1. Molecular breeding: A new section of Plant molecular biology

   Cis and Trans Pages: 288 - 288

2. PMBR. ElectEd

   Cis and Trans Pages: 289 - 289

3. Recommendations of the commission on plant gene nomenclature

   Cis and Trans Pages: 289 - 289

4. F. C. Steward dead at 89

   Cis and Trans Pages: 289 - 290

5. Appointments and awards

   Announcement Pages: 290 - 290

6. A nomenclature for sequenced plant genes

   Genetic Resources Pages: 291 - 316

7. A rapid and efficient method for the extraction of total DNA from mature leaves of the data palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

   • Mustapha Aitchitt
   • Charles C. Ainsworth
   • Madan Thangavelu

   Commentary Pages: 317 - 319

8. Nonlethal assay system of β-glucuronidase activity in transgenic tobacco roots

   • Gretchen Kirchner
   • Carla J. Kinslow
   • David Winship Taylor

   Commentary Pages: 320 - 325

9. Isolation of RNA from apple skin

   • Deepali Mitra
   • Arend Kootstra

   Commentary Pages: 326 - 332

10. Isolation of polysaccharide-free DNA from plants

    • Benoît Rether
    • Geneviève Delmas
    • Abdelkrim Laouedj

    Commentary Pages: 333 - 337

11. A rapid DNA preparation for PCR fromChlamydomonas reinhardtii andArabidopsis thaliana

    • Deborah A. Berthold
    • Barbara A. Best
    • Richard Malkin

    Protocols Pages: 338 - 344

12. PCR-mediated screening and labeling of DNA from clones

    • Yun Hai Lu
    • Sylvie Nègre
    • Michel Bernard

    Protocol Pages: 345 - 349

13. NATO-ASI course on plant molecular biology

    • Julio Salinas
    • José M. Martínez-Zapater
    • Salomé Prat

    Report of Meeting Pages: 350 - 358

14. Meetings

    Schedule of Events Pages: 359 - 362

15. Courses and workshops

    Schedule of Events Pages: 362 - 362

16. Positions available

    OriginalPaper Pages: 363 - 363

17. An improved procedure for the isolation of chloroplast DNA fromChlamydomonas reinhardtii

    • Helen E. O’Connor
    • David R. Stevens
    • Saul Purton

    Erratum Pages: 363 - 363

18. Fourth International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology

    Announcement Pages: 364 - 377

19. Information

    Announcement Pages: 377 - 384