January 2006 — Vol. 81 No: 1

Guest Editorial: From Sugar to Biomass: the Role of Biotechnology in Ensuring the Viability and Sustainability of the Mauritius Sugar Cane Industry

DR. L.J.C. AUTREY

pp: 1-2 — See abstract

Review Article: Selection and nursery production of ornamental plants for landscaping and xerogardening in semi-arid environments

J.A. FRANCO, J.J. MARTÍNEZ-SÁNCHEZ, J.A. FERNÁNDEZ and S. BAÑÓN

pp: 3-17 — See abstract

Index for harvesting time of white sapote (Casimiroa edulis Llave & Lex. ) cv. 'Cuccio'

YOSHIMI YONEMOTO, K. NOMURAO, M. IDE, H. INOUE, M. MAJIKINA and H. OKUDA

pp: 18-22 — See abstract

Over-expression of a pathogenesis-related protein gene in transgenic tomato alters the transcription patterns of other defence genes

F. FIOCCHETTI, C. CARUSO, L. BERTINI, D. VITTI, F. SACCARDO and M. TUCCI

pp: 27-32 — See abstract

Molecular diversity and its relationship with hybrid performance and heterosis in ash gourd [Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.]

A.K. SUREJA, P.S. SIROHI, T.K. BEHERA and T. MOHAPATRA

pp: 33-38 — See abstract

Genetic diversity in a collection of ancient cultivars of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) as revealed by SSR-based fingerprinting

C. GUARINO, S. SANTORO, L. DE SIMONE, O. LAIN, G. CIPRIANI and R. TESTOLIN

pp: 39-44 — See abstract

Assessment of genetic diversity in Turkish oregano (Origanum onites L.) germplasm by AFLP analysis

F. AYANOGLU, A. ERGÜL and M. ARSLAN

pp: 45-50 — See abstract

Cytokinins increase fruit size of 'Delicious' and 'Golden Delicious' (Malus domestica) apple in a warm climate

RAPHAEL A. STERN, RUTH BEN-ARIE, STEVE APPLEBAUM and MOSHE FLAISHMAN

pp: 51-56 — See abstract

Sugar and acid compositions in the arils of Litchi chinensis Sonn.: cultivar differences and evidence for the absence of succinic acid

H.C. WANG, H.B. HUANG, X.M. HUANG and Z.Q. HU

pp: 57-62 — See abstract

Evaluation of Curcuma as potted plants and cut flowers

MARK S. ROH, ROGER LAWSON, JONG SUK LEE and JEUNG KEUN SUH

pp: 63-71 — See abstract

Amphidiploids produced by natural chromosome-doubling in inter-specific hybrids between Dianthus × isensis Hirahata et Kitam. and D. japonicus Thunb.

M. NIMURA, J. KATO, M. MII and T. KATOH

pp: 72-77 — See abstract

Supplementary pollination in the production of custard apple (Annona sp.) ' the effect of pollen source

K.D. PRITCHARD and W. EDWARDS

pp: 78-83 — See abstract

Differential effects of prohexadione-calcium on red colour development in 'Royal Gala' and 'Fuji' apples

ANA PILAR MATA, J. VAL and A. BLANCO

pp: 84-88 — See abstract

Effects of storage temperature, harvest date and fruit origin on post-harvest physiology and the severity of mesocarp discolouration in 'Pinkerton' avocado (Persea americana Mill.)

Z. VAN ROOYEN and J.P. BOWER

pp: 89-98 — See abstract

Defense mechanisms against water deficit in two olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars 'Meski' and 'Chemlali'

M. ENNAJEH, A.M. VADEL, H. KHEMIRA, M. BEN MIMOUN and R. HELLALI

pp: 99-104 — See abstract

Source-sink balance affects reproductive development and fruit quality in cantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo L.)

M. VALANTIN-MORISON, B.E. VAISSIÈRE, C. GARY and P. ROBIN

pp: 105-117 — See abstract

DNA fingerprints of 51 sweet and sour Prunus accessions using Simple Sequence Repeats

B.H. PEDERSEN

pp: 118-124 — See abstract

Effect of temperature perturbations on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) quality and production scheduling

DAVID H. FLEISHER, LOGAN S. LOGENDRA, CATALIN MORARU, AREND-JAN BOTH, JAMES CAVAZZONI, THOMAS GIANFAGNA, TUNG-CHING LEE and HARRY W. JANES

pp: 125-131 — See abstract

Universal chloroplast primer pairs for Simple Sequence Repeat analysis in diverse genera of fruit crops

Y.J. CHENG, H.J. MENG, W.W. GUO and X.X. DENG

pp: 132-138 — See abstract

Effects of the plant growth regulator prohexadione-calcium and the SAR-inducer acibenzolar-S-methyl on the quality of apples at Harvest

C. ROUX, A. LEMARQUANDG, G. ORAIN, C. CAMPION, P. SIMONEAU and P. POUPARD

pp: 139-145 — See abstract

Yield, fruit quality and mineral composition of grafted melon plants grown under saline conditions

G. COLLA, Y. ROUPHAEL, M. CARDARELLI, D. MASSA, A. SALERNO and E. REA

pp: 146-152 — See abstract

Effects of rootstocks and training system on growth, precocity and productivity of sweet cherry

V. USENIK, N. FAJT and F.S. TAMPAR

pp: 153-157 — See abstract

The cytokinin CPPU delays maturity in litchi cv. 'Mauritius' and extends storage-life

RAPHAEL A. STERN, OHAD NERYA and RUTH BEN-ARIE

pp: 158-162 — See abstract

Enhancing the post-harvest qualities of mango fruit by vacuum infiltration treatment with 1-methylcyclopropene

B.G. WANG, W.B. JIANG, H.X. H.LIU, L. LIN and J.H. WANG

pp: 163-167 — See abstract

Photosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme activity in breadfruit, jackfruit and mangosteen in Southern Yunnan, China

K.-F. CAO, Y.-H. GUO and Z.-Q. CAI

pp: 168-172 — See abstract