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VOLUME 31 (1998) PART ONE
CONTENTS

Experimental and Environmental Science

S. A. Osei, C. C. Atuahene, D. B. Okai, A. Donkoh & A. K. Tuah:

The nutritive value of quality protein maize in the diets of broiler chickens 

1

Abstract

P_N. T. Johnson:

Physico-chemical changes during storage of dehydrated plantain slices packaged in two polymeric film pouches 

7

Abstract

M. A. Belewu:

Nitrogen distribution in the milk and blood of Bunaji (White Fulani) cattle fed broiler-litter-based concentrate diets as supplement to Panicum maximum (Jacq) hay 

15

Abstract

B. Banful, A. Dzietror, I. Ofori & O. B. Hemeng:

Nematode populations as influenced by Leucaena leucocephala and Flemingia congesta in an alley cropping system 

21

Abstract

K. G. Ofosu-Budu: Influence of chemical fertilizer on yield and fruit quality of Late Valencia sweet orange in Ghana 

27

Abstract

J. N. L. Lamptey, O. O. Okoli & P. P. Frimpong-Manso:

Incidence and severity of African cassava mosaic disease (ACMD) and cassava bacterial blight (CBB) on some local and exotic cassava varieties in different ecological zones of Ghana 

35

Abstract

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

The establishment and early yield of cocoa intercropped with food crops in Ghana 

45

Abstract

S. A. Osei & H. K. Dei:

The nutritive value of raw Mucuna pruriens (var. utilis) for broiler finishers 

55

Abstract

L. Abbey & R. Fordham:

Growth and yield response of pot-grown shallots to water stress in a glasshouse Experiment 

61

Abstract

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

Potential use of Flemingia macrophylla as mulch for managing weeds in young cocoa in Ghana 

67

Abstract

Y. A. Abayomi & O. J. Lawal:

Effect of water stress on growth and biomass yield of contrasting genotypes of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) 

73

Abstract

M. I. Uguru & L. N. Abuka:

Hybrid vigour and gene action for two quantitative traits of castor plant (Ricinus communis L.) 

81

Abstract

J. E.Fleischer & A. R. Barnes:

A diagnostic survey of the present state of the pig industry in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana 

87

Abstract

J. E. Fleischer, E. T. Sottie & K. Amaning-Kwarteng:

Chemical composition and rumen degradability of protein of browse and shrubs fed to sheep in Ghana 

93

Abstract

E. T. Sottie, A. A. O. Agyei Henaku, K.Amaning-Kwarteng & J. E. Fleischer:

Effect of season on the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of some browse and shrubs in Ghana 

99

Abstract

P_N. T. Johnson:

Applicability of the BET and GAB models to the moisture adsorption isotherm data of some Ghanaian food flours 

107

Abstract

S. A. Osei, J. A. Hagan, A. Donkoh & C. C. Atuahene:

Effects of dietary vitamin C addition on the performance of broilers in a hot, humid environment 

113

Abstract

Research and Development Notes

E. K. Ankrah:

Chemical composition of some Ghanaian honey samples 

119

Abstract

E. K. Ankrah:

Chemical composition of cake samples of Ghanaian copra (Cocos nucifera) 

123

Abstract

E. K. Ankrah:

Nutrient constituents of some samples of shelled roasted kernel of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) from Ghana 

125

Abstract

E. K. Ankrah:

Shelf life studies of oil samples of coconut (Cocos nucifera) in Ghana 

127

Abstract

S. O. Bennett-Lartey:

Characterization and preliminary evaluation of some accessions of local germplasm of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens DCvar. utilis Wall) of Ghana 

131

Abstract

 

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