May 2013 — Vol. 88 No: 3

Disease resistance of 'Zill' and 'Keitt' mango fruit to anthracnose in relation to defence enzyme activities and the content of anti-fungal substances

D. Q. GONG, S. J. ZHU, H. GU, L. B. ZHANG, K. Q. HONG and J. H. XIE

pp: 243-250 — See abstract

Preservatives and packaging material have an impact on the post-harvest longevity of cut Rosa hybrida L. 'Kardinal' flowers

IFTIKHAR AHMAD, JOHN M. DOLE, MUHAMMAD SALEEM, MUHAMMAD A. KHAN, AHSAN AKRAM and AHMAD S. KHAN

pp: 251-256 — See abstract

AFLP mapping of quantitative trait loci influencing seven head-related traits in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)

K. H. LIN, L. C. CHANG, C. D. LAI and H. F. LO

pp: 257-268 — See abstract

The effects of methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid on suppressing the production of reactive oxygen species and increasing chilling tolerance in 'Eureka' lemon [Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F.]

X. I. SIBOZA and I. BERTLING

pp: 269-276 — See abstract

Interactions of α-farnesene, conjugated trienols, and anti-oxidant activity during the development of superficial scald in 'Fuji' apple

X. G. LU, Y. P. MA, L. H. ZHANG and X. H. LIU

pp: 277-284 — See abstract

Molecular cloning of three light-harvesting complex II protein genes and their expression analysis under low temperature stress in Dimocarpus longana Lour.

Y. HU, X. H. HE, H. CHEN, C. LUO, L.B. DENG and L.T. YANG

pp: 285-292 — See abstract

Response of hydroponically-grown strawberry (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) plants to different ratios of K:Ca:Mg in the nutrient solution

DAMIANOS NEOCLEOUS and DIMITRIOS SAVVAS

pp: 293-300 — See abstract

Adventitious rooting in apple rootstock MM.106: Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plant growth regulators

HARE KRISHNA, BRIJ L. ATTRI, AKHILESH KUMAR, NAZEER AHMED, SUSHIL K. MAHESHWARI, HARISH C. JOSHI and NIRANJAN LAL

pp: 301-305 — See abstract

In vitro induction of chromosome-doubling in cultured shoots of three cultivars of mint (Mentha canadensis L.) treated with colchicine

X. YU, H. T. WANG, Y. LIU, C. Y. LIANG and W. L. LI

pp: 306-312 — See abstract

A method to isolate male gametic nuclei from pear pollen tubes

Y. B. GAO, C. L. WANG, J. Y. WU, J. WU, H. S. ZHOU and S. L. ZHANG

pp: 313-319 — See abstract

Tentative identification and quantification of the principal volatile organic compounds in fruit of eight new varieties of Chaenomeles spp. (quince)

Y. L. ZHANG, W. L. HU, J. S. SUN, Y. K. WEI, Z. LIU and Y. H. HU

pp: 320-324 — See abstract

In silico mining of novel microRNAs from coffee (Coffea arabica) using expressed sequence tags

K. B. REBIJITH, R. ASOKAN, H. H. RANJITHA, V. KRISHNA and K. NIRMALBABU

pp: 325-337 — See abstract

Effects of four pre-harvest foliar sprays with β-aminobutyric acid or salicylic acid on the incidence of post-harvest disease and induced defence responses in jujube (Zizyphus jujuba Mill.) fruit after storage

J. K. CAO, J. Q. YAN, Y. M. ZHAO and W. B. JIANG

pp: 338-344 — See abstract

Evaluation of posidonia seaweed-based compost as a substrate for melon and tomato seedling production

C. MININNI, M. A. BUSTAMANTE, E. MEDINA, F. MONTESANO, C. PAREDES, A. PÉREZ-ESPINOSA, R. MORAL and P. SANTAMARIA

pp: 345-351 — See abstract

Nitric oxide alleviates adverse salt-induced effects by improving the photosynthetic performance and increasing the anti-oxidant capacity of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

X. X. WU, X. H. ZHU, J. L. CHEN, S. J. YANG, H. D. DING and D. S. ZHA

pp: 352-360 — See abstract

Memory of prolonged Winter cold inhibits flowering and increases long-day leaf number in the chrysanthemum cultivar 'Nagano Queen'

K. SUMITOMO, Y. HIGUCHI, A. YAMAGATA and T. HISAMATSU

pp: 361-367 — See abstract