March 2007 — Vol. 82 No: 2

Invited Commentary: Climate change: the role of ex situ and cryo-conservation in the future security of economically important, vegetatively propagated plants

PAUL T. LYNCH, ERICA E. BENSON and KEITH HARDING

pp: 157-160 — See abstract

Review Article: Applications of molecular markers to the genetic improvement of Camellia sinensis L. (tea) ' A review

M.T.K. GUNASEKARE

pp: 161-169 — See abstract

Analysis of self-(in)compatibility in apricot cultivars using fluorescence microscopy

D. MILATOVIĆ and D. NIKOLIĆ

pp: 170-174 — See abstract

Inhibiting peach-tree growth with abscisic acid, hinokitiol and tropolone applied to partially ringed bark strips

A.B.M. SHARIF HOSSAIN, FUSAO MIZUTANI, JUSTUS M. ONGUSO, ALI R. EL-SHEREIF and HISASHI YAMADA

pp: 175-178 — See abstract

Mass propagation of Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker by in vitro regeneration

S. PRATHANTURARUG, T. APICHARTBUTRA, W. CHUAKUL and P. SARALAMP

pp: 179-183 — See abstract

Performance of Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis as a rootstock for melon

A. FITA, B. PICÓ, C. ROIG and F. NUEZ

pp: 184-190 — See abstract

Presence and expression of NAD⁺-dependent sorbitol dehydrogenase and sorbitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase genes in strawberry

S. DUANGSRISAI, K. YAMADA, N.A. BANTOG, K. SHIRATAKE, Y. KANAYAMA and S. YAMAKI

pp: 191-198 — See abstract

Effect of high temperature on anthocyanin composition and transcription of flavonoid hydroxylase genes in 'Pinot noir' grapes (Vitis vinifera)

K. MORI, N. GOTO-YAMAMOTO, M. KITAYAMA and K. HASHIZUME

pp: 199-206 — See abstract

Pre-harvest application of soybean oil alters epicuticular wax crystallisation patterns and resistance to weight loss in 'Golden Delicious' apples during storage

I. MÜLLER and J.K. FELLMAN

pp: 207-216 — See abstract

Assessing genetic relationships among bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) accessions using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers

A.K. SINGH, T.K. BEHERA, D. CHANDEL, P. SHARMA and N.K. SINGH

pp: 217-222 — See abstract

Factors affecting rooting of in vitro shoots of walnut cultivars

DONG PEI, LICHAI YUAN, QINGMING WANG and RUISHENG GU

pp: 223-226 — See abstract

Analysis of cell wall polysaccharides during storage of a local melon accession 'Wasada-uri' compared to the melon cultivar 'Prince'

T. NISHIZAWA and A. ITO

pp: 227-234 — See abstract

Role of carbohydrates in flower bud opening in rose (Rosa hybrida L.)

NAVEEN KUMAR, G.C. SRIVASTAVA, KIRAN DIXIT, AARTI MAHAJAN and MADAN PAL

pp: 235-242 — See abstract

Intra-canopy variability of fruit growth rate in peach trees grafted on rootstocks with different vigour-control capacity

B. BASILE, L.I. SOLARI and T.M. DEJONG

pp: 243-256 — See abstract

Morphology and microsatellites in Spanish apple collections

A.M. RAMOS-CABRER, M.B. DÍAZ-HERNÁNDEZ and S. PEREIRA-LORENZO

pp: 257-265 — See abstract

Quantitative long-day flowering response in the perpetual-flowering F₁ strawberry cultivar Elan

A. SØNSTEBY and O.M. HEIDE

pp: 266-274 — See abstract

In vitro regeneration and transient gene expression in mango cv. 'Vellaikolumban'

S. SAMANTA, M.B. RAVINDRA, M.R. DINESH, L. ANAND and J.B. MYTHILI

pp: 275-282 — See abstract

Comparative analysis of water and salt stress-induced modifications of quality parameters in cherry tomatoes

S. DE PASCALE, A. MARTINO, G. RAIMONDI and A. MAGGIO

pp: 283-289 — See abstract

Diurnal and seasonal changes in the xylem water potentials of Grevillea and Myoporum plants during drought

SHENGGEN HE and DARYL C. JOYCE

pp: 290-296 — See abstract

Effects of pre-storage heat treatment on fruit ripening and decay development in different apple cultivars

X.F. SHAO, K. KTU, Y.Z. ZHAO, L. CHEN, Y.Y. CHEN and H. WANG

pp: 297-303 — See abstract

Application timing and concentration of abscisic acid affect the quality of 'Redglobe' grapes

M.C. PEPPI, M.W. FIDELIBUS and N.K. DOKOOZLIAN

pp: 304-310 — See abstract

In vitro regeneration and conservation of wild species of Arachis

G. PACHECO, R.F. GAGLIARDI, L.A. CARNEIRO, J.F.M. VALLS and E. MANSUR

pp: 311-315 — See abstract

Use of near infra-red spectroscopy in evaluation of source-sink manipulation to increase the soluble sugar content of stonefruit

KERRY B. WALSH, ROBERT L. LONG and SIMON G. MIDDLETON

pp: 316-322 — See abstract

Determination and confirmation of S-RNase genotypes of apple pollinators and cultivars

S. MATSUMOTO, T. EGUCHI, H. BESSHO and K. ABE

pp: 323-329 — See abstract

Characterisation of novel simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for melon (Cucumis melo L.) and their use for genotype identification

N. FUKINO, Y. SAKATA, M. KUNIHISA and S. MATSUMOTO

pp: 330-334 — See abstract

The effect of synthetic auxins on fruit development, quality and final fruit size in 'Canino' apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)

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

pp: 335-340 — See abstract