March 2009 — Vol. 84 No: 2

Changes in trans-resveratrol and other phenolic compounds in grape skin and seeds under low temperature storage after post-harvest UV-irradiation

X.D. LI, B.H. WU, L.J. WANG, X.B. ZHENG, S.T. YAN and S.H. LI

pp: 113-118 — See abstract

GA₃ inhibits flowering, reduces hand-thinning, and increases fruit size in peach and nectarine

RAPHAEL A. STERN and RUTH BEN-ARIE

pp: 119-124 — See abstract

Effect of salicylic acid on the activities of anti-oxidant enzymes and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in cucumber fruit in relation to chilling injury

S.F. CAO, Z.C. HU and H.O. WANG

pp: 125-130 — See abstract

Sequence-related amplified polymorphism analysis of tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews) cultivars with different flower colours

DA-LONG GUO, XIAO-GAI HOU and JING ZHANG

pp: 131-136 — See abstract

The relative impacts of elevation and rainy days on the incidence of scab damage of pecan nuts in the southeastern USA

D. SPARKS, I.E. YATES, P.F. BERTRAND and T.B. BRENNEMAN

pp: 137-142 — See abstract

1-Methylcyclopropene treatment and bruising of different apple cultivars during storage

SEOK-KYU JUNG and CHRISTOPHER B. WATKINS

pp: 143-148 — See abstract

Identification of an FT ortholog in Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.)

T. ESUMI, C. HAGIHARA, Y. KITAMURA, H. YAMANE and R. TAO

pp: 149-154 — See abstract

Improving the fatty acid composition of 'Chemlali' virgin olive oil through clonal selection

I. OUESLATI, W. TAAMALLI, F.M. HADDADA, H. MANAI, A. TRIGUI and M. ZARROUK

pp: 155-160 — See abstract

Coloured shade-nets influence stem length, time to flower, flower number and inflorescence diameter in four ornamental cut-flower crops

RINAT OVADIA, IRIT DORI, ADA NISSIM-LEVI, YOSEPHA SHAHAK and MICHAL OREN-SHAMIR

pp: 161-166 — See abstract

Phylogenetic relationships among cultivars of Prunus persica based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA

J.H. YOON, D.C. YANG, D.C. LIU, W.S. SONG, A.M. ZHANG and S.H. LI

pp: 167-174 — See abstract

Molecular tagging and mapping of a major linked marker for taproot thickness in a Brassica crop

J.S. CAO, G. LU, L.J. JIANG, L. CHEN, X. XIANG and H. CHEN

pp: 175-180 — See abstract

Excess ammonium in foliar tissue: a possible cause of interveinal chlorosis in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch. cv. Nyoho)

ANAMARIJA PETROVIC, YUICHI YOSHIDA and TOSHIMASA OHMORI

pp: 181-186 — See abstract

Ripening behaviour and storage ability of ''Shima sarunashi'' [Actinidia rufa (Sieb. et Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq.] fruit, a kiwifruit adapted to warm climates

JIN GOOK KIM, KENJI BEPPU, TETSUO FUKUDA and IKUO KATAOKA

pp: 187-192 — See abstract

The influence of agronomic factors on the visual quality of fieldgrown, minimally-processed lettuce

H.W. HILTON, S.C. CLIFFORD, D.C. E. WURR and K.S. BURTON

pp: 193-198 — See abstract

High-efficiency Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) using stem nodes as explants

MIN-MIN MIAO, RAN XU, LI-JUAN ZHENG, HONG-LIAN ZHOU, ZONG-DONG ZHANG and HAO CHENG

pp: 199-203 — See abstract

Transformation of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. by Agrobacterium rhizogenes

BRIAN CHRISTENSEN, SRIDEVY SRISKANDARAJAH and RENATE MÜLLER

pp: 204-208 — See abstract

Physiological adaptation and recovery of eggplant plug seedlings to low temperature and low-intensity light during storage

R.X. WANG, Z. GUO and Y.S. AO

pp: 209-215 — See abstract

Interaction effects of irrigation regime and salinity on flower yield and growth of saffron

A.R. SEPASKHAH and N. YARAMI

pp: 216-222 — See abstract

Photosynthetic performance and stomatal characteristics during ex vitro acclimatisation of true service tree (Sorbus domestica L.)

JAROSLAV ĎURKOVIČ, ALŽBETA LENGYELOVÁ, INGRID ČAŇOVÁ, DANIEL KURJAK and DRAHOMÍRA HLADKÁ

pp: 223-227 — See abstract

Variability of seedling vigour in Persian walnut as influenced by the vigour and bearing habit of the mother tree

R. REZAEE, K. VAHDATI and M. VALIZADEH

pp: 228-232 — See abstract

Quantification of temperature, CO₂, and light effects on crop photosynthesis as a basis for model-based greenhouse climate control

O. KÖRNER, E. HEUVELINK and Q. NIU

pp: 233-239 — See abstract

Evidence for the occurrence of unreduced gametes in interspecific hybrids of Hibiscus

K. VAN LAERE, A. DEWITTE, J. VAN HUYLENBROECK and E. VAN BOCKSTAELE

pp: 240-247 — See abstract