Plant Breeding

Breeding for resistance to ear rots caused by <i>Fusarium</i> spp. in maize - a review
pp. 1-19(19)
Authors: Mesterházy, Ákos; Lemmens, Marc; Reid, Lana M.

Identification of candidate gene-based SSR markers for lysine and tryptophan metabolic pathways in maize (<i>Zea mays</i>)
pp. 20-27(8)
Authors: Babu, Banisetti K.; Agrawal, Pawan K.; Gupta, Hari S.; Kumar, Anil; Bhatt, Jagadeesh C.

Inheritance of resistance to Gibberella ear rot and deoxynivalenol contamination in five flint maize crosses
pp. 28-32(5)
Authors: Martin, Matthias; Dhillon, Baldev S.; Miedaner, Thomas; Melchinger, Albrecht E.

Mapping QTL for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice using SNP markers
pp. 33-41(9)
Authors: Ye, Changrong; Argayoso, May A.; Redoña, Edilberto D.; Sierra, Sheryl N.; Laza, Marcelino A.; Dilla, Christine J.; Mo, Youngjun; Thomson, Michael J.; Chin, Joonghyoun; Delaviña, Celia B.; Diaz, Genaleen Q.; Hernandez, Jose E.

Mapping of <i>tms8</i> gene for temperature-sensitive genic male sterility (TGMS) in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.)
pp. 42-47(6)
Authors: Hussain, Appibhai J.; Ali, Jauhar; Siddiq, Ebrahimali A.; Gupta, Vidya S.; Reddy, Umesh K.; Ranjekar, Prabhakar K.

Characterization of quantitative trait loci for number of primary branches in near-isogenic lines from a cross between the <i>Oryza sativa</i> cultivar `Hwayeongbyeo' and the wild relative <i>Oryza rufipogon</i>
pp. 48-53(6)
Authors: Ji, Shi-Dong; Yuan, Ping-Rong; Xiao, Luo; Lee, Hyun-Sook; Ahn, Sang-Nag

Rapid phenotyping for adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in wheat
pp. 54-61(8)
Authors: Hickey, Lee T.; Wilkinson, Peter M.; Knight, Cheridan R.; Godwin, Ian D.; Kravchuk, Olena Y.; Aitken, Elizabeth A. B.; Bansal, Urmil K.; Bariana, Harbans S.; De Lacy, Ian H.; Dieters, Mark J.

Assessment of the effects of the <i>Gpc-B1</i> allele on senescence rate, grain protein concentration and mineral content in hard red spring wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) from the Pacific Northwest Region of the USA
pp. 62-68(7)
Authors: Carter, Arron H.; Santra, Dipak K.; Kidwell, Kimberlee K.

Development and identification of wheat-barley 2H chromosome translocation lines carrying the <i>Isa</i> gene
pp. 69-74(6)
Authors: Zou, Hongda; Wu, Ying; Liu, Hongkui; Lin, Zhishan; Ye, Xingguo; Chen, Xiao; Yuan, Yaping

Allelopathic potential of <i>Triticum</i> spp., <i>Secale</i> spp. and <i>Triticosecale</i> spp. and use of chromosome substitutions and translocations to improve weed suppression ability in winter wheat
pp. 75-80(6)
Authors: Bertholdsson, Nils-Ove; Andersson, Staffan C.; Merker, Arnulf

Molecular cytogenetic identification of a wheat-<i>Aegilops geniculata</i> Roth spontaneous chromosome substitution and its effects on the growth and physiological responses of seedlings to osmotic stress
pp. 81-87(7)
Authors: Landjeva, Svetlana; Kocheva, Konstantina; Karceva, Tania; Sepsi, Adél; Molnár, István; Schneider, Annamária; Ganeva, Ganka; Georgiev, Georgi; Molnár-Láng, Márta

Male parent effects on stigma receptivity and seed set of sorghum A-lines under chilling field temperatures
pp. 88-93(6)
Authors: Eugenia Cisneros-López, Ma.; Mendoza-Onofre, Leopoldo E.; González-Hernández, Víctor A.

Influence of types of sterile cytoplasm on the resistance to sorghum shoot fly (<i>Atherigona soccata</i>)
pp. 94-99(6)
Authors: Akula, Umakanth V.; Poluru, Padmaja G.; Jangam, AshokKumar; Jagannath, Patil V.

Quantitative genetic parameters for selection of biomass yield in hybrid rye
pp. 100-103(4)
Authors: Miedaner, Thomas; Koch, Silvia; Seggl, Andreas; Schmiedchen, Brigitta; Wilde, Peer

Estimation of heritability of benzoxazinoid production in rye (<i>Secale cereale</i>) using gas chromatographic analysis
pp. 104-109(6)
Authors: Brooks, Ashley M.; Danehower, David A.; Murphy, J. Paul; Reberg-Horton, S. Chris; Burton, James D.

Efficiency of P<sc>ower</sc>C<sc>ore</sc> in core set development using amplified fragment length polymorphic markers in mungbean
pp. 110-117(8)
Authors: Moe, Kyaw Thu; Gwag, Jae-Gyun; Park, Yong-Jin

Development of EST-derived SSR markers in pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i>) and their potential utility for genetic mapping and transferability
pp. 118-124(7)
Authors: Mishra, Raghvendra K.; Gangadhar, Baniekal H.; Nookaraju, Akula; Kumar, Sushil; Park, Se W.

Participatory approach in common bean (<i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i> L.) breeding for drought tolerance for southern Ethiopia
pp. 125-134(10)
Authors: Asfaw, Asrat; Almekinders, Conny J. M.; Blair, Matthew W.; Struik, Paul C.

Meiotic analysis of the hybrids between cultivated and synthetic tetraploid groundnuts
pp. 135-138(4)
Authors: Mallikarjuna, Nalini; Srikanth, Sandhya; Vellanki, Ravi K.; Jadhav, Deepak R.; Das, Kumkum; Upadhyaya, Hari D.

Highly informative genic and genomic SSR markers to facilitate molecular breeding in cultivated groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i>)
pp. 139-147(9)
Authors: Pandey, Manish K.; Gautami, Bhimana; Jayakumar, Thandoniappan; Sriswathi, Manda; Upadhyaya, Hari D.; Gowda, Makanahally V. Chennabyre; Radhakrishnan, Thankappan; Bertioli, David J.; Knapp, Steven J.; Cook, Duglas R.; Varshney, Rajeev K.

Evaluation of a peanut collection for shell-colour traits in two diverse soil types
pp. 148-154(7)
Authors: Hovav, Ran; Badani, Hana; Ginzberg, Idit; Chedvat, Ilan; Brand, Yael; Galili, Shmuel

Male Sterility in three crop <i>Lupinus</i> species
pp. 155-163(9)
Authors: Clements, Jon C.; Wilson, Julia; Sweetingham, Mark W.; Quealy, John; Francis, Gordon

Improved production of doubled haploids in <i>Brassica rapa</i> through microspore culture
pp. 164-169(6)
Authors: Zhang, Yun; Wang, Aijie; Liu, Yang; Wang, Yushu; Feng, Hui

The downy mildew resistance locus <i>Pp523</i> is located on chromosome C8 of <i>Brassica oleracea </i>L.
pp. 170-175(6)
Authors: Carlier, Jorge D.; Alabaça, Claudia A.; Coelho, Paula S.; Monteiro, António A.; Leitão, José M.

A simple and rapid procedure for identification of seed coat colour at the early developmental stage of <i>Brassica juncea</i> and <i>Brassica napus</i> seeds
pp. 176-179(4)
Authors: Lu, Ying; Liu, Xianjun; Liu, Shuyan; Yue, Yingchun; Guan, Chunyun; Liu, Zhongsong

Morphological traits of phytomers and shoots in the first year of growth as markers for predicting apple tree canopy architecture
pp. 180-185(6)
Authors: Bendokas, Vidmantas; Gelvonauskiene, Dalia; Siksnianas, Tadeusas; Staniene, Grazina; Siksnianiene, Jurate B.; Gelvonauskis, Bronislovas; Stanys, Vidmantas

Development of sequence-tagged site markers linked to the pillar growth type in peach (<i>Prunus persica</i>)
pp. 186-192(7)
Authors: Sajer, Osama; Scorza, Ralph; Dardick, Chris; Zhebentyayeva, Tetyana; Abbott, Albert G.; Horn, Renate

Chromosomal regions associated with dollar spot resistance in colonial bentgrass
pp. 193-197(5)
Authors: Rotter, David; Merewitz, Emily; Huang, Bingru; Belanger, Faith C.

Recurrent selection for increased seed germination in sand bluestem (<i>Andropogon hallii</i>)
pp. 198-202(5)
Author: Springer, Tim L.

Parent-offspring correlation estimate of heritability for late blight resistance conferred by an accession of the tomato wild species <i>Solanum pimpinellifolium</i>
pp. 203-210(8)
Authors: Merk, Heather L.; Foolad, Majid R.

The expression of pectin methylesterase in onion flower buds is associated with the dominant male-fertility restoration allele
pp. 211-216(6)
Authors: Huo, Yumeng; Miao, Jun; Liu, Bingjiang; Yang, Yanyan; Zhang, Yihui; Tahara, Yasuki; Meng, Qingwei; He, Qiwei; Kitano, Hidemi; Wu, Xiong

Inheritance of foliar blast resistance in pearl millet (<i>Pennisetum glaucum</i>)
pp. 217-219(3)
Authors: Gupta, Shashi K.; Sharma, Rajan; Rai, Kedar N.; Thakur, Ram P.

Inheritance of resistance to sunflower broomrape (<i>Orobanche cumana</i> Wallr.) in an interspecific cross between <i>Helianthus annuus</i> and <i>Helianthus debilis</i> subsp<i>. tardiflorus</i>
pp. 220-221(2)
Authors: Velasco, Leonardo; Pérez-Vich, Begoña; Yassein, Ahmed A. M.; Jan, Chao-Chien; Fernández-Martínez, José M.

Additional pea EST-SSR markers for comparative mapping in pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.)
pp. 222-226(5)
Authors: DeCaire, Jason; Coyne, Clarice J.; Brumett, Sarah; Shultz, Jeffry L.

Genomic variation of new cultivars selected from distant hybridization in <i>Lilium</i>
pp. 227-230(4)
Authors: Zhang, Xianxian; Ren, Guiling; Li, Kehu; Zhou, Guixue; Zhou, Shujun