March 2011 — Vol. 86 No: 2

Effect of low night temperature treatment and recovery on photosynthesis and the allocation of absorbed light energy in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) leaves

Y.F. LIU, T.L. LI, T. XU, M.F. QI, C.Q. XU and H.Y. QI

pp: 91-96 — See abstract

Nitric oxide inhibits cut-surface browning in four lettuce types

R. HUQUE, R.B.H. WILLS and J.B. GOLDING

pp: 97-100 — See abstract

Abscisic acid treatment has inconsistent effects on the water relations and longevity of cut Acacia holosericea foliage

IFTIKHAR AHMAD and DARYL C. JOYCE

pp: 107-112 — See abstract

Growth and cropping of primocane and biennial raspberry cultivars grown under a film absorbing far-red light

PAULIINA PALONEN, SAILA KARHU, HANNA SAVELAINEN, MARJA RANTANEN and OLAVI JUNTTILA

pp: 113-119 — See abstract

Elevated Autumn temperature promotes growth cessation and flower formation in black currant cultivars (Ribes nigrum L.)

A. SØNSTEBY and O.M. HEIDE

pp: 120-127 — See abstract

Critical photoperiod for short-day induction of flowering in black currant (Ribes nigrum L.)

O.M. HEIDE and A. SØNSTEBY

pp: 128-134 — See abstract

A protocol for the mass-micropropagation of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)

MAHMOUD A-H. MOHAMED

pp: 135-140 — See abstract

Optimisation of in vitro propagation of Hyssopus officinalis L. using two-node explants and N-phenyl-N¿-benzothiazol-6-yl-urea (PBU), a new urea-type cytokinin

ENRICO ROLLI, ADA RICCI, ALBERTO BIANCHI and RENATO BRUNI

pp: 141-145 — See abstract

Identification of differentially-expressed genes potentially related to stress tolerance in a transgenic line of European pear over-expressing an apple spermidine synthase gene (MdSPDS1)

XIAO-PENG WEN, YUSUKE BAN, XIAO-MING PANG and TAKAYA MORIGUCHI

pp: 146-152 — See abstract

Shoot regeneration from petiole explants of Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider

A. SINGH, M.P. REDDY and J. CHIKARA

pp: 153-158 — See abstract

Nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide are involved in indole-3-butyric acid-induced adventitious root development in marigold

WEIBIAO LIAO, GAOBAO HUANG, JIHUA YU, MEILING ZHANG and XUELIANG SHI

pp: 159-165 — See abstract

Isolation and characterisation of a gene for a DREB transcription factor from Phyllostachys edulis induced by drought

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

pp: 166-174 — See abstract

Softening and cell wall metabolism in late-season peach in response to controlled atmosphere and 1-MCP treatment

ABEL ORTIZ, MIQUEL VENDRELL and ISABEL LARA

pp: 175-181 — See abstract

Treatments that suppress ethylene production or ethylene action modify ADH and AAT gene expression and aroma-related enzyme activities in 'Delbarde Estivale' apple: consequences for the aroma profiles of fruit

JAMIL HARB, ISABEL LARA, OMAR SALEH, JOSEF STREIF and BASEL KHRAIWESH

pp: 182-188 — See abstract

Effect of NaCl in the irrigation water on growth, anti-oxidant enzyme activities, and nutrient uptake in five citrus rootstocks

S.K. PATEL, A.K. DUBEY, M. SRIVASTAV, A.K. SINGH, A. DAHUJA and R.N. PANDEY

pp: 189-195 — See abstract

Plastic films for polytunnels can prolong the effective residual life of cypermethrin to over 6 months

HELMUT F. VAN EMDEN and PAUL HADLEY

pp: 196-200 — See abstract