September 2008 — Vol. 83 No: 5

A comparison of low-density and high-density plum plantings for differences in establishment and management costs, and in returns over the first three growing seasons - a mini-review

T MILOSEVIC, B. ZORNIC and I. GLISIC

pp: 539-542 — See abstract

Assessment of genetic variation among thornless blackberries (Rubus spp.) using random amplified polymorphic DNA

M.R. COYNER, R.M. SKIRVIN, M.A. NORTON and M.E. UCHANSKI

pp: 543-548 — See abstract

Genetic diversity in ancient apple germplasm from northwest Italy

M. CAVANNA, D. TORELLO MARINONI, G. BOUNOUS and R. BOTTA

pp: 549-554 — See abstract

Use of the nitric oxide-donor compound, diethylenetriamine-nitric oxide (DETANO), as an inhibitor of browning in apple slices

P. PRISTIJONO, R.B.H. WILLS and J.B. GOLDING

pp: 555-558 — See abstract

Flowering of cyclamen is accelerated by an increase in temperature, photoperiod, and daily light integral

WOOK OH, YONG HA RHIE, JI HUM PARK, ERIK S. RUNKLE and KI SUN KIM

pp: 559-562 — See abstract

Berry yields of two Finnish sea buckthorn cultivars under organic farming methods

M. HEINÄAHO, T. ANISZEWSKI, J. PUSENIUS and R. JULKUNEN-TIITTO

pp: 563-568 — See abstract

Alginate-encapsulation of nodal segments of guava (Psidium guajava L.) for germplasm exchange and distribution

MANOJ K. RAI, VIJAI S. JAISWAL and UMA JAISWAL

pp: 569-573 — See abstract

Bulb and inflorescence development in Leucocoryne ixioides (Hook.) Lind.

E.F. WALTON, R.-M. WU and P. SUTHERLAND

pp: 574-580 — See abstract

Anatomy and physiology of graft incompatibility in solanaceous plants

M. KAWAGUCHI, A. TAJI, D. BACKHOUSE and M. ODA

pp: 581-588 — See abstract

Sensory evaluation of 'Galia'-type melons treated with 1-methylcyclopropene after prolonged storage

SAGI GAL, SHARON ALKALAI-TUVIA, YAACOV PERTZELAN, YONATAN ELKIND, UZI RAVID and ELAZAR FALLIK

pp: 589-594 — See abstract

Molecular cloning and characterisation of the flavanone-3- hydroxylase gene from Korean black raspberry

M.-H. BAEK, B.Y. CHUNG, J.-H. KIM, S.G. WI, B.C. AN, J.-S. KIM, S.S. LEE and I.-J. LEE

pp: 595-602 — See abstract

Evaluation of genetic diversity of S-alleles in an almond germplasm collection

OSSAMA KODAD, JOSÉ M. ALONSO, ANA SÁNCHEZ, M. MARGARIDA OLIVEIRA and RAFEL SOCIAS i COMPANY

pp: 603-608 — See abstract

Why does low intensity, long-day lighting promote growth in Petunia, Impatiens, and tomato?

S.R. ADAMS, V.M. VALDÉS and F.A. LANGTON

pp: 609-615 — See abstract

Effects of root architecture on response to melon vine decline

A. FITA, B. PICÓ, R.C.S. DIAS and F. NUEZ

pp: 616-623 — See abstract

Effect of ascorbic acid on in vivo organogenesis in tomato plants

M. JOHKAN, G. MORI, K. MITSUKURI, K. MISHIBA, T. MORIKAWA, Y. IMAHORI and M. ODA

pp: 624-628 — See abstract

Identification of S-genotypes and novel S-RNases in native Chinese pear

W. HENG, H.Q. WU, S.X. HUANG, S.J. ZHANG, J. WU, C.Q. FANG and S.L. ZHANG

pp: 629-634 — See abstract

Identification of S-genotypes in 17 Chinese cultivars of Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) and molecular characterisation of 13 novel S-alleles

S.J. ZHANG, S.X. HUANG, W. HENG, H.Q. WU, J. WU and S.L. ZHANG

pp: 635-640 — See abstract

Flowering physiology of populations of Fragaria virginiana

A. SØNSTEBY and O.M. HEIDE

pp: 641-647 — See abstract

Performance of early-generation and modern strawberry cultivars from the University of California breeding programme in growing systems simulating traditional and modern horticulture

DOUGLAS V. SHAW and KIRK D. LARSON

pp: 648-652 — See abstract

Insecticidal activity of leaf extracts from Drosophyllum lusitanicum against Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

S. GONÇALVES, M.A. GONÇALVES, O. AMEIXA, J.M.F. NOGUEIRA and A. ROMANO

pp: 653-657 — See abstract

Rootstocks affect growth, water relations, gas exchange, and anatomy of 'Flemish Beauty' pear under water stress

S. SHARMA and N. SHARMA

pp: 658-662 — See abstract

Blue and red photoselective shadecloths modify pea height through altered blue irradiance perceived by the cry1 photoreceptor

IAN G. CUMMINGS, ELOISE FOO, JAMES L. WELLER, JAMES B. REID and ANTHONY KOUTOULIS

pp: 663-667 — See abstract

Occurrence and cytological mechanism of 2n pollen formation in Chinese Diospyros spp. (Ebenaceae) staminate germplasm

LI-QING XU, QING-LIN ZHANG and ZHENG-RONG LUO

pp: 668-672 — See abstract

Modern apple breeding is associated with a significant change in the allelic ratio of the ethylene production gene Md-ACS1

HILDE NYBOM, JASNA SEHIC and LARISA GARKAVA-GUSTAVSSON

pp: 673-677 — See abstract

Comparison of cell membrane thermostability and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters for the determination of heat tolerance in ten cabbage lines

GEORGE NYARKO, PETER G. ALDERSON, JIM CRAIGON, ERIK MURCHIE and DEBBIE L. SPARKES

pp: 678-682 — See abstract