November 2006 — Vol. 81 No: 6

Guest Editorial: Changes in the Organisation of Horticultural Research

DR. JOHN V. POSSINGHAM

pp: 933 — See abstract

Cross-compatibility of apple cultivars possessing S-RNase alleles of similar sequence

S. MATSUMOTO, K. KITAHARAH, H. KOMATSU and K. ABE

pp: 934-936 — See abstract

Nursery plant production controlled by prohexadione-calcium and mechanical treatments in strawberry cv. 'Honeoye'

S.T. KARHU and T.P.N HYTÖNEN

pp: 937-942 — See abstract

Pre-harvest drop control of 'Red Delicious' and 'Jonathan' apple (Malus domestica) as affected by the synthetic auxin 3,5,6-TPA

RAPHAEL A. STERN and RUTH BEN-ARIE

pp: 943-948 — See abstract

Chill unit models and recent changes in the occurrence of Winter chill and Spring frost in the United Kingdom

R.J. SUNLEY, C.J. ATKINSON and H.G. JONES

pp: 949-958 — See abstract

Re-initiating softening ability of 1-methylcyclopropene-treated 'Bartlett' and 'd'Anjou' pears after regular air or controlled atmosphere storage

J. BAI, J.P. MATTHEIS and N. REED

pp: 959-964 — See abstract

Prohexadione-calcium effects on the quality of 'Royal Gala' apple fruits

ANA PILAR MATA, J. VAL and A. BLANCO

pp: 965-970 — See abstract

Promotion of vigour in cabbage seed by osmotic priming pretreatment at both vernalisation and non-vernalisation temperatures

GEORGE NYARKO, PETER G. ALDERSON and JIM CRAIGON

pp: 971-974 — See abstract

Influence of different concentrations of 1-methylcyclopropene and times of exposure on the quality of 'Galia'-type melon harvested at different stages of maturity

SAGI GAL, SHARON ALKALAI-TUVIA, YONATAN ELKIND and ELAZAR FALLIK

pp: 975-982 — See abstract

Metabolic responses to salt stress in cell suspension cultures of sensitive and resistant Citrus

A.L. FERREIRA and M.E. LIMA-COSTA

pp: 983-988 — See abstract

Genetic analysis of the Italian Vitis vinifera cultivar 'Tintilia' and related cultivars using SSR markers

S. REALEO, F. PILLA and A. ANGIOLILLO

pp: 989-994 — See abstract

Interspecific hybrid production by reciprocal crosses between Dianthus caryophyllus L. and Dianthus × isensis Hirahata et Kitamura

M. NIMURA, J. KATO and M. MII

pp: 995-1001 — See abstract

Expression of the Arabidopsis DREB1A gene in transgenic chrysanthemum enhances tolerance to low temperature

BO HONG, ZHENG TONG, NAN MA, MIE KASUGA, KAZIKO YAMAGUCHI-SHINOZAKI and JUN-PING GAO

pp: 1002-1008 — See abstract

Effects of auxins on organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis from juvenile explants of Eucalyptus erythronema, E. stricklandii, and two inter-specific hybrids

PAULINE GLOCKE, GRAHAM COLLINS and MARGARETY SEDGLEY

pp: 1009-1014 — See abstract

Evaluation of the activity of aqueous extracts of some organic waste materials on in vitro-cultured shoots of 'M9' apple rootstock

G. MARINO, G. MARCOLINI and M. TOSELLI

pp: 1015-1020 — See abstract

Effect of controlled atmosphere storage on ripening and quality of banana fruit

SAEED AHMAD and A.K. THOMPSON

pp: 1021-1024 — See abstract

Effects of short-term N₂ treatments on ripening of banana fruit

C. YI, Y.M. JIANG, J. SUN, Y.B. LUO, W.B. JIANG and A. MACNISH

pp: 1025-1028 — See abstract

Variation in relative growth rate and growth traits in wild and cultivated Capsicum accessions grown under different temperatures

E.A.M. DE SWART, L.F.M. MARCELIS and R.E. VOORRIPS

pp: 1029-1037 — See abstract

Copia-like retrotransposons in a precocious mutant of trifoliate orange [Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf]

N.G. TAO, J. WEI, Y.Z. LIU, Y.J. CHENG and X.X. DENG

pp: 1038-1042 — See abstract

Acibenzolar-S-methyl and methyl jasmonate treatments of glasshouse-grown freesias suppress post-harvest petal specking caused by Botrytis cinerea

A.I. DARRAS, D.C. JOYCE and L.A. TERRY

pp: 1043-1051 — See abstract

A combination of the yeast Candida utilis and chitosan controls fruit rot in tomato caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler and Geotrichum candidum Link ex Pers.

NEETA SHARMA, UMAKANT VERMA and PALLAVI AWASTHI

pp: 1052-1056 — See abstract

Effects of genotype and environment on total anti-oxidant capacity and the content of sugars and acids in strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.)

JAHN DAVIK, ANNE KJERSTI BAKKEN, KARI HOLTE and RUNE BLOMHOFF

pp: 1057-1063 — See abstract

Influence of rootstock on orchard productivity and fruit quality in peach cv. 'Redhaven'

M. HUDINA, N FAJT and F. ŠTAMPAR ŠTAMPAR

pp: 1064-1068 — See abstract

Seasonal changes in cellular compartmentation and membrane permeability to sugars in relation to early or high temperature-induced watercore in 'Orin' apples

H. YAMADA, T. OKUMURA, Y. MIYAZAKI and S. AMANO

pp: 1069-1073 — See abstract

Salinity tolerance of bermudagrass (Cynodon spp. L. C. Rich) cultivars and shoot Na, K and Cl contents under a high saline environment

Z. ADAVI, K. RAZMJOO and M. MOBLI

pp: 1074-1078 — See abstract

Effects of fruit load on flower bud initiation and development in peach

C. REIG, D. GONZÁLEZ-ROSSIA, M.; JUAN and M. AGUSTÍ

pp: 1079-1085 — See abstract

Characterisation of the thermodormancy response in the everbearing strawberry 'Everest'

ALEXANDRA WAGSTAFFE and NICK H. BATTEY

pp: 1086-1092 — See abstract