Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection - 44 (4), 2011

Contents:

Agro-ecological incidence and severity of Pepper veinal mottle virus, genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae, on cultivated pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Nigeria
 Fajinmi, A. A.

Temperature response, pathogenicity, seed infection and mutant evaluation against Macrophomina phaseolina causing charcoal rot disease of sesame
 Akhtar, K. P.; Sarwar, G.; Arshad, H. M. I.

A survey of die-back disease of neem in Tamil Nadu, India and PCR-based confirmation of the isolates
 Nagendra Prasad, M.N.; Shankara Bhat, S.; Girish, K.

First record for the slug parasitic nematode, Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Schneider) in Egypt
  Genena, Marwa; Mostafa, Fatma; Fouly, A. H.; Yousef, A. A.

Deterioration of cashewnuts in Kerala state of India due to insect infestation along with the fungal incidence
 Sharma, Vishnupriya

Artificial diet for continuous maintenance of the maritima earwig Anisolabis maritima (Bonelli) (Dermaptera: Carcinophoridae)
 Sharaby, A.; Fallata, S. A.; Ibrahim, S. A.

Insecticidal effect of plant extracts on two termite species
 Elsayed, G.

The comparative efficacy of some botanicals for the control of the seed weevil Caryedon serratus Olivier (Col., Bruchidae) in seeds of Acacia seyal Del.
 El Atta, H.A.; Aref, I. M.; El Sheikh, A.

Efficacy of crude neem seed kernel oil (NSKO) in controlling the tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker), a serious pest of the gum arabic producing tree (Acacia senegal L. Willd.) in the Sudan
 El Atta, H.A.; Aref, I. M.; Mohager, M.

Antimicrobial activity of some 2-amino-5-subsituted pyridine derivatives
 El-Zemity, Saad

Identification and detectability of broad bean stain virus in broad bean seeds and effects on nodulation
 Abd El-Ghaffar, Mamdouh; Abo-El Maaty, Sabah; Mahmoud, Sabry

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Kew Bulletin - 65 (4), 2010

Contents:

Plant Conservation for the Next Decade: A Celebration of Kew’s 250th Anniversary


Plant conservation for the next decade: a celebration of Kew’s 250th anniversary

Stephen D. Hopper


A brief history of conservation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Ghillean T. Prance


Using the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation to guide conservation implementation in the UK Overseas Territories

Colin Clubbe, Martin Hamilton and Marcella Corcoran


Species-richness of the living collections of the world’s botanical gardens — patterns within continents

Ingrid Parmentier and Marco Pautasso


Policies for plant diversity conservation on a global scale: a Nitrogen driver analysis

Cristina Cruz, Teresa Dias, Pedro Pinho, Cristina Branquinho and Cristina Máguas, et al.


Ecological skills: mind the gap(s)

Jill Sutcliffe and Clare O’Reilly


The possibilities and challenges of in vitro methods for plant conservation

Valerie C. Pence


Importance of in vitro technology to future conservation programmes worldwide

Viswambharan Sarasan


Genetic Resources of Cynara spp. an AGR GEN RES European Project CYNARES

M. A. Pagnotta


A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture

Nigel Maxted, Shelagh Kell, Álvaro Toledo, Ehsan Dulloo and Vernon Heywood, et al.


The socio-economic importance of wild vegetable resources and their conservation: a case study from China

Xiaobo Zou, Fengqiu Huang, Limin Hao, Jiewen Zhao and Hanpin Mao, et al.


Aliens or natives: who are the ‘thugs’ in British woods?

R. H. Marrs, M. G. Le Duc, S. M. Smart, K. J. Kirby and R. G. H. Bunce, et al.


The contribution of the Millennium Seed Bank Project to ex situ plant conservation in Chile

P. León-Lobos, M. Way, M. Rosas, A. Sandoval and H. W. Pritchard


Cycad propagation by rural nurseries in Mexico as an alternative conservation strategy: 20 years on

A. P. Vovides, M. A. Pérez-Farrera and C. Iglesias


An ecosystem approach to restoration and sustainable management of dry forest in southern Peru

Oliver Q. Whaley, David G. Beresford-Jones, William Milliken, Alfonso Orellana and Anna Smyk, et al.


Ex situ conservation of some endemic and protected plant species in Georgia

Tsira Mikatadze-Pantsulaia, Tinatin Barblishvili, Clare Trivedi, David Kikodze and Manana Khutsishvili


Criteria for assessing Italian ex situ collections of threatened plants

G. Bedini and A. Carta


Partnering conservation actions. Inter situ solutions to recover threatened species in South West Western Australia

J. A. Cochrane, S. Barrett, L. Monks and R. Dillon


Conservation of native plant diversity at the Yerevan Botanic Garden, Armenia

J. A. Akopian


The evolutionary analysis of human behaviour: its potential to increase plant conservation success

Roger D. Smith


‘All netted together’: is there a need for cultural consilience in the face of extinction?

Dawn Sanders


Conservation of some rare and endangered plants from Peninsular Malaysia

L. G. Saw, L. S. L. Chua, M. Suhaida, W. S. Y. Yong and M. Hamidah


Amazon vegetation: how much don’t we know and how much does it matter?

William Milliken, Daniela Zappi, Denise Sasaki, Mike Hopkins and R. Toby Pennington

Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (11-15), 2010

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (11), 2010



Contents:

Temperate flowering phenology
Tooke, Fiona; Battey, Nicholas H.

Meiosis in flowering plants and other green organisms
Harrison, C. Jill; Alvey, Elizabeth; Henderson, Ian R.

Biomass accumulation in sugarcane: unravelling the factors underpinning reduced growth phenomena
van Heerden, Philippus D. R.; Donaldson, Robin A.; Watt, Derek A.; Singels, Abraham

The phytohormone signal network regulating elongation growth during shade avoidance
Stamm, Petra; Kumar, Prakash P.

A specific group of genes respond to cold dehydration stress in cut Alstroemeria flowers whereas ambient dehydration stress accelerates developmental senescence expression patterns
Wagstaff, Carol; Bramke, Irene; Breeze, Emily; Thornber, Sarah; Harrison, Elizabeth; Thomas, Brian; Buchanan-Wollaston, Vicky; Stead, Tony; Rogers, Hilary

Genetic dissection of the developmental behaviours of plant height in wheat under diverse water regimes
Wu, Xianshan; Wang, Zhenghang; Chang, Xiaoping; Jing, Ruilian

Reversible association of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase activase with the thylakoid membrane depends upon the ATP level and pH in rice without heat stress
Chen, Juan; Wang, Peng; Mi, Hua-ling; Chen, Gen-Yun; Xu, Da-Quan

Petunia nectar proteins have ribonuclease activity
Hillwig, Melissa S.; Liu, Xiaoteng; Liu, Guangyu; Thornburg, Robert W.; MacIntosh, Gustavo C.

Functional characterization of a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 and its relation to the carotenoid accumulation and volatile emission during the floral development of Osmanthus fragrans Lour.
Baldermann, Susanne; Kato, Masaya; Kurosawa, Miwako; Kurobayashi, Yoshiko; Fujita, Akira; Fleischmann, Peter; Watanabe, Naoharu

H2O2 mediates the regulation of ABA catabolism and GA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis seed dormancy and germination
Liu, Yinggao; Ye, Nenghui; Liu, Rui; Chen, Moxian; Zhang, Jianhua

Cold acclimation and low temperature resistance in cotton: Gossypium hirsutum phospholipase D isoforms are differentially regulated by temperature and light
Kargiotidou, Anastasia; Kappas, Ilias; Tsaftaris, Athanasios; Galanopoulou, Dia; Farmaki, Theodora

Increase in fruit size of a spontaneous mutant of Gala apple (Malusdomestica Borkh.) is facilitated by altered cell production and enhanced cell size
Malladi, Anish; Hirst, Peter M.

Photosynthesis at an extreme end of the leaf trait spectrum: how does it relate to high leaf dry mass per area and associated structural parameters?
Hassiotou, Foteini; Renton, Michael; Ludwig, Martha; Evans, John R.; Veneklaas, Erik J.

QTL dynamics for fruit firmness and softening around an ethylene-dependent polygalacturonase gene in apple (Malusdomestica Borkh.)
Costa, Fabrizio; Peace, Cameron P.; Stella, Sara; Serra, Sara; Musacchi, Stefano; Bazzani, Micaela; Sansavini, Silviero; Van de Weg, W. Eric

Natural variation in herbivore-induced volatiles in Arabidopsis thaliana
Snoeren, Tjeerd A. L.; Kappers, Iris F.; Broekgaarden, Colette; Mumm, Roland; Dicke, Marcel; Bouwmeester, Harro J.

Metal accumulation in tobacco expressing Arabidopsis halleri metal hyperaccumulation gene depends on external supply
Barabasz, Anna; Krmer, Ute; Hanikenne, Marc; Rudzka, Justyna; Antosiewicz, Danuta Maria

Strigolactone regulation of shoot branching in chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum)
Liang, Jianli; Zhao, Liangjun; Challis, Richard; Leyser, Ottoline

Characterization of a trimeric light-harvesting complex in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum built of FcpA and FcpE proteins
Joshi-Deo, Jidnyasa; Schmidt, Matthias; Gruber, Ansgar; Weisheit, Wolfram; Mittag, Maria; Kroth, Peter G.; Bchel, Claudia

Mobilization of lipid reserves during germination of oat (Avena sativa L.), a cereal rich in endosperm oil
Leonova, Svetlana; Grimberg, sa; Marttila, Salla; Stymne, Sten; Carlsson, Anders S.

Positional relationship between the gamete fusion site and the first division plane in the rice zygote
Nakajima, Keisuke; Uchiumi, Takao; Okamoto, Takashi

Blue light doseresponses of leaf photosynthesis, morphology, and chemical composition of Cucumis sativus grown under different combinations of red and blue light
Hogewoning, Sander W.; Trouwborst, Govert; Maljaars, Hans; Poorter, Hendrik; van Ieperen, Wim; Harbinson, Jeremy

Evaluating the nodulation status of leguminous species from the Amazonian forest of Brazil
de Faria, Sergio M.; Diedhiou, Abdala G.; de Lima, Haroldo C.; Ribeiro, Robson D.; Galiana, Antoine; Castilho, Alexandre F.; Henriques, Joo C.

Strigolactones are positive regulators of light-harvesting genes in tomato
Mayzlish-Gati, Einav; LekKala, Sivarama P.; Resnick, Nathalie; Wininger, Smadar; Bhattacharya, Chaitali; Lemcoff, J. Hugo; Kapulnik, Yoram; Koltai, Hinanit

A major grain protein content locus on barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) chromosome 6 influences flowering time and sequential leaf senescence
Lacerenza, Joseph A.; Parrott, David L.; Fischer, Andreas M.

Low red/far-red ratios delay spike and stem growth in wheat
Ugarte, Cristina Cecilia; Trupkin, Santiago Ariel; Ghiglione, Hernn; Slafer, Gustavo; Casal, Jorge Jos

Aluminium-induced ion transport in Arabidopsis: the relationship between Al tolerance and root ion flux
Bose, Jayakumar; Babourina, Olga; Shabala, Sergey; Rengel, Zed

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (12), 2010



Contents:

Crop management techniques to enhance harvest index in rice
Yang, Jianchang; Zhang, Jianhua

The significance of roots as hydraulic rheostats
Maurel, Christophe; Simonneau, Thierry; Sutka, Moira

ABA receptors: the START of a new paradigm in phytohormone signalling
Klingler, John P.; Batelli, Giorgia; Zhu, Jian-Kang

Genetic and genomic tools to improve drought tolerance in wheat
Fleury, Delphine; Jefferies, Stephen; Kuchel, Haydn; Langridge, Peter

Influence of diurnal variation in mesophyll conductance on modelled 13C discrimination: results from a field study
Bickford, Christopher P.; Hanson, David T.; McDowell, Nate G.

Interference with oxidative phosphorylation enhances anoxic expression of rice -amylase genes through abolishing sugar regulation
Park, Minji; Yim, Hui-kyeong; Park, Hyeok-gon; Lim, Jun; Kim, Soo-Hwan; Hwang, Yong-sic

Alteration of cell-wall porosity is involved in osmotic stress-induced enhancement of aluminium resistance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Yang, Zhong-Bao; Eticha, Dejene; Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Horst, Walter Johannes

Characterization of a pathogenesis-related protein 4 (PR-4) induced in Capsicum chinense L3 plants with dual RNase and DNase activities
Guevara-Morato, Maria ngeles; de Lacoba, Mario Garca; Garca-Luque, Isabel; Serra, Maria Teresa

Proteomic changes associated with expression of a gene (ipt) controlling cytokinin synthesis for improving heat tolerance in a perennial grass species
Xu, Yan; Gianfagna, Thomas; Huang, Bingru

Association of water spectral indices with plant and soil water relations in contrasting wheat genotypes
Gutierrez, Mario; Reynolds, Matthew P.; Klatt, Arthur R.

HHP1, a novel signalling component in the cross-talk between the cold and osmotic signalling pathways in Arabidopsis
Chen, Chin-Chung; Liang, Ching-Shin; Kao, Ai-Ling; Yang, Chien-Chih

Tissue-specific transcriptome profiling of the citrus fruit epidermis and subepidermis using laser capture microdissection
Matas, Antonio J.; Agust, Javier; Tadeo, Francisco R.; Taln, Manuel; Rose, Jocelyn K. C.

Interactome analysis of the six cotton 14-3-3s that are preferentially expressed in fibres and involved in cell elongation
Zhang, Ze-Ting; Zhou, Ying; Li, Yang; Shao, Su-Qiang; Li, Bing-Ying; Shi, Hai-Yan; Li, Xue-Bao

Involvement of Arabidopsis histone deacetylase HDA6 in ABA and salt stress response
Chen, Li-Ting; Luo, Ming; Wang, Yu-Yuan; Wu, Keqiang

The differential spatial distribution of secondary metabolites in Arabidopsis leaves reacting hypersensitively to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato is dependent on the oxidative burst
Simon, Clara; Langlois-Meurinne, Mathilde; Bellvert, Floriant; Garmier, Marie; Didierlaurent, Laure; Massoud, Kamal; Chaouch, Sejir; Marie, Arul; Bodo, Bernard; Kauffmann, Serge; Noctor, Graham; Saindrenan, Patrick

The GmFAD7 gene family from soybean: identification of novel genes and tissue-specific conformations of the FAD7 enzyme involved in desaturase activity
Andreu, Vanesa; Lagunas, Beatriz; Collados, Raquel; Picorel, Rafael; Alfonso, Miguel

Limitation of the Cavitron technique by conifer pit aspiration
Beikircher, B.; Ameglio, T.; Cochard, H.; Mayr, S.

Sulphate as a xylem-borne chemical signal precedes the expression of ABA biosynthetic genes in maize roots
Ernst, Laura; Goodger, Jason Q. D.; Alvarez, Sophie; Marsh, Ellen L.; Berla, Bert; Lockhart, Eric; Jung, Jiyul; Li, Pinghua; Bohnert, Hans J.; Schachtman, Daniel P.

Isolation and characterization of low-sulphur-tolerant mutants of Arabidopsis
Wu, Yu; Zhao, Qing; Gao, Lei; Yu, Xiao-Min; Fang, Ping; Oliver, David J.; Xiang, Cheng-Bin

A kinesin with calponin-homology domain is involved in premitotic nuclear migration
Frey, Nicole; Klotz, Jan; Nick, Peter

Development of synchronized, autonomous, and self-regulated oscillations in transpiration rate of a whole tomato plant under water stress
Wallach, Rony; Da-Costa, Noam; Raviv, Michael; Moshelion, Menachem

Cloning, functional expression, and characterization of a chalcone 3-hydroxylase from Cosmos sulphureus
Schlangen, Karin; Miosic, Silvija; Thill, Jana; Halbwirth, Heidi

Cytokinin-binding protein (70 kDa) from etioplasts and amyloplasts of etiolated maize seedlings and chloroplasts of green plants and its putative function
Brovko, Fedor A.; Vasil'eva, Victoria S.; Lushnikova, Antonina L.; Selivankina, Svetlana Yu.; Karavaiko, Natalia N.; Boziev, Khanafy M.; Shepelyakovskaya, Anna O.; Moshkov, Dmitry A.; Pavlik, Liubov L.; Kusnetsov, Victor V.; Kulaeva, Olga N.

Exogenously induced expression of ethylene biosynthesis, ethylene perception, phospholipase D, and Rboh-oxidase genes in broccoli seedlings
Jakubowicz, Magorzata; Gagaska, Hanna; Nowak, Witold; Sadowski, Jan

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (13), 2010



Contents:

Drought decision-making
Boyer, John S.

New phenotyping methods for screening wheat and barley for beneficial responses to water deficit
Munns, Rana; James, Richard A.; Sirault, Xavier R. R.; Furbank, Robert T.; Jones, Hamlyn G.

Breeding for water-saving and drought-resistance rice (WDR) in China
Luo, L. J.

High-throughput shoot imaging to study drought responses
Berger, Bettina; Parent, Boris; Tester, Mark

Effect of salinity and water stress during the reproductive stage on growth, ion concentrations, 13C, and 15N of durum wheat and related amphiploids
Yousfi, Salima; Serret, Maria Dolores; Voltas, Jordi; Araus, Jos Luis

Root water potential integrates discrete soil physical properties to influence ABA signalling during partial rootzone drying
Dodd, Ian C.; Egea, Gregorio; Watts, Chris W.; Whalley, W. Richard

Characterization of root-yield-1.06, a major constitutive QTL for root and agronomic traits in maize across water regimes
Landi, Pierangelo; Giuliani, Silvia; Salvi, Silvio; Ferri, Matteo; Tuberosa, Roberto; Sanguineti, Maria Corinna

Transcriptional profiles of drought-responsive genes in modulating transcription signal transduction, and biochemical pathways in tomato
Gong, Pengjuan; Zhang, Junhong; Li, Hanxia; Yang, Changxian; Zhang, Chanjuan; Zhang, Xiaohui; Khurram, Ziaf; Zhang, Yuyang; Wang, Taotao; Fei, Zhangjun; Ye, Zhibiao

Production and diffusion of chloroplastic H2O2 and its implication to signalling
Mubarakshina, Maria M.; Ivanov, Boris N.; Naydov, Ilya A.; Hillier, Warwick; Badger, Murray R.; Krieger-Liszkay, Anja

Auxin influx inhibitors 1-NOA, 2-NOA, and CHPAA interfere with membrane dynamics in tobacco cells
Lakov, Martina; Smith, Richard S.; Peek, Bedich; Kube, Martin; Zamalov, Eva; Petrek, Jan; Hoyerov, Klra

An L1 box binding protein, GbML1, interacts with GbMYB25 to control cotton fibre development
Zhang, Fei; Zuo, Kaijing; Zhang, Jieqiong; Liu, Xiang; Zhang, Lida; Sun, Xiaofen; Tang, Kexuan

Sequestration of auxin by the indole-3-acetic acid-amido synthetase GH3-1 in grape berry (Vitis vinifera L.) and the proposed role of auxin conjugation during ripening
Butcher, Christine; Keyzers, Robert A.; Boss, Paul K.; Davies, Christopher

Overexpression of UV-DAMAGED DNA BINDING PROTEIN 1 links plant development and phytonutrient accumulation in high pigment-1 tomato
Azari, Raviv; Reuveni, Moshe; Evenor, Dalia; Nahon, Sahadia; Shlomo, Haviva; Chen, Lea; Levin, Ilan

Disruption of a gene for rice sucrose transporter, OsSUT1, impairs pollen function but pollen maturation is unaffected
Hirose, Tatsuro; Zhang, Zujian; Miyao, Akio; Hirochika, Hirohiko; Ohsugi, Ryu; Terao, Tomio

Revealing diversity in structural and biochemical forms of C4 photosynthesis and a C3C4 intermediate in genus Portulaca L. (Portulacaceae)
Voznesenskaya, Elena V.; Koteyeva, Nuria K.; Edwards, Gerald E.; Ocampo, Gilberto

Identification and characterization of the maize arogenate dehydrogenase gene family
Holding, David R.; Meeley, Robert B.; Hazebroek, Jan; Selinger, David; Gruis, Fred; Jung, Rudolf; Larkins, Brian A.

Role of photosynthesis and analysis of key enzymes involved in primary metabolism throughout the lifespan of the tobacco flower
Mller, Gabriela Leticia; Drincovich, Mara Fabiana; Andreo, Carlos Santiago; Lara, Mara Valeria

Brachytic2/ZmABCB1 functions in IAA export from intercalary meristems
Knller, Anne Sophie; Blakeslee, Joshua J.; Richards, Elizabeth L.; Peer, Wendy Ann; Murphy, Angus S.

Remote-controlled stop of phloem mass flow by biphasic occlusion in Cucurbita maxima
Furch, Alexandra C. U.; Zimmermann, Matthias R.; Will, Torsten; Hafke, Jens B.; van Bel, Aart J. E.

Effect on shoot water relations, and cytokinin and abscisic acid levels of inducing expression of a gene coding for isopentenyltransferase in roots of transgenic tobacco plants
Vysotskaya, Lydia B.; Veselov, Stanislav Yu.; Kudoyarova, Guzel R.

Involvement of cytokinins in the grain filling of rice under alternate wetting and drying irrigation
Zhang, Hao; Chen, Tintin; Wang, Zhiqin; Yang, Jianchang; Zhang, Jianhua

Nitrogen to phosphorus ratio of plant biomass versus soil solution in a tropical pioneer tree, Ficus insipida
Garrish, Valerie; Cernusak, Lucas A.; Winter, Klaus; Turner, Benjamin L.

Excretion and folding of plasmalemma function to accommodate alterations in guard cell volume during stomatal closure in Vicia faba L.
Li, Bingbing; Liu, Gaofei; Deng, Yuanyuan; Xie, Min; Feng, Zhigao; Sun, Mingzhu; Zhao, Yanxia; Liang, Liyan; Ding, Ning; Jia, Wensuo

Mining the surface proteome of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit for proteins associated with cuticle biogenesis
Yeats, Trevor H.; Howe, Kevin J.; Matas, Antonio J.; Buda, Gregory J.; Thannhauser, Theodore W.; Rose, Jocelyn K. C.

The Arabidopsis plastid-signalling mutant gun1 (genomes uncoupled1) shows altered sensitivity to sucrose and abscisic acid and alterations in early seedling development
Cottage, Amanda; Mott, Ellie K.; Kempster, Jennie A.; Gray, John C.

A comparative study of salt tolerance parameters in 11 wild relatives of Arabidopsis thaliana
Orsini, Francesco; D'Urzo, Matilde Paino; Inan, Gunsu; Serra, Sara; Oh, Dong-Ha; Mickelbart, Michael V.; Consiglio, Federica; Li, Xia; Jeong, Jae Cheol; Yun, Dae-Jin; Bohnert, Hans J.; Bressan, Ray A.; Maggio, Albino

The role of vacuolar processing enzyme (VPE) from Nicotiana benthamiana in the elicitor-triggered hypersensitive response and stomatal closure
Zhang, Huajian; Dong, Suomeng; Wang, Meifang; Wang, Wei; Song, Wenwen; Dou, Xianying; Zheng, Xiaobo; Zhang, Zhengguang

Nicotinate/nicotinamide mononucleotide adenyltransferase-mediated regulation of NAD biosynthesis protects guard cells from reactive oxygen species in ABA-mediated stomatal movement in Arabidopsis
Hashida, Shin-nosuke; Itami, Taketo; Takahashi, Hideyuki; Takahara, Kentaro; Nagano, Minoru; Kawai-Yamada, Maki; Shoji, Kazuhiro; Goto, Fumiyuki; Yoshihara, Toshihiro; Uchimiya, Hirofumi

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (14), 2010



Contents:

Border cells versus border-like cells: are they alike?
Driouich, Azeddine; Durand, Caroline; Cannesan, Marc-Antoine; Percoco, Giuseppe; Vicr-Gibouin, Mait

High-throughput degradome sequencing can be used to gain insights into microRNA precursor metabolism
Meng, Yijun; Gou, Lingfeng; Chen, Dijun; Wu, Ping; Chen, Ming

NSP-interacting kinase, NIK: a transducer of plant defence signalling
Santos, Ansia A.; Lopes, Knia V. G.; Apfata, Jorge A. C.; Fontes, Elizabeth P. B.

Subgroup 4 R2R3-MYBs in conifer trees: gene family expansion and contribution to the isoprenoid- and flavonoid-oriented responses
Bedon, Frank; Bomal, Claude; Caron, Sbastien; Levasseur, Caroline; Boyle, Brian; Mansfield, Shawn D.; Schmidt, Axel; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Grima-Pettenati, Jacqueline; Sguin, Armand; MacKay, John

pH-dependent permeation of amino acids through isolated ivy cuticles is affected by cuticular water sorption and hydration shell size of the solute
Arand, Katja; Stock, David; Burghardt, Markus; Riederer, Markus

Changes in gravitational forces induce the modification of Arabidopsis thaliana silique pedicel positioning
Wei, Ning; Tan, Chao; Qi, Bin; Zhang, Yue; Xu, Guoxin; Zheng, Huiqiong

Ethylene and nitric oxide involvement in the up-regulation of key genes related to iron acquisition and homeostasis in Arabidopsis
Garca, Mara J.; Lucena, Carlos; Romera, Francisco J.; Alcntara, Esteban; Prez-Vicente, Rafael

Male gametophyte-specific WRKY34 transcription factor mediates cold sensitivity of mature pollen in Arabidopsis
Zou, Changsong; Jiang, Wenbo; Yu, Diqiu

Characterization of volatile production during storage of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seed
Mira, Sara; Gonzlez-Benito, M. Elena; Hill, Lisa M.; Walters, Christina

AHAS herbicide resistance endowing mutations: effect on AHAS functionality and plant growth
Yu, Qin; Han, Heping; Vila-Aiub, Martin M.; Powles, Stephen B.

Cloning, functional characterization, and co-expression studies of a novel aquaporin (FaPIP2;1) of strawberry fruit
Alleva, Karina; Marquez, Mercedes; Villarreal, Natalia; Mut, Paula; Bustamante, Claudia; Bellati, Jorge; Martnez, Gustavo; Civello, Marcos; Amodeo, Gabriela

The RAV1 transcription factor positively regulates leaf senescence in Arabidopsis
Woo, Hye Ryun; Kim, Jin Hee; Kim, Junyoung; Kim, Jeongsik; Lee, Ung; Song, In-Ja; Kim, Jin-Hong; Lee, Hyo-Yeon; Nam, Hong Gil; Lim, Pyung Ok

Effects of elevated root zone CO2 and air temperature on photosynthetic gas exchange, nitrate uptake, and total reduced nitrogen content in aeroponically grown lettuce plants
He, Jie; Austin, Paul T.; Lee, Sing Kong

Functional analysis of the structural domain of ARF proteins in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Shen, ChenJia; Wang, SuiKang; Bai, YouHuang; Wu, YunRong; Zhang, SaiNa; Chen, Ming; Guilfoyle, Tom J.; Wu, Ping; Qi, YanHua

Duplicate polyphenol oxidase genes on barley chromosome 2H and their functional differentiation in the phenol reaction of spikes and grains
Taketa, Shin; Matsuki, Kanako; Amano, Satoko; Saisho, Daisuke; Himi, Eiko; Shitsukawa, Naoki; Yuo, Takahisa; Noda, Kazuhiko; Takeda, Kazuyoshi

Caesium and strontium accumulation in shoots of Arabidopsis thaliana: genetic and physiological aspects
Kanter, Ulrike; Hauser, Andreas; Michalke, Bernhard; Drxl, Stephan; Schffner, Anton R.

The salt- and drought-inducible poplar GRAS protein SCL7 confers salt and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
Ma, Hong-Shuang; Liang, Dan; Shuai, Peng; Xia, Xin-Li; Yin, Wei-Lun

The cytoskeleton enhances gene expression in the response to the Harpin elicitor in grapevine
Qiao, Fei; Chang, Xiao-Li; Nick, Peter

NMR metabolomics of esca disease-affected Vitis vinifera cv. Alvarinho leaves
Lima, Marta R. M.; Felgueiras, Mafalda L.; Graa, Gonalo; Rodrigues, Joo E. A.; Barros, Antnio; Gil, Ana M.; Dias, Alberto C. P.

Functional analysis of the pathways for 2-Cys peroxiredoxin reduction in Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplasts
Pulido, Pablo; Spnola, Mara Cristina; Kirchsteiger, Kerstin; Guinea, Manuel; Pascual, Mara Beln; Sahrawy, Mariam; Sandalio, Luisa Mara; Dietz, Karl-Josef; Gonzlez, Maricruz; Cejudo, Francisco Javier

Class I KNOX genes are associated with organogenesis during bulbil formation in Agave tequilana
Abraham-Jurez, Mara Jazmn; Martnez-Hernndez, Ada; Leyva-Gonzlez, Marco Antonio; Herrera-Estrella, Luis; Simpson, June

Modulation of embryo-forming capacity in culture through the expression of Brassica genes involved in the regulation of the shoot apical meristem
Elhiti, Mohamed; Tahir, Muhammad; Gulden, Robert H.; Khamiss, Khalil; Stasolla, Claudio

Acclimation of photosystem II to high temperature in two Wedelia species from different geographical origins: implications for biological invasions upon global warming
Song, Liying; Chow, Wah Soon; Sun, Lanlan; Li, Changhan; Peng, Changlian

Changes in growth and cell wall extensibility of maize silks following pollination
Sella Kapu, Nuwan U.; Cosgrove, Daniel J.

Growth of the C4 dicot Flaveria bidentis: photosynthetic acclimation to low light through shifts in leaf anatomy and biochemistry
Pengelly, Jasper J. L.; Sirault, Xavier R. R.; Tazoe, Youshi; Evans, John R.; Furbank, Robert T.; von Caemmerer, Susanne

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (15), 2010



Contents:

Kin recognition in plants: a mysterious behaviour unsolved
Biedrzycki, Meredith L.; Bais, Harsh P.

Increasing productivity by matching farming system management and genotype in water-limited environments
Kirkegaard, J. A.; Hunt, J. R.

Simultaneously improving yield under drought stress and non-stress conditions: a case study of rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Guan, Y. S.; Serraj, R.; Liu, S. H.; Xu, J. L.; Ali, J.; Wang, W. S.; Venus, E.; Zhu, L. H.; Li, Z. K.

Genome-wide identification and analysis of drought-responsive microRNAs in Oryza sativa
Zhou, Liguo; Liu, Yunhua; Liu, Zaochang; Kong, Deyan; Duan, Mei; Luo, Lijun

Recombinant protease inhibitors for herbivore pest control: a multitrophic perspective
Schulter, Urte; Benchabane, Meriem; Munger, Aurlie; Kiggundu, Andrew; Vorster, Juan; Goulet, Marie-Claire; Cloutier, Conrad; Michaud, Dominique

Exploiting phytochemicals for developing a pushpull crop protection strategy for cereal farmers in Africa
Khan, Zeyaur R.; Midega, Charles A. O.; Bruce, Toby J. A.; Hooper, Antony M.; Pickett, John A.

Catalase function in plants: a focus on Arabidopsis mutants as stress-mimic models
Mhamdi, Amna; Queval, Guillaume; Chaouch, Sejir; Vanderauwera, Sandy; Van Breusegem, Frank; Noctor, Graham

Involvement of brassinosteroid signals in the floral-induction network of Arabidopsis
Li, Jihong; Li, Yuhua; Chen, Shuyan; An, Lizhe

The immunolocation of XTH1 in embryonic axes during chickpea germination and seedling growth confirms its function in cell elongation and vascular differentiation
Hernndez-Nistal, Josefina; Martn, Ignacio; Labrador, Emilia; Dopico, Berta

Short flashes and continuous light have similar photoinhibitory efficiency in intact leaves
Sarvikas, Pivi; Hakala-Yatkin, Marja; Dnmez, Sirin; Tyystjrvi, Esa

A 9bp cis-element in the promoters of class I small heat shock protein genes on chromosome 3 in rice mediates L-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid and heat shock responses
Guan, Jiahn-Chou; Yeh, Ching-Hui; Lin, Ya-Ping; Ke, Yi-Ting; Chen, Ming-Tse; You, Jia-Wen; Liu, Yi-Hsin; Lu, Chung-An; Wu, Shaw-Jye; Lin, Chu-Yung

Transcriptome analysis of Hpa1Xoo transformed cotton revealed constitutive expression of genes in multiple signalling pathways related to disease resistance
Miao, Weiguo; Wang, Xiben; Song, Congfeng; Wang, Yu; Ren, Yonghong; Wang, Jinsheng

A multifaceted study of stigma/style cysteine-rich adhesin (SCA)-like Arabidopsis lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) suggests diversified roles for these LTPs in plant growth and reproduction
Chae, Keun; Gonong, Benedict J.; Kim, Seung-Chul; Kieslich, Chris A.; Morikis, Dimitrios; Balasubramanian, Shruthi; Lord, Elizabeth M.

Pollen density on the stigma affects endogenous gibberellin metabolism, seed and fruit set, and fruit quality in Pyrus pyrifolia
Zhang, Caixi; Tateishi, Naoya; Tanabe, Kenji

Deviation from the grain protein concentrationgrain yield negative relationship is highly correlated to post-anthesis N uptake in winter wheat
Bogard, Matthieu; Allard, Vincent; Brancourt-Hulmel, Maryse; Heumez, Emmanuel; Machet, Jean-Marie; Jeuffroy, Marie-Hlne; Gate, Philippe; Martre, Pierre; Le Gouis, Jacques

Is the remobilization of S and N reserves for seed filling of winter oilseed rape modulated by sulphate restrictions occurring at different growth stages?
Dubousset, L.; Etienne, P.; Avice, J. C.

Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel tomato xylosyltransferase specific for gentisic acid
Traga, Susana; Lisn, Purificacin; Lopez-Gresa, Mara Pilar; Torres, Cristina; Rodrigo, Ismael; Bells, Jos Mara; Conejero, Vicente

UV radiation reduces epidermal cell expansion in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana
Hectors, Kathleen; Jacques, Eveline; Prinsen, Els; Guisez, Yves; Verbelen, Jean-Pierre; Jansen, Marcel A. K.; Vissenberg, Kris

Floret development of durum wheat in response to nitrogen availability
Ferrante, Ariel; Savin, Roxana; Slafer, Gustavo A.

The impact of drought on leaf physiology of Quercus suber L. trees: comparison of an extreme drought event with chronic rainfall reduction
Grant, Olga M.; Tronina, ukasz; Ramalho, Jos Cochicho; Kurz Besson, Cathy; Lobo-do-Vale, Raquel; Santos Pereira, Joo; Jones, Hamlyn G.; Chaves, M. Manuela

COI1, a jasmonate receptor, is involved in ethylene-induced inhibition of Arabidopsis root growth in the light
Adams, Eri; Turner, John

Integration of phot1, phot2, and PhyB signalling in light-induced chloroplast movements
Luesse, Darron R.; DeBlasio, Stacy L.; Hangarter, Roger P.

ZmMPK5 is required for the NADPH oxidase-mediated self-propagation of apoplastic H2O2 in brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defence in leaves of maize
Zhang, Aying; Zhang, Jun; Ye, Nenghui; Cao, Jianmei; Tan, Mingpu; Zhang, Jianhua; Jiang, Mingyi

Spectral reflectance from a soybean canopy exposed to elevated CO2 and O3
Gray, Sharon B.; Dermody, Orla; DeLucia, Evan H.

Quantitative trait loci associated with longevity of lettuce seeds under conventional and controlled deterioration storage conditions
Schwember, Andreas R.; Bradford, Kent J.

Genetics, phosphorus availability, and herbivore-derived induction as sources of phenotypic variation of leaf volatile terpenes in a pine species
Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaqun; Llusia, Joan; Peuelas, Josep; Zas, Rafael

High concentrations of Na+ and Cl- ions in soil solution have simultaneous detrimental effects on growth of faba bean under salinity stress
Tavakkoli, Ehsan; Rengasamy, Pichu; McDonald, Glenn K.

A CESA from Griffithsia monilis (Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae) has a family 48 carbohydrate-binding module
Matthews, Peter R.; Schindler, Michael; Howles, Paul; Arioli, Tony; Williamson, Richard E.

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