January 2011 — Vol. 86 No: 1

Effects of salinity on the germination, growth, and nitrate contents of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) cultivated under different climatic conditions

J.A. FRANCO, V. CROS, M.J. VICENTE and J.J. MARTÍNEZ-SÁNCHEZ

pp: 1-6 — See abstract

Assessing the robustness of IRAP and RAPD marker systems to study intra-group diversity among Cavendish (AAA) clones of banana

M.S. SARASWATHI, S. UMA, K. PRASANYA SELVAM, S. RAMARAJ, P. DURAI and M.M. MUSTAFFA

pp: 7-12 — See abstract

Enhanced cold-tolerance in pineapple (Ananas comosus 'Mauritius') by combined cold- and heat-shock treatments or intermittent warming

H.L.D. WEERAHEWA and N.K.B. ADIKARAM

pp: 13-18 — See abstract

Effects of calliterpenone and GA₃ on the growth, yield, and pyrethrin contents of pyrethrum [Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Sch. Bip.] planted on different dates

SAUDAN SINGH, MAN SINGH, ANIL KUMAR SINGH, ANIL KUMAR SINGH and RAM KISHOR VERMA

pp: 19-24 — See abstract

Cloning and characterisation of two genes for 3-hydroxy-3- methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase and their possible roles during fruit development in Dimocarpus longan

RUI XIA, WANG-JIN LU, ZE-HUAI WANG and JIAN-GUO LI

pp: 25-30 — See abstract

Regeneration of transgenic plants from cell suspensions of transformed apple (Malus × domestica Borkh. cv. Gala)

YONGJIE WU, YUSHENG LI, YUNHE LI, YAQIN WU, HEHE CHENG, YIN LI and YANHUA ZHAO

pp: 31-36 — See abstract

High frequency shoot regeneration through cotyledonary node explants of Bauhinia tomentosa L., a woody leguminous tree

R. NAZ, M. ANIS and I.M. AREF

pp: 37-42 — See abstract

Isolation and characterisation of a cold-induced DREB gene from Cymbidium insigne

LU-BIN LI, HUA ZHAO, LEI LIU, CONG-FEN HE, RUI BAI, TAO WANG and NA YAO

pp: 43-49 — See abstract

Development of an RT-PCR/RFLP assay to detect Hosta virus X in hosta (Hosta spp.)

O.L. FAJOLU, R.-H. WEN, A.S. WINDHAM, M.T. WINDHAM and M.R. HAJIMORAD

pp: 50-54 — See abstract

Treatment with Cu²⁺ ions extends the longevity of cut Acacia holosericea foliage stems

K. RATNAYAKE, D.C. JOYCE and A.H. WEARING

pp: 55-61 — See abstract

Superoxide dismutase activity in kumquat leaves infected with Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri

NAVEEN KUMAR, ROBERT C. EBEL and PAMELA D. ROBERTS

pp: 62-68 — See abstract

Development of a sensitive diagnostic assay to detect Cymbidium mosaic virus and Odontoglossum ringspot virus in members of the Orchidaceae

N.N. SHI, Y. XU, K.F. YANG, Y. CHEN, H.Z. WANG, X.B. XU and Y. HONG

pp: 69-73 — See abstract

Methyl jasmonate and acibenzolar-S-methyl protect cut Freesia hybrida inflorescences against Botrytis cinerea, but do not act synergistically

A.I. DARRAS, D.C. JOYCE and L.A. TERRY

pp: 74-78 — See abstract

Radiometric properties of photoselective and photoluminescent greenhouse plastic films and their effects on peach and cherry tree growth

E. SCHETTINI, F.R. DE SALVADOR, G. SCARASCIA-MUGNOZZA and G. VOX

pp: 79-83 — See abstract

Functional studies on two catalase genes from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

M.H. KABIR and M.H. WANG

pp: 84-90 — See abstract