September 2006 — Vol. 81 No: 5

Guest Editorial: The Challenge of Recalcitrant Germplasm Cryopreservation

Professor Patricia Berjak

pp: 781-782 — See abstract

Anatomical response of olive (Olea europaea L.) to freezing temperatures

N. RUIZ, D. BARRANCO and H.F. RAPOPORT

pp: 783-790 — See abstract

AFLP fingerprinting and conversion to sequence-tag site markers for the identification of Oncidium cultivars

W.H. CHEN, I.C. TSENG, W.C. TSAI, M.S. CHIANG, Y.H. CHEN and H.H. CHEN

pp: 791-796 — See abstract

Influence of planting material and duration of bulb vernalisation on bolting of shallot (Allium cepa L. var. ascalonicum Backer)

G. TABOR, H. STUETZEL and A. ZELLEKE

pp: 797-802 — See abstract

Molecular variability of a collection of Dioscorea polygonoides (Willd.) Humb. and Bonpl. (wild yam) of the Gran Caldas region (Colombia) using AFLPs

J. NIÑO, M.J. DÍEZ and F. NUEZ

pp: 803-808 — See abstract

A study on the chemical composition of albino tea cultivars

Y.Y. DU, Y.R. LIANG, H. WANG, K.R. WANG, J.L. LU, G.H. ZHANG, W.P. LIN, M. LI and Q.Y. FANG

pp: 809-812 — See abstract

Involvement of 1-methylcyclopropene in ripening of harvested mei (Prunus mume) fruit

ZISHENG LUO and JIANFU SHEN

pp: 813-818 — See abstract

Association of reversible inactivation of the maize transposable element Ds with tissue-specific processing of the 35S:TPase transcript in carrot (Daucus carota L.)

A. IPEK, M. IPEK and P.W. SIMON

pp: 819-826 — See abstract

Compatibility and pollinator efficiency tests on Pyrus communis L. cv. 'Conference'

A.-L. JACQUEMART, A. MICHOTTE-VAN DER AA and O. RASPÉ

pp: 827-830 — See abstract

Root development of beetroot, sweet corn and celeriac, and soil N content after incorporation of green manure

J.S. CHRISTIANSEN, K. THORUP-KRISTENSEN and H.L. KRISTENSEN

pp: 831-838 — See abstract

Comparative movement of labelled nitrogen and zinc in 1-year-old peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] trees following late-season foliar application

E.E. SANCHEZ, S.A. WEINBAUM and R.S. JOHNSON

pp: 839-844 — See abstract

Effects of water and salt stresses on growth, water relations and gas exchange in Rosmarinus officinalis

J.J. ALARCÓN, M.A. MORALES, T. FERRÁNDEZ and M.J. SÁNCHEZ-BLANCO SÁNCHEZ-BLANCO

pp: 845-853 — See abstract

Possible role of non-structural carbohydrates in flower induction in strawberry

S. ESHGHI and E. TAFAZOLI

pp: 854-858 — See abstract

Corm induction and multiplication of Amorphophallus albus in vitro

J.B. HU, J. LIU, C.H. XIE and X.X. GAO

pp: 859-863 — See abstract

Molecular characterisation of Afghan pistachio accessions by amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs)

S. KAFKAS, N. KASKA, A.N. WASSIMI and S. PADULOSI

pp: 864-868 — See abstract

Lenticel discolouration in mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit - a cytological study of mesophyll cells from affected tissue

G.W. DU PLOOY, C.F. VAN DER MERWE and L. KORSTEN

pp: 869-873 — See abstract

A vegetative line of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) with a homeotic change in flower development is correlated with a functional deficiency in class-B MADS-box genes

Y. ASADA, N. KASAI, Y. ADACHI, A. KANNO, N. ITO, P.-Y. YUN and K. MASUDA

pp: 874-882 — See abstract

Direct somatic embryogenesis from explants obtained from in vitro germinated embryonic axes of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze

THAYAMINI H. SERAN, K. HIRIMBUREGAMA and M.T.K. GUNASEKARE

pp: 883-890 — See abstract

Competition for water between inflorescences and leaves in cut flowering stems of Grevillea 'Crimson Yul-lo'

S. HE, D.C. JOYCE and D.E. IRVING

pp: 891-897 — See abstract

Genetic diversity in fruiting-mei, apricot, plum and peach revealed by AFLP analysis

J. FANG, J. TAO and C.T. CHAO

pp: 898-902 — See abstract

Synergistic effects of modified atmosphere and minimal processing on the keeping quality of pre-cut papaya (Carica papaya L.)

O.P. CHAUHAN, P.S. RAJU, R. SHYLAJA, D.K. DASGUPTA and A.S. BAWA

pp: 903-909 — See abstract

Fermentative metabolism in 'Conference' pears under various storage conditions

A.A. SAQUET and J. STREIF

pp: 910-914 — See abstract

Synthetic cytokinins extend the phase of division of parenchyma cells in developing pear (Pyrus communis L.) fruits

A. SHARGAL, S. GOLOBOVICH, Z. YABLOVICH, L.A. SHLIZERMAN, R.A. STERN, G. GRAFI, S. LEV-YADUN and M.A. FLAISHMAN

pp: 915-920 — See abstract

Blossom-end rot is associated with impairment of sugar metabolism and growth of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruits

E. TURHAN, H. AKTAS, G. DEVENTURERO, L. KARNI, A. BAR-TAL and B. ALONI

pp: 921-927 — See abstract

Changes in carbohydrate composition in lettuce flower stalks during development

O. LEE and N. SUGIYAMA

pp: 928-932 — See abstract