May 2009 — Vol. 84 No: 3

Soluble sugar and organic acid contents and the occurrence and potential role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) in gooseberry (Ribes grossularia L.)

F. FAMIANI, A. BALDICCHI, A. BATTISTELLI, S. MOSCATELLO and R.P. WALKER

pp: 249-254 — See abstract

Re-evaluation of the roles of honeybees and wind on pollination in avocado

Z. YING, T.L. DAVENPORT, B. FABER, T. ZHANG, R.J. SCHNELL and C.L. TONDO

pp: 255-260 — See abstract

Molecular diversity and genetic relationships of southern Italian olive cultivars as depicted by AFLP and morphological traits

R. RAO, M. LA MURA, G. CORRADO, O. AMBROSINO, I. FORONI, E. PERRI and G. PUGLIANO

pp: 261-266 — See abstract

Environmental control of flowering and runnering in three contrasting populations of Fragaria chiloensis

A. SØNSTEBY and O.M. HEIDE

pp: 267-272 — See abstract

Influence of post-harvest deficit irrigation and pre-harvest fruit thinning on sweet cherry (cv. New Star) fruit firmness and quality

J. MARSAL, G. LOPEZ, A. ARBONES, M. MATA, X. VALLVERDU and J. GIRONA

pp: 273-278 — See abstract

Control of apple russeting in a warm and dry climate

EDNA FOGELMAN, GALIT REDEL, ISRAEL DORON, AMOS NAOR, ELKANA BEN-YASHAR and IDIT GINZBERG

pp: 279-284 — See abstract

Identification of self-incompatibility alleles in Iranian almond cultivars by PCR using consensus and allele-specific primers

BABAK VALIZADEH and AHMAD ERSHADI

pp: 285-290 — See abstract

Post-harvest leaf abscission in Summer-grown basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) may be controlled by combining a pre-treatment with 1-MCP and moderately raised CO₂

DAVID KENIGSBUCH, ALONA OVADIA, DANIEL CHALUPOWICZ, DALIA MAURER, ZION AHARON and NEHEMIA AHARONI

pp: 291-294 — See abstract

Regeneration and proliferation of pathogen-free horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) plants in vitro

A.M. SHEHATA, R.M. SKIRVIN and M.A. NORTON

pp: 295-299 — See abstract

Effect of silicon in the nutrient solution on the incidence of powdery mildew and quality traits in carosello and barattiere (Cucumis melo L.) grown in a soilless system

D. BUTTARO, A. BONASIA, A. MINUTO, F. SERIO and P. SANTAMARIA

pp: 300-304 — See abstract

Genetic transformation of Calibrachoa excellens via Agrobacterium rhizogenes: Changing morphological traits

M.C. GENNARELLI, J.C. HAGIWARA, D. TOSTO, M.A. ÁLVAREZ, M. BORJA and A.S. ESCANDÓN

pp: 305-311 — See abstract

Metabolite profiling by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry reveals aberrant putrescine accumulation associated with idiopathic symptoms of gentian plants

H. TAKAHASHI, I. MUNEMURA, T. NAKATSUKA, M. NISHIHARA and H. UCHIMIYA

pp: 312-318 — See abstract

Pollinator effectiveness, breeding system, and tests for inbreeding depression in the biofuel seed crop, Jatropha curcas

H.A. ABDELGADIR, S.D. JOHNSON and J. VAN STADEN

pp: 319-324 — See abstract

Seed germinability in Musa velutina Wendl. & Drude is markedly lowered by 1 week in dry-storage

S. NAGANO, G. MORI and M. ODA

pp: 325-328 — See abstract

Multiplication through in vitro seed germination and pitcher development in Nepenthes khasiana Hook. f., a unique insectivorous plant of India

IAIBADAIAHUN NONGRUM, SUMAN KUMARIA and PRAMOD TANDON

pp: 329-332 — See abstract

Expansin gene expression in cherimoya fruit is correlated with flesh firmness during fruit ripening and softening

WEI-BING SHEN, CAI-RONG LI, JIAN-YE CHEN, JIANG-HUI XIE and WANG-JIN LU

pp: 333-339 — See abstract

Abscisic acid levels and anti-oxidant activity are affected by an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 in apple seedlings

SUTTHIWAL SETHA and SATORU KONDO

pp: 340-344 — See abstract

The main Croatian olive cultivar, 'Oblica', shows high morphological but low molecular diversity

F. STRIKIC, D. BANDELJ MAVSAR, S. PERICA, Z. CMELIK, Z. SATOVIC and B. JAVORNIK

pp: 345-349 — See abstract

Effect of pollination time on fruit set in an autogamous almond cultivar

OSSAMA KODAD and RAFEL SOCIAS i COMPANY

pp: 350-354 — See abstract

Is nitrogen stress more apparent in shaded, fruiting almond spurs than in exposed, non-fruiting spurs?

R.J. HEEREMA, S.A. WEINBAUM, B.D. LAMPINEN and T.M. DEJONG

pp: 355-359 — See abstract

Resistance to Tetranychus evansi in Lycopersicon esculentum × L. hirsutum var. glabratum hybrids

E.N. WOSULA, M. KNAPP and S.G. AGONG

pp: 360-364 — See abstract

Effect of temperature on the expression of genes related to the accumulation of chlorophylls and carotenoids in albino tea

Y.Y. DU, S. SHIN, K.R. WANG, J.L. LU and Y.R. LIANG

pp: 365-369 — See abstract

Effective pollination period for 'Manzanillo' and 'Picual' olive trees

J. CUEVAS, V. PINILLOS and V.S. POLITO

pp: 370-374 — See abstract