September 2005 — Vol. 80 No: 5

Guest Editorial: Development of the Horticultural Industry and Horticultural Science and Technology in China

PROFESSOR FANG ZHIYUAN

pp: 511 — See abstract

Effect of wool-lined plastic caps impregnated with Bacillus licheniformis or copper oxychloride and sun-protector to prevent sunburn and control diseases in mango fruit

M. SILIMELA and L. KORSTEN

pp: 512-516 — See abstract

Transformation of tomatoes with osmotin and chitinase genes and their resistance to Fusarium wilt

B. OUYANG, Y.H. CHEN, H.X. LI, C.J. QIAN, S.L. HUANG and Z.B. YE

pp: 517-522 — See abstract

Establishment of embryogenic cell suspensions and plant regeneration of the dessert banana 'Williams' (Musa AAA group)

CHUN X. XU, BART PANIS, HANNELORE STROSSE, HUA P. LI, HUO G. XIAO, HUAI Z. FAN and RONY SWENNEN

pp: 523-528 — See abstract

SSR-based DNA fingerprints reveal the genetic diversity of Sicilian olive (Olea europaea L.) germplasm

M. LA MANTIA, O. LAIN, T. CARUSO and R. TESTOLIN

pp: 528-532 — See abstract

Effects of shoot girdling on bud abscission, carbohydrate and nutrient concentrations in pistachio (Pistacia vera L.)

S. N.VEMMOS

pp: 529-536 — See abstract

Characterisation of genetic relationships in pansy (Viola wittrockiana) inbred lines using morphological traits and RAPD markers

J. WANG and M.Z. BAO

pp: 537-542 — See abstract

Effects of thidiazuron, ethylene, abscisic acid and dark storage on leaf yellowing and rooting of Pelargonium cuttings

THEOPHILUS M. MUTUI, HEIKO MIBUS and MARGRETHE SEREK

pp: 543-550 — See abstract

Controlled atmosphere storage affects fruit ripening and quality of 'Delta R2E2' mango

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

pp: 551-556 — See abstract

Polyamines induced by heat treatment before cold-storage reduce mealiness and decay in peach fruit

CHUANLAI XU, ZHENGYU JIN and SHOUQING YANG

pp: 557-560 — See abstract

In vitro leaf-shoot regeneration and somaclone selection for sodium chloride tolerance in quince and pear

G. MARINO and L. MOLENDINI

pp: 561-570 — See abstract

The roles of cytokinins and abscisic acid in the pericarp of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) in determining fruit size

JIAN-GUO LI, BI-YAN ZHOU, XU-MING HUANG and HUI-BAI HUANG

pp: 571-574 — See abstract

Studies on the origin and diversification of Indian wild banana (Musa balbisiana) using arbitrarily amplified DNA markers

S. UMA, S.A. SIVA, M.S. SARASWATHI, P. DURAI, T.V.R.S. SHARMA, D.B. SINGH, R. SELVARAJAN and S. SATHIAMOORTHY

pp: 575-580 — See abstract

Reversion of inflorescence development in Euphorbia millii and its application to large-scale micropropagation in an air-lift bioreactor

Y.H. DEWIR, D. CHAKRABARTY, E.J. HAHN and K.Y. PAEK

pp: 581-587 — See abstract

Cytological and molecular evaluation of strawberry plants recovered from in vitro conservation by slow-growth

YU-JIN HAO and XIU-XIN DENG

pp: 588-592 — See abstract

Effect of temperature integration on the growth and volatile oil content of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

XIANMIN CHANG, PETER G. ALDERSON and CHARLES J. WRIGHT

pp: 593-598 — See abstract

Preliminary studies on microsporogenesis in Prunus salicina Lindl.

M.R. ONTIVERO, S. RADICE, E. GIORDANI and E. BELLINI

pp: 599-604 — See abstract

Suitability of the dwarf (dw/dw) habit for the peach industry

D. GIOVANNINI and A. LIVERANI

pp: 605-610 — See abstract

Effect of post-harvest calcium treatments on the physicochemical properties of cell wall pectin in nectarine fruit during ripening after harvest or cold storage

G.A. MANGANARIS, M. VASILAKAKIS, G. DIAMANTIDIS and I. MIGNANI

pp: 611-617 — See abstract

Effect of pollination method on fruit set and fruit characteristics in the vine cactus Selenicereus megalanthus ('yellow pitaya')

A. DAG and Y. MIZRAHI

pp: 618-622 — See abstract

New approaches to the alleviation of barewood in young apple trees

J.W. PALMER, R. DIACK, S. SEYMOUR, D. DAYATILAKE and D.S. TUSTIN

pp: 623-627 — See abstract

Application of boron with calcium affects respiration and ATP/ADP ratio in 'Conference' pears during controlled atmosphere storage

H. XUAN, J. STREIF, A. SAQUET, V. RÖMHELD and F. BANGERTH

pp: 633-637 — See abstract

Plant regeneration from immature zygotic embryos of chestnut rose (Rosa roxburghii Tratt) through organogenesis

X.P. WEN and X.X. DENG

pp: 638-642 — See abstract

Differential expression of CmPP16 homologues in pumpkin (Curcurbita maxima), winter squash (C. moschata) and their interspecific hybrid

R. ATHANASIADOU, A.N. POLIDOROS, G. MERMIGKA, I. NIANIOU-OBEIDAT and A.S. TSAFTARIS

pp: 643-649 — See abstract