May 2006 — Vol. 81 No: 3

Guest Editorial: Whither or Wither Horticulture? Horticultural R&D in the Modern Era

PROFESSOR JOHN R. HILLMAN

pp: 317-318 — See abstract

Review Article: The classification of olive germplasm

T. GANINO, G. BARTOLINI and A. FABBRI

pp: 319-334 — See abstract

The effects of averaging sub- and supra-optimal temperatures on the flowering of Chrysanthemum morifolium

F.A. LANGTON and J.S. HORRIDGE

pp: 335-340 — See abstract

The effect of high temperatures on the expression and activity of sucrose-cleaving enzymes during tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) anther development

E. PRESSMAN, D. HAREL, E. ZAMSKI, R. SHAKED, L. ALTHAN, K. ROSENFELD and N. FIRON

pp: 341-348 — See abstract

Zeatin overcomes thidiazuron-induced inhibition of shoot elongation and promotes rooting in strawberry culture in vitro

SAMIR C. DEBNATH

pp: 349-354 — See abstract

Response of Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' to irrigation and fertilisation levels

A. SILBER, M. LEVI, M. COHEN, N. DAVID, Y. SHTAYNMETZ and S ASSOULINE

pp: 355-364 — See abstract

Effects of post-harvest water stress on autumnal bloom and subsequent-season productivity in mid-season 'Spadona' pear

A. NAOR, R. STERN, M. FLAISHMAN, Y. GAL and M. PERES

pp: 365-370 — See abstract

Genetic diversity in mandarin landraces and wild mandarins from China based on nuclear and chloroplast simple sequence repeat markers

Y.Z. LI, Y.J. CHENG, H.L. YI and X.X. DENG

pp: 371-378 — See abstract

'Fragrant taro' [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum] micropropagation using thidiazuron and benzylaminopurine

H.M. DU, D.M. TANG and D.F. HUANG

pp: 379-384 — See abstract

Enhancement of banana plant regeneration by incorporating a liquid-based embryo development medium for embryogenic cell suspension

W.C. WONG, M. JALIL, M. ONG-ABDULLAH, R.Y. OTHMAN and N. KHALID

pp: 385-390 — See abstract

The influence of crop-load, delayed cooling and storage atmosphere on post-storage quality of 'Honeycrisp'™ apples

JOHN M. DELONG, ROBERT K. PRANGE, PETER A. HARRISON, CHARLES G. EMBREE, DOUGLAS S. NICHOLS and A. HARRISON WRIGHT

pp: 391-396 — See abstract

Fruit mass, colour and yield of 'Honeycrisp'™ apples are influenced by manually-adjusted fruit population and tree form

A.H. WRIGHT, C.G. EMBREE, D.S. NICHOLS, R.K. PRANGE, P.A. HARRISON and J.M. DELONG

pp: 397-401 — See abstract

High frequency sexual polyploidisation observed in hexaploid Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki) 'Fujiwaragosho'

A. YAMADA and R. TAO

pp: 402-408 — See abstract

Genetic relationships among sea buckthorn varieties from China, Russia and Mongolia using AFLP markers

C.J. RUANA

pp: 409-414 — See abstract

Tree water status and gas exchange in walnut under drought, high temperature and vapour pressure deficit

A. ROSATI, S. METCALF, R. BUCHNER, A.N FULTON and B. LAMPINEN

pp: 415-420 — See abstract

Seasonal effects of light exposure, temperature, trunk growth and plant carbohydrate status on the initiation and growth of epicormic shoots in Prunus persica

D. GORDON, A. ROSATI, C. DAMIANO and T.M. DEJONG

pp: 421-428 — See abstract

Effects of endogenous phenolic compounds and hormones on in vitro shoot tip culture of grapevine

N. GÖKTÜRK BAYDAR, S. ÜLGER and S. ÇETIN

pp: 429-434 — See abstract

Regulated deficit irrigation - a means to control growth in woody Ornamentals

R.W.F. CAMERON, R.S. HARRISON-MURRAY, C.J. ATKINSON and H.L. JUDD

pp: 435-443 — See abstract

Does dry matter partitioning to fruit in early- and late-ripening peach (Prunus persica) cultivars confirm the branch autonomy theory?

E. NICOLÁS, F. LESCOURRET, M. GÉNARD, C. BUSSI and J. BESSET

pp: 444-448 — See abstract

Controlled atmosphere storage of 'Delta R2E2' mango fruit affects production of aroma volatile compounds

H.J.D. LALEL and ZORA SINGH

pp: 449-457 — See abstract

High-efficiency Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Phalaenopsis using meropenem, a novel antibiotic to eliminate Agrobacterium

RINALDI SJAHRIL and MASAHIRO MII

pp: 458-464 — See abstract

Effects of day-length, radiation, flower thinning and growth regulators on flowering of the vine cacti Hylocereus undatus and Selenicereus megalanthus

A. KHAIMOV, Y. MIZRAHI, Y. MIZRAHI, Y. MIZRAHI and Y. MIZRAHI

pp: 465-470 — See abstract

Biochemical and physiological changes during chlorophyll degradation in lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle cv. 'Paan')

TIN OHNMAR WIN, VARIT SRILAONG, KHIN LAY KYU, KANOKWAN POOMPUTSA and SIRICHAI KANLAYANARAT

pp: 471-477 — See abstract

Effects of temperature and plant growth regulators on anthocyanin synthesis and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity in chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)

H.O. BOO, S.U. CHON and S.Y. LEE

pp: 478-482 — See abstract

Response of stem diameter variations to water stress in greenhousegrown vegetable crops

M. GALLARDO, R.B. THOMPSON, L.C. VALDEZ and M.D. FERNÁNDEZ

pp: 483-495 — See abstract

cDNA macroarray analysis of genes expressed in plumules of Pharbitis nil after induction of flowering

T. MAEDA, H. MORI, K. SHIRATAKE, K. YAMADA, K. TAKENO and S. KYAMAKI

pp: 496-500 — See abstract

Variability in tocopherol concentrations in almond oil and its use as a selection criterion in almond breeding

O. KODAD, R. SOCIAS i COMPANY, M.S. PRATS and M.C. LÓPEZ ORTIZ

pp: 501-507 — See abstract

Influence of endogenous IAA levels and exogenous IBA on rooting and quality of leafy cuttings of Prunus 'GiSelA 5'

M. ŠTEFANCIC, F. ŠTAMPAR and G. OSTERC

pp: 508-512 — See abstract

Self- and cross-(in)compatibility between important apricot cultivars in northwest Iran

J. HAJILOU, V. GRIGORIAN, S.A. MOHAMMADI, A. NAZEMMIEH, C. ROMERO, S. VILANOVAS and L BURGOS

pp: 513-517 — See abstract

Evaluation of new rootstocks for resistance to soil-borne pathogens and productive behaviour of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

L. MORRA and M. BILOTTO

pp: 518-524 — See abstract

Physiological changes in boysenberry fruit during growth and Ripening

ARIEL R. VICENTE, LORENZA COSTA, FORTUNATO COVATTA, GUSTAVO A. MARTÍNEZ, ALICIA R. ACHAVES, PEDRO M. CIVELLO and O. SOZZI

pp: 525-531 — See abstract

Application of 2,4-dichlorophenoxypropionic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester reduces mature fruit abscission in Citrus navel cultivars

M. AGUSTÍ, M. JUAN, A. MARTÍNEZ-FUENTES, C. MESEJO, C. REIG and V. ALMELA

pp: 532-536 — See abstract

Development of a medium for in vitro culture of Galanthus species based on the mineral composition of bulbs

I. STAIKIDOU, C. SELBY and G.R. HANKS

pp: 537-545 — See abstract

Effect of continuous or intermittent radiation on sweet potato plantlets in vitro

G. SIVAKUMAR, J.W. HEO, T. KOZAI and K.Y.K PAEK

pp: 546-548 — See abstract

Enhanced production of bioactive ginsenosides from adventitious roots of Panax ginseng in bioreactor culture

G. SIVAKUMAR, K.W. YUK and K.Y. PAEK

pp: 549-552 — See abstract

Commentary on: 'Historical variation in the mineral composition of edible horticultural products' [White, P.J. and Broadley, M.R. (2005) Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 80, 660'667.] Also includes: Reply to Davis (2006) Commentray by M.J. BROADLEY, A. MEAD and P.J. WHITE. Together with: Errata: White, P.J. and Broadley, M.R. (2005) Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 80, 660-667

DONALD R. DAVIS