Problems and possibilities of monocot transformation

1-15

P. SOOD, A. BHATTACHARYA*, A. SOOD
*Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, CSIR, Palampur-176061, H.P., India

Micropropagation of Zingiber rubens and assessment of genetic stability through RAPD and ISSR markers

16-20

S. MOHANTY, M.K. PANDA, S. SAHOO, S. NAYAK*
*Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar-30, Orissa, India

A two-step protocol for shoot regeneration from hypocotyl explants of oilseed rape and its application for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

21-26

G.-X. TANG, K. KNECHT, X.-F. YANG, Y.-B. QIN, W.-J. ZHOU, D. CAI*
*Department of Molecular Phytopathology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, D-24118 Kiel, Germany

Silencing of the LeSGR1 gene in tomato inhibits chlorophyll degradation and exhibits a stay-green phenotype

27-34

Z.-L. HU, L. DENG, B. YAN, Y. PAN, M. LUO, X.-Q. CHEN, T.-Z. HU, G.-P. CHEN*
*Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400044, P.R. China

Expression profiles of PtrLOS2 encoding an enolase required for cold-responsive gene transcription from trifoliate orange

35-42

D.C. LIU, L.G. HE, H.L. WANG, M. XU, Z.H. SUN*
*Institute of Fruit and Tea, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan 430209, P.R. China

Sugarcane genes differentially expressed during water deficit

43-53

F.A. RODRIGUES, J.P. Da GRAÇA, M.L. De LAIA, A. NHANI-JR, J.A. GALBIATI, M.I.T. FERRO, J.A. FERRO, S.M. ZINGARETTI*
*Brazilian Clone Collection Center, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, 14884-900, Brazil

RFLP mapping of loci controlling self-incompatibility in Brassica campestris and their comparative mapping with B. napus and B. oleracea

54-60

J. PANIGRAHI*, P. KOLE, C. KOLE
*Division of Biotechnology, Majhighariani Institute of Technology and Science, Sriram Vihar, Bhujabal, Rayagada-765017, Orissa, India

Molecular cloning and characterization of nitrogen source responsive GS1 gene from melon

61-67

Y.-W. DENG, Y.-D. ZHANG, S.-Q. GUAN, Y. CHEN, W. JIANG, D.-M. TANG, D.-F. HUANG*
*School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China

Maternal origin, genome constitution and evolutionary relationships of polyploid Elymus species and Hordelymus europaeus

68-74

Y. NI, N. ASAMOAH-ODEI, G. SUN*
*Biology Department, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3, Canada

Characterization of Mg-dechelating substance in senescent and pre-senescent Arabidopsis thaliana leaves

75-82

A.M. BÜCHERT, P.M. CIVELLO, G.A. MARTÍNEZ*
*Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, CONICET-UNSAM, B7130IWA Chascomús, Argentina

Photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence response to low sink demand of tubers and roots in Dahlia pinnata source leaves

83-89

S.T. YAN, X.D. LI, W.D. LI, P.G. FAN, W. DUAN, S.H. LI*
*Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430074 Wuhan, P.R China

Variability of photosynthetic capacity and water relations of Pinus sylvestris L. in the field

90-98

U. LÜTTGE*, P. ESCHER, R. PALUCH, H. PFANZ, C. WITTMANN, H. RENNENBERG, K. RAKOWSKI
*Institut für Botanik, Darmstadt University of Technology, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany

Genotypic variation in photosynthesis in cacao is correlated with stomatal conductance and leaf nitrogen

99-104

A.J. DAYMOND*, P.J. TRICKER, P. HADLEY
*School of Biological Sciences, Harborne Building, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG66AS, UK

Combined drought and heat stress in wheat: changes in some heat shock proteins

105-111

B. GRIGOROVA*, I. VASEVA, K. DEMIREVSKA, U. FELLER
*Institute of Plant Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Effects of jasmonate and some other signalling factors on bean and onion growth during the initial phase of cadmium action

112-118

W. MAKSYMIEC*
*Department of Plant Physiology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, PL-20033 Lublin, Poland

Characterization of a type 3 metallothionein isolated from Porteresia coarctata

119-124

B. USHA, N.S. KEERAN, M. HARIKRISHNAN, K. KAVITHA, A. PARIDA*
*Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Taramani, Chennai-600113, India

Glutathione in adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana to cadmium stress

125-132

M. WÓJCIK*, A. TUKIENDORF
*Department of Plant Physiology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland

Strategies of cadmium and zinc resistance in willow by regulation of net accumulation

133-140

T. LANDBERG*, P. JENSÉN, M. GREGER
*Department of Botany, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden

An apoplastic chitinase CpCHT1 isolated from the corolla of wintersweet exhibits both antifreeze and antifungal activities

141-148

S.-H. ZHANG, Y. WEI, J.-L. LIU, H.-M. YU, J.-H. YIN, H.-Y. PAN, T.C. BALDWIN*
*School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1SB, UK

Morphology and glandular activity of unicellular trichomes of Epilobium hirsutum

149-152

S. STRGULC KRAJŠEK*, S. KREFT, A. KLADNIK, K. DRAŠLAR, N. JOGAN, M. DERMASTIA
*Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Protein changes during programmed cell death in tobacco

153-158

I. CHAVES, M. ALVES, D. CARRILHO, M.C. DUQUE-MAGALHAES, C.P. RICARDO*, A.P. REGALADO
*Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, EAN, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal

Effect of salt stress on gene expression of superoxide dismutases and copper chaperone in Arabidopsis thaliana

159-163

H. ATTIA*, N. KARRAY, N. MSILINI, M. LACHAÂL
*Physiologie et Biochimie de la Tolérance au Sel des Plantes, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, 2092 Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

In vitro cloning of Azadirachta indica from root explants

164-168

K. ARORA, M. SHARMA, J. SRIVASTAVA, S.A. RANADE, A.K. SHARMA*
*Tissue Culture Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, India

In vitro regeneration of an endangered medicinal plant Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora

169-172

P. BANTAWA, O. SAHA-ROY, S. KUMAR GHOSH, T. KUMAR MONDAL*
*Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal-736165, India

Subcellular localization of rice hexokinase (OsHXK) family members in the mesophyll protoplasts of tobacco

173-177

W. CHENG, H. ZHANG, X. ZHOU, H. LIU, Y. LIU, J. LI, S. HAN, Y. WANG*
*College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China

Effect of aluminum on the in vitro activity of acid phosphatases of four potato clones grown in three growth systems

178-182

L.A. TABALDI, D. CARGNELUTTI, G.Y. CASTRO, J.F. GONÇALVES, R. RAUBER, D.A. BISOGNIN, M.R.C. SCHETINGER, F.T. NICOLOSO*
*Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria - 97105-900, RS, Brasil

Influence of irradiance on chlorophyll synthesis in Picea abies calli cultures

183-186

R. BALÁŽOVÁ*, A. BLEHOVÁ, V. DEMKO, K. BREZNENOVÁ, J. HUDÁK
*Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovakia

Effects of cadmium on gas exchange and phytohormone contents in citrus

187-190

M.F. LÓPEZ-CLIMENT, V. ARBONA, R.M. PÉREZ-CLEMENTE, A. GÓMEZ-CADENAS*
*Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universidad Jaume I,Campus Riu Sec, E-12071 Castellón, Spain

Response of antioxidant enzymes to high NaCl concentration in different salt-tolerant plants

191-195

S. MALLIK, M. NAYAK, B.B. SAHU, A.K. PANIGRAHI, B.P. SHAW*
*Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar 751023, Orissa, India

The effects of abiotic stresses on the NADP-dependent malic enzyme in the leaves of the hexaploid wheat

196-200

Z.Y. FU, Z.B. ZHANG*, Z.H. LIU, X.J. HU, P. XU
*Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, 050021, P.R. China