β-carotene

Changes of sugars, β-carotene and firmness of refrigerated Ataulfo mangoes treated with exogenous ethylene (Montalvo et al.), 193

Abscisic acid

The relationship of grain filling with abscisic acid and ethylene under non-flooded mulching cultivation (Zhang et al.), 423

Agriculture

The changing role of agriculture in Dutch society (Meerburg et al.), 511

Amino acids

Application of the law of diminishing returns to estimate maintenance requirement for amino acids and their efficiency of utilization for accretion in young chicks (Darmani Kuhi et al.), 383

Angora goat

Variation of mohair staple length across Angora goat fleeces: implications for animal selection and fleece evaluation (McGregor and Butler), 493

Anti-gibberellin

Understanding the effect of a triazole with anti-gibberellin activity on the growth and yield of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Berry and Spink), 273

Beef

Carbon footprinting of lamb and beef production systems: insights from an empirical analysis of farms in Wales, UK (Edwards-Jones et al.), 707

Beta vulgaris

Carbohydrate remobilization from storage root to leaves after a stress release in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.): experimental and modelling approaches (Launay et al.), 669

Biomass

Radiation interception and conversion to biomass in two potassium-deficient cotton crops in South Benin (Gerardeaux et al.), 155

Birth weight

The effect of offering concentrate supplement to twin- and triplet-bearing ewes grazing a 60 mm herbage sward height on lamb birth weight, heat production and post-natal growth (Kerslake et al.), 613

Body weight

Prediction of empty body weight and composition from live weight and other live animal measurements in lactating dairy cows (Yan et al.), 241

Brassica napus

Analysing soil and canopy factors affecting optimum nitrogen fertilization rates of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Henke et al.), 1

Understanding the effect of a triazole with anti-gibberellin activity on the growth and yield of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Berry and Spink), 273

Calcium propionate

Effects of calcium propionate on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives and feed digestibility in steers (Liu et al.), 201

Canopy

Analysing soil and canopy factors affecting optimum nitrogen fertilization rates of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Henke et al.), 1

Carbohydrate

Carbohydrate remobilization from storage root to leaves after a stress release in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.): experimental and modelling approaches (Launay et al.), 669

Carbon

Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana (Adiku et al.), 313

Evaluating carbon fluxes in orange orchards in relation to planting density (Liguori et al.), 637

Carbon footprinting of lamb and beef production systems: insights from an empirical analysis of farms in Wales, UK (Edwards-Jones et al.), 707

Carrot

Soil adaptation of transgenic in vitro carrot plantlets (Mikschofsky et al.), 43

Carthamus tinctorius

Comparison of parametric and non-parametric methods for analysing genotype×environment interactions in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) (Moghaddam and Pourdad), 601

Cattle

Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian in central Ethiopia: reproductive traits (Haile et al.), 81

Cattle handling and welfare standards in livestock markets in the UK (Gregory et al.), 345

Nitrogen dynamics of cattle dung and urine patches on intensively managed boreal pasture (Saarijärvi and Virkajärvi), 479

Effect of daily movement of dairy cattle to fresh grass in morning or afternoon on intake, grazing behaviour, rumen fermentation and milk production (Abrahamse et al.), 721

Cattle dung

Nitrogen dynamics of cattle dung and urine patches on intensively managed boreal pasture (Saarijärvi and Virkajärvi), 479

Chickpea

Growth and nitrogen dynamics of spring chickpea genotypes in a Mediterranean-type climate (Koutroubas et al.), 445

Chicks

Application of the law of diminishing returns to estimate maintenance requirement for amino acids and their efficiency of utilization for accretion in young chicks (Darmani Kuhi et al.), 383

Coffee

Arbuscular mycorrhizal association in coffee (Andrade et al.), 105

Cold

Cold hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of soluble sugars and phospholipids (Gulen et al.), 459

Cold exposure

Effects of diet and cold exposure on rates of plasma leucine turnover and protein synthesis in sheep (Sano et al.), 91

Cold hardiness

Cold-hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of antioxidative enzymes and dehydrin-like proteins (Cansev et al.), 51

Cold hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of soluble sugars and phospholipids (Gulen et al.), 459

Concentrate

The effect of offering concentrate supplement to twin- and triplet-bearing ewes grazing a 60 mm herbage sward height on lamb birth weight, heat production and post-natal growth (Kerslake et al.), 613

Cotton

Radiation interception and conversion to biomass in two potassium-deficient cotton crops in South Benin (Gerardeaux et al.), 155

Parameterization of EPIC crop model for simulation of cotton growth in South Texas (Ko et al.), 169

Crop model

Parameterization of EPIC crop model for simulation of cotton growth in South Texas (Ko et al.), 169

Crop rotation

Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana (Adiku et al.), 313

Cropping systems

Long-term effects of manure application on grain yield under different cropping systems and ecological conditions in China (Zhang et al.), 31

Cultivation

Soil changes following long-term cultivation of pulses (Ganeshamurthy), 699

Dairy

Effect of daily movement of dairy cattle to fresh grass in morning or afternoon on intake, grazing behaviour, rumen fermentation and milk production (Abrahamse et al.), 721

Dairy cows

Prediction of empty body weight and composition from live weight and other live animal measurements in lactating dairy cows (Yan et al.), 241

Degradability

Simplified estimation of forage degradability in the rumen assuming zero-order degradation kinetics (Dhanoa et al.), 225

Degradation kinetics

Simplified estimation of forage degradability in the rumen assuming zero-order degradation kinetics (Dhanoa et al.), 225

Diet

Effects of diet and cold exposure on rates of plasma leucine turnover and protein synthesis in sheep (Sano et al.), 91

Dioscorea Rotundata

Flowering intensity in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) (Hammadina et al.), 469

Direct drilling

Soil biochemical response after 23 years of direct drilling under a dryland agriculture system in southwest Spain (Melero et al.), 9

Diversity

Pheno-morphological and agronomic diversity among Scorpiurus muricatus (Fabaceae) natural populations collected in Sicily (Di Giorgio et al.), 411

Dryland agriculture

Soil biochemical response after 23 years of direct drilling under a dryland agriculture system in southwest Spain (Melero et al.), 9

Dung

Nitrogen dynamics of cattle dung and urine patches on intensively managed boreal pasture (Saarijärvi and Virkajärvi), 479

Durum wheat

Pattern analysis of genotype-by-environment interaction for grain yield in durum wheat (Mohammadi et al.), 537

Dutch society

The changing role of agriculture in Dutch society (Meerburg et al.), 511

Effectiveness

Practical application of induced resistance to plant diseases: an appraisal of effectiveness under field conditions (Walters and Fountaine), 523

Environmental

Environmental and genetic variation of phenolic compounds in grapes (Vitis vinifera) from northwest Spain (Vilanova et al.), 683

Enzymes

Activities of key enzymes involved in starch synthesis in grains of wheat under different irrigation patterns (Dai et al.), 437

Ethylene

Changes of sugars, β-carotene and firmness of refrigerated Ataulfo mangoes treated with exogenous ethylene (Montalvo et al.), 193

The relationship of grain filling with abscisic acid and ethylene under non-flooded mulching cultivation (Zhang et al.), 423

Ewes

The effect of offering concentrate supplement to twin- and triplet-bearing ewes grazing a 60 mm herbage sward height on lamb birth weight, heat production and post-natal growth (Kerslake et al.), 613

Farms

Carbon footprinting of lamb and beef production systems: insights from an empirical analysis of farms in Wales, UK (Edwards-Jones et al.), 707

Fertilization

The effects of global warming on soybean yields in a long-term fertilization experiment in Northeast China (Zheng et al.), 569

Fertilizer

Species, climate and fertilizer effects on grass fibre and protein in tropical environments (Tran et al.), 555

Fibre

Species, climate and fertilizer effects on grass fibre and protein in tropical environments (Tran et al.), 555

Fleece

Variation of mohair staple length across Angora goat fleeces: implications for animal selection and fleece evaluation (McGregor and Butler), 493

Flowering

Flowering intensity in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) (Hammadina et al.), 469

Fungicide

Influence of fungicide and sowing density on the growth and yield of two groundnut cultivars (Naab et al.), 179

Gastrointestinal nematodes

The effect of wattle tannin drenches on gastrointestinal nematodes of tropical sheep and goats during experimental and natural infections (Max et al.), 211

Genetic effects

Transition between vegetative phases in maize: genetic effects and variances and associated markers (Ordás et al.), 547

Genetic evaluation

Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian in central Ethiopia: reproductive traits (Haile et al.), 81

Genetic improvement

Estimates of relative yield potential and genetic improvement of wheat cultivars in the Mediterranean region (Sener et al.), 323

Genetic potential

Evaluation of genetic potential of shoot fly resistant sources in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) (Aruna and Padmaja), 71

Genetic variation

Environmental and genetic variation of phenolic compounds in grapes (Vitis vinifera) from northwest Spain (Vilanova et al.), 683

Genotype×environment interaction

Pattern analysis of genotype-by-environment interaction for grain yield in durum wheat (Mohammadi et al.), 537

Comparison of parametric and non-parametric methods for analysing genotype×environment interactions in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) (Moghaddam and Pourdad), 601

Global warming

The effects of global warming on soybean yields in a long-term fertilization experiment in Northeast China (Zheng et al.), 569

Goat(s)

The effect of wattle tannin drenches on gastrointestinal nematodes of tropical sheep and goats during experimental and natural infections (Max et al.), 211

Variation of mohair staple length across Angora goat fleeces: implications for animal selection and fleece evaluation (McGregor and Butler), 493

Grain filling

The relationship of grain filling with abscisic acid and ethylene under non-flooded mulching cultivation (Zhang et al.), 423

Grain nitrogen

Variation of grain nitrogen content in relation with grain yield in old and modern Spanish wheats grown under a wide range of agronomic conditions in a Mediterranean region (Acreche and Slafer), 657

Grain yield

Long-term effects of manure application on grain yield under different cropping systems and ecological conditions in China (Zhang et al.), 31

Pattern analysis of genotype-by-environment interaction for grain yield in durum wheat (Mohammadi et al.), 537

Variation of grain nitrogen content in relation with grain yield in old and modern Spanish wheats grown under a wide range of agronomic conditions in a Mediterranean region (Acreche and Slafer), 657

Grapes

Environmental and genetic variation of phenolic compounds in grapes (Vitis vinifera) from northwest Spain (Vilanova et al.), 683

Grass

Species, climate and fertilizer effects on grass fibre and protein in tropical environments (Tran et al.), 555

Effect of daily movement of dairy cattle to fresh grass in morning or afternoon on intake, grazing behaviour, rumen fermentation and milk production (Abrahamse et al.), 721

Greenhouse gas

Greenhouse gas emissions from rice farming inputs: a cross country assessment (Maraseni et al.), 117

Evaluating greenhouse gas mitigation practices in livestock systems: an illustration of a whole-farm approach (Stewart et al.), 367

Groundnut

Influence of fungicide and sowing density on the growth and yield of two groundnut cultivars (Naab et al.), 179

Growth

Growth and yield responses of UK wheat cultivars to winter waterlogging (Dickin et al.), 127

Influence of fungicide and sowing density on the growth and yield of two groundnut cultivars (Naab et al.), 179

A model of growth, pregnancy and lactation in the red deer (Vetharaniam et al.), 253

Growth and nitrogen dynamics of spring chickpea genotypes in a Mediterranean-type climate (Koutroubas et al.), 445

Growth performance

The effect of dietary addition of a polysaccharide from Atractylodes macrophala Koidz on growth performance, immunoglobulin concentration and IL-1β expression in weaned piglets (Li et al.), 625

Heat production

The effect of offering concentrate supplement to twin- and triplet-bearing ewes grazing a 60 mm herbage sward height on lamb birth weight, heat production and post-natal growth (Kerslake et al.), 613

Immunoglobulin

The effect of dietary addition of a polysaccharide from Atractylodes macrophala Koidz on growth performance, immunoglobulin concentration and IL-1β expression in weaned piglets (Li et al.), 625

Induced resistance

Practical application of induced resistance to plant diseases: an appraisal of effectiveness under field conditions (Walters and Fountaine), 523

Irrigation

Activities of key enzymes involved in starch synthesis in grains of wheat under different irrigation patterns (Dai et al.), 437

Lactation

A model of growth, pregnancy and lactation in the red deer (Vetharaniam et al.), 253

Lamb

Carbon footprinting of lamb and beef production systems: insights from an empirical analysis of farms in Wales, UK (Edwards-Jones et al.), 707

Leaves

Carbohydrate remobilization from storage root to leaves after a stress release in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.): experimental and modelling approaches (Launay et al.), 669

Live weight

Prediction of empty body weight and composition from live weight and other live animal measurements in lactating dairy cows (Yan et al.), 241

Livestock markets

Sheep handling and welfare standards in livestock markets in the UK (Gregory et al.), 333

Cattle handling and welfare standards in livestock markets in the UK (Gregory et al.), 345

Livestock systems

Evaluating greenhouse gas mitigation practices in livestock systems: an illustration of a whole-farm approach (Stewart et al.), 367

Long-term

The effects of global warming on soybean yields in a long-term fertilization experiment in Northeast China (Zheng et al.), 569

Soil changes following long-term cultivation of pulses (Ganeshamurthy), 699

Maintenance requirement

Application of the law of diminishing returns to estimate maintenance requirement for amino acids and their efficiency of utilization for accretion in young chicks (Darmani Kuhi et al.), 383

Maize

Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana, (Adiku et al.), 313

Transition between vegetative phases in maize: genetic effects and variances and associated markers (Ordás et al.), 547

Mangoes

Changes of sugars, β-carotene and firmness of refrigerated Ataulfo mangoes treated with exogenous ethylene (Montalvo et al.), 193

Manure

Long-term effects of manure application on grain yield under different cropping systems and ecological conditions in China (Zhang et al.), 31

Markers

Transition between vegetative phases in maize: genetic effects and variances and associated markers (Ordás et al.), 547

Metabolism

Rumen phosphorus metabolism in sheep (Dias et al.), 391

Milk

Effect of daily movement of dairy cattle to fresh grass in morning or afternoon on intake, grazing behaviour, rumen fermentation and milk production (Abrahamse et al.), 721

Model

A bioclimatic model for forecasting olive yield (Ribeiro et al.), 647

Mohair

Variation of mohair staple length across Angora goat fleeces: implications for animal selection and fleece evaluation (McGregor and Butler), 493

Mycorrhizal

Arbuscular mycorrhizal association in coffee (Andrade et al.), 105

N response

Quantifying N response and N use efficiency in rice–wheat (RW) cropping systems under different water management (Jing et al.), 303

N use efficiency

Quantifying N response and N use efficiency in rice–wheat (RW) cropping systems under different water management (Jing et al.), 303

Nitrogen

A meta-analysis of sugarbeet yield responses to nitrogen fertilizer measured in England since 1980 (Jaggard et al.), 287

Growth and nitrogen dynamics of spring chickpea genotypes in a Mediterranean-type climate (Koutroubas et al.), 445

Nitrogen dynamics of cattle dung and urine patches on intensively managed boreal pasture (Saarijärvi and Virkajärvi), 479

Oat

Trichome numbers in naked-oat cultivars (Kirkkari et al.), 63

Oilseed rape

Understanding the effect of a triazole with anti-gibberellin activity on the growth and yield of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Berry and Spink), 273

Analysing soil and canopy factors affecting optimum nitrogen fertilization rates of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Henke et al.), 1

Olea europaea

Cold-hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of antioxidative enzymes and dehydrin-like proteins (Cansev et al.), 51

Cold hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of soluble sugars and phospholipids (Gulen et al.), 459

Olive

Cold-hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of antioxidative enzymes and dehydrin-like proteins (Cansev et al.), 51

Cold hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of soluble sugars and phospholipids (Gulen et al.), 459

A bioclimatic model for forecasting olive yield (Ribeiro et al.), 647

Optimum nitrogen

Analysing soil and canopy factors affecting optimum nitrogen fertilization rates of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Henke et al.), 1

Orange

Evaluating carbon fluxes in orange orchards in relation to planting density (Liguori et al.), 637

Organic

Performance and stability of performance of spring wheat variety mixtures in organic and conventional management systems in western Canada (Kaut et al.), 141

Pasture

Nitrogen dynamics of cattle dung and urine patches on intensively managed boreal pasture (Saarijärvi and Virkajärvi), 479

Phenolic compounds

Environmental and genetic variation of phenolic compounds in grapes (Vitis vinifera) from northwest Spain (Vilanova et al.), 683

Phospholipids

Cold hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of soluble sugars and phospholipids (Gulen et al.), 459

Phosphorus

Rumen phosphorus metabolism in sheep (Dias et al.), 391

Piglets

The effect of dietary addition of a polysaccharide from Atractylodes macrophala Koidz on growth performance, immunoglobulin concentration and IL-1β expression in weaned piglets (Li et al.), 625

Plant diseases

Practical application of induced resistance to plant diseases: an appraisal of effectiveness under field conditions (Walters and Fountaine), 523

Planting density

Evaluating carbon fluxes in orange orchards in relation to planting density (Liguori et al.), 637

Plasma leucine

Effects of diet and cold exposure on rates of plasma leucine turnover and protein synthesis in sheep (Sano et al.), 91

Polysaccharide

The effect of dietary addition of a polysaccharide from Atractylodes macrophala Koidz on growth performance, immunoglobulin concentration and IL-1β expression in weaned piglets (Li et al.), 625

Post-natal growth

The effect of offering concentrate supplement to twin- and triplet-bearing ewes grazing a 60 mm herbage sward height on lamb birth weight, heat production and post-natal growth (Kerslake et al.), 613

Pregnancy

A model of growth, pregnancy and lactation in the red deer (Vetharaniam et al.), 253

Protein

Species, climate and fertilizer effects on grass fibre and protein in tropical environments (Tran et al.), 555

Protein synthesis

Effects of diet and cold exposure on rates of plasma leucine turnover and protein synthesis in sheep (Sano et al.), 91

Pulses

Soil changes following long-term cultivation of pulses (Ganeshamurthy), 699

Purine

Effects of calcium propionate on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives and feed digestibility in steers (Liu et al.), 201

Radiation interception

Radiation interception and conversion to biomass in two potassium-deficient cotton crops in South Benin (Gerardeaux et al.), 155

Red deer

A model of growth, pregnancy and lactation in the red deer (Vetharaniam et al.), 253

Reproductive traits

Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian in central Ethiopia: reproductive traits (Haile et al.), 81

Residue management

Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana, (Adiku et al.), 313

Rhizobacteria

Efficacy of rhizobacteria for growth promotion in sorghum under greenhouse conditions and selected modes of action studies (Idris et al.), 17

Rice

Greenhouse gas emissions from rice farming inputs: a cross country assessment (Maraseni et al.), 117

Quantifying N response and N use efficiency in rice–wheat (RW) cropping systems under different water management (Jing et al.), 303

Rice bean

Genetic parameters of selection and stability and identification of divergent parents for hybridization in rice bean (Vigna umbellata Thunb. (Ohwi and Ohashi)) in India (Gupta et al.), 581

Root

Carbohydrate remobilization from storage root to leaves after a stress release in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.): experimental and modelling approaches (Launay et al.), 669

Rumen

Effects of calcium propionate on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives and feed digestibility in steers (Liu et al.), 201

Simplified estimation of forage degradability in the rumen assuming zero-order degradation kinetics (Dhanoa et al.), 225

Rumen phosphorus metabolism in sheep (Dias et al.), 391

Effect of daily movement of dairy cattle to fresh grass in morning or afternoon on intake, grazing behaviour, rumen fermentation and milk production (Abrahamse et al.), 721

Safflower

Comparison of parametric and non-parametric methods for analysing genotype×environment interactions in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) (Moghaddam and Pourdad), 601

Scorpiurus muricatus

Pheno-morphological and agronomic diversity among Scorpiurus muricatus (Fabaceae) natural populations collected in Sicily (Di Giorgio et al.), 411

Selection

Genetic parameters of selection and stability and identification of divergent parents for hybridization in rice bean (Vigna umbellata Thunb. (Ohwi and Ohashi)) in India (Gupta et al.), 581

Sheep

Effects of diet and cold exposure on rates of plasma leucine turnover and protein synthesis in sheep (Sano et al.), 91

The effect of wattle tannin drenches on gastrointestinal nematodes of tropical sheep and goats during experimental and natural infections (Max et al.), 211

Sheep handling and welfare standards in livestock markets in the UK (Gregory et al.), 333

Rumen phosphorus metabolism in sheep (Dias et al.), 391

Shoot-fly resistant

Evaluation of genetic potential of shoot fly resistant sources in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) (Aruna and Padmaja), 71

Soil

Analysing soil and canopy factors affecting optimum nitrogen fertilization rates of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Henke et al.), 1

Soil biochemical response after 23 years of direct drilling under a dryland agriculture system in southwest Spain (Melero et al.), 9

Soil adaptation of transgenic in vitro carrot plantlets (Mikschofsky et al.), 43

Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana, (Adiku et al.), 313

Soil changes following long-term cultivation of pulses (Ganeshamurthy), 699

Soluble sugars

Cold hardiness of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars in cold-acclimated and non-acclimated stages: seasonal alteration of soluble sugars and phospholipids (Gulen et al.), 459

Sorghum

Efficacy of rhizobacteria for growth promotion in sorghum under greenhouse conditions and selected modes of action studies (Idris et al.), 17

Evaluation of genetic potential of shoot fly resistant sources in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) (Aruna and Padmaja), 71

Sowing density

Influence of fungicide and sowing density on the growth and yield of two groundnut cultivars (Naab et al.), 179

Soybean

The effects of global warming on soybean yields in a long-term fertilization experiment in Northeast China (Zheng et al.), 569

Stability

Performance and stability of performance of spring wheat variety mixtures in organic and conventional management systems in western Canada (Kaut et al.), 141

Starch synthesis

Activities of key enzymes involved in starch synthesis in grains of wheat under different irrigation patterns (Dai et al.), 437

Steers

Effects of calcium propionate on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives and feed digestibility in steers (Liu et al.), 201

Sugar beet

A meta-analysis of sugarbeet yield responses to nitrogen fertilizer measured in England since 1980 (Jaggard et al.), 287

Carbohydrate remobilization from storage root to leaves after a stress release in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.): experimental and modelling approaches (Launay et al.), 669

Sugars

Changes of sugars, β-carotene and firmness of refrigerated Ataulfo mangoes treated with exogenous ethylene (Montalvo et al.), 193

Sward

The effect of offering concentrate supplement to twin- and triplet-bearing ewes grazing a 60 mm herbage sward height on lamb birth weight, heat production and post-natal growth (Kerslake et al.), 613

Tannin

The effect of wattle tannin drenches on gastrointestinal nematodes of tropical sheep and goats during experimental and natural infections (Max et al.), 211

Tillage

The complexity of simple tillage systems (Oswald et al.), 399

Transgenic

Soil adaptation of transgenic in vitro carrot plantlets (Mikschofsky et al.), 43

Triazole

Understanding the effect of a triazole with anti-gibberellin activity on the growth and yield of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (Berry and Spink), 273

Trichome

Trichome numbers in naked-oat cultivars (Kirkkari et al.), 63

Urine

Nitrogen dynamics of cattle dung and urine patches on intensively managed boreal pasture (Saarijärvi and Virkajärvi), 479

Variation

Environmental and genetic variation of phenolic compounds in grapes (Vitis vinifera) from northwest Spain (Vilanova et al.), 683

Variety mixtures

Performance and stability of performance of spring wheat variety mixtures in organic and conventional management systems in western Canada (Kaut et al.), 141

Vigna umbellata

Genetic parameters of selection and stability and identification of divergent parents for hybridization in rice bean (Vigna umbellata Thunb. (Ohwi and Ohashi)) in India (Gupta et al.), 581

Water management

Quantifying N response and N use efficiency in rice–wheat (RW) cropping systems under different water management (Jing et al.), 303

Waterlogging

Growth and yield responses of UK wheat cultivars to winter waterlogging (Dickin et al.), 127

Welfare

Sheep handling and welfare standards in livestock markets in the UK (Gregory et al.), 333

Cattle handling and welfare standards in livestock markets in the UK (Gregory et al.), 345

Wheat

Performance and stability of performance of spring wheat variety mixtures in organic and conventional management systems in western Canada (Kaut et al.), 141

Quantifying N response and N use efficiency in rice–wheat (RW) cropping systems under different water management (Jing et al.), 303

Estimates of relative yield potential and genetic improvement of wheat cultivars in the Mediterranean region (Sener et al.), 323

Activities of key enzymes involved in starch synthesis in grains of wheat under different irrigation patterns (Dai et al.), 437

Variation of grain nitrogen content in relation with grain yield in old and modern Spanish wheats grown under a wide range of agronomic conditions in a Mediterranean region (Acreche and Slafer), 657

Wheat cultivars

Growth and yield responses of UK wheat cultivars to winter waterlogging (Dickin et al.), 127

Estimates of relative yield potential and genetic improvement of wheat cultivars in the Mediterranean region (Sener et al.), 323

Yam

Flowering intensity in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) (Hammadina et al.), 469

Potential for clean yam minisett production by resource-poor farmers in the middle-belt of Nigeria (Morse et al.), 589

Yield(s)

Growth and yield responses of UK wheat cultivars to winter waterlogging (Dickin et al.), 127

Influence of fungicide and sowing density on the growth and yield of two groundnut cultivars (Naab et al.), 179

A meta-analysis of sugarbeet yield responses to nitrogen fertilizer measured in England since 1980 (Jaggard et al.), 287

Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana, (Adiku et al.), 313

The effects of global warming on soybean yields in a long-term fertilization experiment in Northeast China (Zheng et al.), 569

A bioclimatic model for forecasting olive yield (Ribeiro et al.), 647

Yield potential

Estimates of relative yield potential and genetic improvement of wheat cultivars in the Mediterranean region (Sener et al.), 323