• Relationship between velvet antler weight and liveweight in red deer (Cervus elaphus)
• Effects of dietary carotene content on mean values and rankings of heifers for plasma carotene concentrations
• Some genetic factors affecting temperament in Bos taurus cattle
• Quality of meat from lambs grazed on seven pasture species in Hawkes Bay
• Variations between years in the ram effect when Coopworth or Poll Dorset rams are introduced to seasonally anovular Coopworth ewes
• Monitoring for 1080 residues in waterways after a rabbit-poisoning operation in Central Otago
• Improving the efficiency of aerial sowing of baits for possum control
• Potassium in the soils of New Zealand --a review
• Changes in soil Olsen P over six years with annual applications of triple superphosphate or reactive phosphate rock (Sechura)
• Patterns of, and a model for, dry matter yield response in grass/clover pastures to annual applications of triple superphosphate fertiliser
• Herbicide cross-resistance in Ranunculus acris L. subsp. acris
• BOOK REVIEW

Volume 37/Number 3/September

• The Australasian Temperate Pasture Grass Improvement Program
• The role of biotechnology in perennial grass improvement for temperate pastures
• Prospects for improving the nutritive value of temperate, perennial pasture grasses
• The role of introduced grasses other than Lolium perenne, Dactylis glomerata, Phalaris aquatica, and Festuca arundinacea in the pastoral systems of temperate Australia
• Tall fescue in Australia and New Zealand
• Genetic resources for temperate perennial grass improvement programmes in Australia
• Improved grass cultivars increase milk and meat production--a review
• Linking public and private breeding for perennial grass improvement
• Phalaris improvement in Australia
• Past and present improvement of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) in Australia and New Zealand
• The role and future use of perennial native grasses for temperate pastures in Australia
• Influence of Acremonium endophytes on perennial grass improvement
• Improving the grazing and drought tolerance of temperate perennial grasses
• Edaphic constraints to perennial grasses: change the plant to suit the soil or vice versa?
• Toxins in temperate grasses--implications and solutions
• Evaluating pasture breeding objectives using computer models
• Perennial ryegrass improvement in Australia
• Can perennial pastures provide the basis for a sustainable farming system in southern Australia?
• Merit-testing: "the final exam for breeders"
• Effects of pathogens on perennial pasture grasses

Volume 37/Number 3/December

• Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and rhizosphere nitrogen fixation in four forage plants
• Topsoil properties under tussock grassland and adjoining pine forest in Otago, New Zealand
• A comparison of the yield and utilisation of six kale cultivars
• Description and evaluation of serradella (Ornithopus L.) accessions
• White clover growth and morphology in dairy pasture in the Waikato region of northern New Zealand
• Evaluation of seven Italian and hybrid ryegrasses under sheep grazing in Southland, New Zealand
• Application of canonical discriminant analysis, principal component analysis, and canonical correlation analysis as tools for evaluating differences in pasture botanical composition
• Genetics of resilience to nematode parasites in Romney sheep
• Grazing management and pasture composition on paired farms which differed in the incidence of bloat
• Susceptibility of Finnish Landrace, Romney, and Finn x Romney lambs to a sporidesmin challenge
• Effects of subsoil loosening on soil physical properties, plant root growth, and pasture yield
• Winter management of grass grub (Costelytra zealandia (White))
• Effects of triple superphosphate and Sechura phosphate rock on clover and nitrogen content of pasture
• Book reviews

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