1. Lucerne for the 1980s

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	A.	Lucerne foreword T.P. Palmer pp. iii
	B.	Lucerne preface R.B. Wynn-Williams pp. iv
I. Introduction
	1.	Lucerne in the 70s M.W. Dunbier, R.B. Wynn-Williams and P.A. Burnett pp. 3-7
II. Culture
	2.	Lucerne establishment - conventional R.B. Wynn-Williams pp. 11-19
	3.	Lucerne establishment - oversowing and overdrilling D.J. Musgrave pp. 21-31
	4.	Weeds in lucerne, why are they there, what harm do they do T.P. Palmer pp. 33-35
	5.	Control of weeds in lucerne J.H.B. Butler pp. 37-41
	6.	Cost savings in lucerne production T.P. Palmer and R.B. Wynn-Williams pp. 43-45
III. Pathogens
	7.	Insect pests of lucerne in New Zealand W.M. Kain and T.E.T. Trought pp. 49-59
	8.	Lucerne diseases in New Zealand and their control R.C. Close, I.C. Harvey and F.R. Sanderson pp. 61-69
IV. Utilisation
	9.	Nutrition of ruminants grazing lucerne K.T. Jagusch pp. 73-78
	10.	Winter management of lucerne B.M. Smallfield pp. 79-83
	11.	Lucerne grazing management research C.G. Janson pp. 85-90
	12.	Grazing management in practice - North Island dairying M.J. Mace pp. 91-96
	13.	Grazing management in practice - Otago E.A. Talbot pp. 97-99
	14.	Grazing management in practice - Canterbury T.J. Wall pp. 101-103
	15.	There and back with lucerne- a farmer's view J. Lewthwaite pp. 105-106
	16.	Lucerne for grazing - a farmer's view M. Brosnan pp. 107-109
	17.	Lucerne grazing management for the 80s J .G.H. White pp. 111-114
V. Cultivars
	18.	Cultivar development M.W. Dunbier and H.S. Easton pp. 117-120
	19.	Longer stand life with new cultivars M.W. Dunbier and H.S. Easton pp. 121-126
VI. Summary
	20.	Lucerne for the 80s - Conclusions from the symposium T.P. Palmer pp. 129-131
	21.	Glossary - Nomenclature and definitions in grazing studies Anonymous pp. 133-134
	22.	Bibliography of lucerne in New Zealand J.E. Fenwick and M. Perini pp. 135- 151