January 2004 — Vol. 79 No: 1

Reduced water availability improves drought tolerance of potted miniature roses: Is the ethylene pathway involved?

LISE ANDERSEN, MICHELLE H. WILLIAMS and MARGRETHE SEREK

pp: 1-13 — See abstract

Effects of SADH treatment on cell size and types of sugars accumulated in melon fruits

Y KANO

pp: 14-17 — See abstract

Effects of water regimes on five pickling and double aptitude olive cultivars (Olea europaea L.)

R d'ANDRIA, A LAVINI, G MORELLI, M PATUMI, S TERENZIANI, D CALANDRELLI and F FRAGNITO

pp: 18-25 — See abstract

Effects of irrigation amount on water relations, vegetative growth, yield and fruit composition of Sauvignon blanc grapevines under partial rootzone drying and conventional irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley of California, USA

S GU, G DU, D ZOLDOSKE, A HAKIM, R COCHRAN, K FUGELSANG and G JORGENSENJORGENSEN

pp: 26-33 — See abstract

In vitro propagation of Aconitum balfourii Stapf.: an important aconite of the Himalayan alpines

H PANDEY, S.K. NANDI, A KUMAR, U.T. PALNI, B CHANDRA and L.M.S. PALNI

pp: 34-41 — See abstract

Effect of photosynthetic photon flux density on postharvest flower bud opening of cut carnations with reference to carbon balance

K FUJIWARA, Y TANAKA, JONG-SEOK PARK and K KURATA

pp: 42-46 — See abstract

Floral coloration and pigmentation in Calibrachoa cultivars

K FUJIWARA, Y TANAKA, JONG-SEOK PARK and K KURATA

pp: 47-53 — See abstract

Effect of endogenous gibberellins in the early stages of fruit growth and development of the 'Severianin' tomato

K KATAOKA, A UEMACHI, M NONAKA and S YAZAWA

pp: 54-58 — See abstract

Effect of night salinity level on water use, physiological responses, yield and quality of tomato

P SANTAMARIA, V CANTORE, G CONVERSA and F SERIO

pp: 59-66 — See abstract

Development of young pear trees and occurrence of first flowering: A varietal comparison

E COSTES, A BELOUIN, L BROUARD and M LELEZEC

pp: 67-74 — See abstract

Lycopene, carbohydrates, ascorbic acid and yield components of diploid and triploid watermelon cultivars are affected by deficit irrigation

D LESKOVAR, HAEJEEN BANG, K CROSBY, N MANESS, J FRANCO and P PERKINS-VEAZIE

pp: 75-81 — See abstract

Chilling injury in relation to ethylene biosynthesis in `Kensington Pride' mango fruit

SURESH NAIR, ZORA SINGH and S.C. TAN

pp: 82-90 — See abstract

Seasonal effects of foliar application of phosphonate on phosphonate translocation, in vitro pollen viability and pollen germination in 'Hass' avocado (Persea americana Mill.)

P NARTVARANANT, S HAMILL, J LEONARDI, A.W. WHILEY and S SUBHADRABANDHU

pp: 91-96 — See abstract

Leaf uptake and subsequent partitioning of urea-N as affected by the concentration and volume of spray solution and by the shoot leaf position in apple (Malus domestica) trees

M TOSELLI, M THALHEIMER and M TAGLIAVINI

pp: 97-100 — See abstract

Identification of seven S-alleles from the European pear (Pyrus communis) and the determination of compatibility among cultivars

A.H. ZISOVICH, R.A. STERN, SHARONI SHAFIR and MARTIN GOLDWAY

pp: 101-106 — See abstract

Differing rind characteristics of developing fruits of smooth and netted melons (Cucumis melo)

A KEREN-KEISERMAN, Z TANAMI, O SHOSEYOV and I GINZBERG

pp: 107-113 — See abstract

Water stress induces in pear leaves the rise of betaine level that is associated with drought tolerance in pear

XIU-PING GAO, JI-YAO YAN, EN-KE LIU, YUAN-YUE SHEN, YAN-FEN LU and DA-PENG ZHANG

pp: 114-118 — See abstract

Use of river waste in growing media for ornamental herbaceous perennials

A.H DI BENEDETTO, R KLASMAN and C BOSCHI

pp: 119-124 — See abstract

Partial rootzone drying does not affect fruit yield of raspberries

O.M GRANT, M STOLL and H.G. JONES

pp: 125-130 — See abstract

Regulation of flower development and anthocyanin accumulation in Gerbera hybrida

XIANGCHUN MENG and XIAOJING WANG

pp: 131-137 — See abstract

Photoperiod-sensitive male-sterile mutant in tomato and its potential use in hybrid seed production

V.K. SAWHNEY

pp: 138-141 — See abstract

Effects of summer day-time temperature on sugar content in several portions of watermelon fruit (Citrullus lanatus)

YASUTAKA KANO

pp: 142-145 — See abstract

Ripening temperatures influence biosynthesis of aroma volatile compounds in 'Kensington Pride' mango fruit

H.J.D. LALEL, ZORA SINGH and S.C TAN

pp: 146-157 — See abstract

Distribution of nutrients in the root zone affects yield, quality and blossom end rot of tomato fruits

S.J. TABATABAEI, P.J. GREGORY and P HADLEY

pp: 158-163 — See abstract

Identification and characterization of plum and pluot cultivars by microsatellite markers

R AHMAD, D POTTER and S.M. SOUTHWICK

pp: 164-169 — See abstract