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OCTOBER 1997 Vol 73 no 859
Cover Picture
Rubber interplanted with Acacia mangium in South Sumtra, Indonesia is by courtesy of dr Chee Kheng Hoy of Lyman Research Centre for Forestry and Agriculture, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Contents
Editorial
Sustainable Development

Article
Sustaainable Land Management by E Pushparajah
Agronomic Practices to Remain Competitive in the Oil Palm Industry Mohamed Nazeeb
Evaluation on Sustainability of Land Use for Rubber in Rural Development by E Pushparajah, Zainol E, yew F K & Unni K
 


Nov 97
 

Mucuna bracteata, a new legume cover crop is by courtesy of Lyman Agro, Indonesia

Contents
Editorial
Smog

Article
Viability test of leguminous cover crop seeds - KH Chee & SB Chiu

Oil palm breeding programme and the performance of DXP Planting Materials at United Plantations Berhad - Murkesh Sharma & Tan Yap Pau

Some observation on Stem Wet Rot Disease of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Andhra Pradesh, India. - S Chander Rao

Pie in the sky - N W Simmonds


DEC 97
depicts an innovative low impact techniques for hauling timber being tested by FRIM's scientist. The photograph is by courtesy of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)

Editorial
Forest Management: Need for Joint Efforts by Forresters and Planters

Article
Efficient Weed Management - Chung Gait Fee

Developments in Forest Plantations in Malaysia- Strategies and Challenges - Abdul Razak Mohd Ali

Developing Decision Support Systems for Plantations : A New Role for Agronomist - Goh KJ, Chew PS, Heng, Y C, Tey SH & Gan HH

JAN 98 Vol 74 No 862

The illustration depicting a six month old sentang (Labis, Johor, Malaysia) is the courtesy of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia.

Editorial

The ISP in 1997

Article

Pesticide formulation based on Oleochemicals derived from palm and palm kernel oils
by Ismail A R Dzolkifli O; Ooi, TL and Salmiah, A

Viability of Planting teak and sentang in Malaysia
Krishnapillay, B; M Mohd Noor; H Norni, A Y Zuhaidi, Abd Rasip Ab Ghani & A W Mahmud

Record of Halictophagous sp (Strepsitera: Halictophagidae), A parasitoid of Proutista moesta (Westwood) (Homoptera:Derbidae), A vector of Phytoplasma disease of palms
KN Ponamma & Biju Babjan