March 2004 — Vol. 79 No: 2

Persimmon fruit size and climacteric encouraged by 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyloxyacetic acid

M AGUSTI, M JUAN, C MESEJO, A MARTINEZ-FUENTES and V ALMELA

pp: 171-174 — See abstract

Soil and foliar nitrogen supply affects the composition of nitrogen and carbohydrates in young almond trees

G BI,, C.F SCAGEL,, L CHENG and L.H FUCHIGAMI

pp: 175-181 — See abstract

Insect resistance of transgenic broccoli ('Pusa Broccoli KTS-1') expressing a synthetic cryIA(b) gene

N VISWAKARMA, R.C. BHATTACHARYA, R CHAKRABARTY, S DARGAN, S.R. BHAT, P.B. KIRTI, L.H FUCHIGAMI, N.V. SHASTRI and V.L. CHOPRA

pp: 182-188 — See abstract

Characterization of genetic relationships of Rosa roxburghii Tratt and its relatives using morphological traits, RAPD and AFLP markers

X.P. WEN, X.M. PANG and X.X. DENG

pp: 189-196 — See abstract

Growth and stress tolerance of tomato seedlings (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in response to seed treatment with paclobutrazol

J.R. STILL and W.G. PILL

pp: 197-203 — See abstract

Effect of nitrogen on the skin colour and other quality attributes of ripe 'Kensington Pride' mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit

H NGUYEN, P HOFMAN, R HOLMES, I BALLY, B STUBBINGS, R MCCONCHIE,

pp: 204-210 — See abstract

Plant water relations as affected by osmotic potential of the nutrient solution and potential transpiration in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Y LING LI, L.F.M. MARCELIS and C STANGHELLINI

pp: 211-218 — See abstract

Characteristics of flower and fruit development of multi-pistillate type cucumbers

S HIKOSAKA and N SUGIYAMA

pp: 219-222 — See abstract

Cloning of four new Japanese plum S-alleles and determination of the compatibility between cultivars by PCR analysis

G SAPIR, R.A. STERN, D.E. EISIKOWITCH and M GOLDWAY

pp: 223-227 — See abstract

Cell-wall degrading enzymes in slow filters of closed hydroponic systems

T BRAND and B.W. ALSANIUS

pp: 228-233 — See abstract

Soaking of substrate in alkaline water as a pretreatment for the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus

E.P. CONTRERAS, M SOKOLOV, G MEJIA and J.E. SANCHEZ

pp: 234-240 — See abstract

Modelling the influence of seed set on fruit shape in apple

L DRAXETA, A LANG, A.J. HALL, R.K. VOLZ and P.E. JAMESON

pp: 241-245 — See abstract

Maintenance of fresh boysenberry fruit quality with UV-C light and heat treatments combined with low storage temperature

A.R. VICENTE, B REPICE, G.A. MARTINEZ, A.R. CHAVES, P.M. CIVELLO and G.O. SOZZI

pp: 246-251 — See abstract

Improving productivity of four fruit species by growth regulators applied once in ultra-low doses to the collar

M.J. GROCHOWSKA, M HODUN and A MIKA

pp: 252-259 — See abstract

Comparison of seed-derived with micropropagated male-sterile plants of Tagetes erecta L. for F₁ hybrid seed production

A KUMAR, S.K SINGH, S.K. SHARMA, S.P.S. RAGHAVA and R.L. MISRA

pp: 260-266 — See abstract

Technique for rapid in vitro multiplication of Vitis vinifera L. cultivars

S.K. SINGH, R.N. KHAWALE and S.P. SINGH

pp: 267-272 — See abstract

The interactions of soil- and stem-water potentials with crop level,fruit size and stomatal conductance of field-grown 'Black Amber' Japanese plum

A NAOR

pp: 273-280 — See abstract

Effects of pre-harvest irrigation regime and crop level on yield, fruit size distribution and fruit quality of field-grown 'Black Amber' Japanese plum

A NAOR,, M PERES,, Y GREENBLAT, Y GAL and R.B. ARIE

pp: 281-288 — See abstract

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerases from Melaleuca alternifolia (Cheel) and their role in isoprenoid biosynthesis

D.A. SHELTON, D.N. LEACH and R.J. HENRY

pp: 289-292 — See abstract

Sensitivity of Geraldton waxflower to ethylene-induced flower abscission is reduced at low temperature

A.J. MACNISH, D.E. IRVING, D.C. HENRY, A.H. JOYCE and V VITHANAGE

pp: 293-297 — See abstract

Heat tolerance in English ivy as measured by an electrolyte leakage technique

D.M. YEH and P.Y. HSU

pp: 298-302 — See abstract

Comparative effects of four plant growth retardants on growth of Epidendrum radicans

P PATELI, M.P. PAPAFOTIOU and J.C CHRONOPOULOS

pp: 303-307 — See abstract

A comparison of the combined effect of water stress and crop load on fruit growth during different phenological stages in young peach trees.

J GIRONA, J MARSAL, M MATA, A ARBONES and T.M. DEJONG

pp: 308-315 — See abstract

Paternity determination of Ornithogalum seedlings using DNA markers

Y.H. JOUNG and M.S. ROH

pp: 316-321 — See abstract

Parthenocarpy restores fruitfulness in sterile triploid (3x) tomatoes artificially obtained by crossing 4x x 2x somaclones

A.A. HABASHY, G TESTA, P ROH, R MOSCONI, A CACCIA, E MAZZUCATO and G.P. SANTANGELO

pp: 322-328 — See abstract

Quality and consumer acceptability of gooseberry fruits (Ribes uvacrispa) following CA and air storage

J HARB and J STREIF

pp: 329-334 — See abstract

An open cuvette for heating individual fruits on kiwifruit vines

W.P. SNELGAR

pp: 335-340 — See abstract