September 2009 — Vol. 84 No: 5

Abortion of reproductive organs in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.): a review

A.M. WUBS, E. HEUVELINK and L.F.M. MARCELIS

pp: 467-475 — See abstract

Recent progress in the molecular biology of tea (Camellia sinensis) based on the expressed sequence tag strategy: a review

LIANG CHEN, LI-PING ZHAO, CHUN-LEI MA, YA-LI ZHANG, ZHEN LIU, XIAO-YAN QIAO, MING-ZHE YAO and XIN-CHAO WANG

pp: 476-482 — See abstract

Cloning, characterisation, and expression analysis of an oleosin gene in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) pulp

D.D. LI and Y.M. FAN

pp: 483-488 — See abstract

Effects of growing medium on the interactions between biocontrol agents and tomato root pathogens in a closed hydroponic system

SAMMAR KHALIL, MALIN HULTBERG and BEATRIX W. ALSANIUS

pp: 489-494 — See abstract

Developmental changes in anthocyanin biosynthesis in plum skins and the effects of ethephon

X.Y. ZHANG, S.L. ZHANG, J. LUO, Z.W. YE, Q.H. GAO, J.H. DU and X.Q. WANG

pp: 495-498 — See abstract

Microarrays and biochemical tools to investigate organic acid accumulation in melon fruit (Cucumis melo var. ameri) after ⁶⁰Co-γ irradiation

H. ZHANG, Z.B. ZHANG, H.S. WANG, C.X. HE and X. ZHANG

pp: 499-504 — See abstract

Effects of crop load and time of thinning on the incidence of split pits, fruit yield, fruit quality, and leaf mineral contents in 'Andross' peach

P.D. DROGOUDI, C.G. TSIPOURIDIS and G. PANTELIDIS

pp: 505-509 — See abstract

Determination of a DNA marker linked to sex in Simarouba glauca DC, an oil-containing tree

LUKE SIMON, P. NARAYANASWAMY and SYAMASUNDAR JOSHI

pp: 510-512 — See abstract

Isolation and culture of protoplasts from anthers of apple (Malus pumila Mill.) rootstock 'M9'

M.F. ABREU-TARAZI, L.R. LEITE, A.C.M. DANTAS and M.P. GUERRA

pp: 513-518 — See abstract

Improvement of isolated microspore culture of ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala): effects of sucrose concentration, medium replacement, and cold pre-treatment

X.G. DAI, X.P. SHI, Q. FU and M.Z. BAO

pp: 519-525 — See abstract

Impact of fertiliser level on plant growth, plant shape, and physiological leaf damage in two cultivars of Aechmea characterised by crassulacean acid metabolism

ELSJE LONDERS, JOHAN CEUSTERS, CHRISTOF GODTS and MAURICE P. DE PROFT

pp: 526-530 — See abstract

Differential effects of temperature on stem length and xylem vessel length distribution in Zinnia elegans

P. TWUMASI, J.H.N. SCHEL and W. VAN IEPEREN

pp: 531-535 — See abstract

Proline metabolism in senescing rose petals (Rosa hybrida L. 'First Red')

NAVEEN KUMAR, MADAN PAL and GIRISH CHAND SRIVASTAVA

pp: 536-540 — See abstract

Changes in tissue-water relations, photosynthetic activity, and growth of Myrtus communis plants in response to different conditions of water availability

A. NAVARRO, S. ÁLVAREZ, M. CASTILLO, S. BAÑÓN and M.J. SÁNCHEZ-BLANCO

pp: 541-547 — See abstract

In vitro colchicine-induced polyploid plantlet production and regeneration from leaf explants of the diploid pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivar, 'Fertility'

QINGRONG SUN, HONGYAN SUN, LINGUANG LI and RICHARD L. BELL

pp: 548-552 — See abstract

Expression of a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene in relation to aril breakdown in harvested longan fruit

MIN OU, RUO XIAO, JIAN-YE CHEN, HE-TONG LIN, XUE-WU DUAN, YUE-MING JIANG and WANG-JIN LU

pp: 553-559 — See abstract

Effects of pollen-load on fruit yield, seed production and germination in melons, cucumbers and squash

HAIM NERSON

pp: 560-566 — See abstract

Somaclonal variation with early juice-sac granulation obtained by inter-specific protoplast fusion in citrus

JIAN DING, XIU-XIU DENG, HONGYAN ZHANG, YUNJIANG CHENG, QIANG XU and QING LIU

pp: 567-573 — See abstract