March 2008 — Vol. 83 No: 2

Guest Editorial - Food Miles and Horticultural Trade

DR. HENRY WAINWRIGHT

pp: 143 — See abstract

Longevity of Epidendrum ibaguense flowers as affected by pre-loading treatments and vase solution

FERNANDO LUIZ FINGER, PAULO JOSÉ DE MORAES, ANA MARIA MAPELI, JOSÉ GERALDO BARBOSA and PAULO ROBERTO CECON

pp: 144-147 — See abstract

The development of stone cells in Japanese pear fruit

N. NII, T. KAWAHARA and Y. NAKAO

pp: 148-153 — See abstract

The morphology of red bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.) during fruit development

N. NII, H. IWATA, T. ASTHA and Y. NAKAO

pp: 154-159 — See abstract

Does fruit number per plant, or fruit-set order affect seed yield and quality in cucumber?

H. NERSON

pp: 160-164 — See abstract

Effects of 1-methylcyclopropene on firmness and flesh browning in Pink Lady¿ apples

R.I. WILKINSON, C. FRISINA, D.L. PARTINGTON, P.R. FRANZ, C.J. BRIEN, F. THOMSON, R.B. TOMKINS and J.D. FARAGHER

pp: 165-170 — See abstract

Influence of temperature on the growth and development of olive (Olea europaea L.) trees

D. PÉREZ-LÓPEZ, F. RIBAS, A. MORIANA, H.F. RAPOPORT and A. DE JUAN

pp: 171-176 — See abstract

Characterisation and assessment of genetic diversity in cultivated and wild carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) genotypes using AFLP markers

M. CARUSO, S. LA MALFA, T. AVLÍČEK, D. FRUTOS TOMÁS, A. GENTILE and E. TRIBULATO

pp: 177-182 — See abstract

Comparability of genotyping data obtained by different procedures - an inter-laboratory survey

S. BARIC, S. MONSCHEIN, M. HOFER, D. GRILL and J. DALLA VIA

pp: 183-190 — See abstract

Resource allocation and the origin of flavour precursors in onion bulbs

C. MALLOR and B. THOMAS

pp: 191-198 — See abstract

Molecular cloning, bioinformatics, and expression profiling of a dehydration-responsive element-binding-2 (DREB2) homologue from Festuca arundinacea, FapDREB2, with high drought tolerance

ZHIFEI ZHANG, LIQUN RAO, ZHIYANG ZHANG, ZUOXIANG XIANG, ZHIJIAN YANG and HUA YANG

pp: 199-206 — See abstract

Nitrogen absorption, growth of stock plants, and adventitious rooting of Pelargonium × hortorum cuttings as affected by the form and dosage of nitrogen

S. ZERCHE, U. DRUEGE and R. KADNER

pp: 207-217 — See abstract

The relationship between fruit size and cell division and enlargement in cultivated and wild persimmons

K. HAMADA, K. HASEGAWA, A. KITAJIMA and T. OGATA

pp: 218-222 — See abstract

Root and nitrate distribution as related to the critical plant N status of a fertigated tomato crop

F. LECOMPTE, F. BRESSOUD, L. PARES and F. DE BRUYNE

pp: 223-231 — See abstract

Water-use efficiency reflects management practices in Australian olive groves

I.A.M. YUNUSA, M.J.B. ZEPPEL and I.K. NUBERG

pp: 232-238 — See abstract

Diversity and phylogenetic relationships among wild and cultivated bananas (Silk-AAB) revealed by SSR markers

S. UMA, M.S. SARASWATHI, S.A. SIVA, M.S. DHIVYA VADHANA, M. MANICKAVASAGAM, P. DURAI and A. LOURDUSAMY

pp: 239-245 — See abstract

Determination of the S-allele composition of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown in the southeast of Spain by PCR analysis

A.D. GISBERT, M.L. BADENES, K.R. TOBUTT, G. LLACER and C. ROMERO

pp: 246-252 — See abstract

Development of aroma-synthesising capacity throughout fruit maturation of 'Mondial Gala' apples

I. LARA, A. ORTIZ, G. ECHEVERRÍA, M.L. LÓPEZ and J. GRAELL

pp: 253-259 — See abstract

Adventitious shoot formation in cultured leaf explants of quince and pear is accompanied by different patterns of ethylene and polyamine production, and responses to aminoethoxyvinylglycine

G. MARINO, C. FRANCHIN, G. MARCOLINI and S. BIONDI

pp: 260-266 — See abstract

NaCl stress affects growth and essential oil composition in rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

T. TOUNEKTI, A.M. VADEL, A. BEDOUI and H. KHEMIRA

pp: 267-273 — See abstract

Spur survival and return bloom in almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb] varied with spur fruit load, specific leaf weight, and leaf area

R.J. HEEREMA, S.A. WEINBAUM, F. PERNICE and T.M. DEJONG

pp: 274-281 — See abstract