1. Awards and changes at the Journal of Plant Research

   • Kazuhiko Nishitani

   Editorial 21 October 2008 Pages: 535 - 536

2. Seedling establishment of five evergreen tree species in relation to topography, sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) and soil surface environments

   • Riyou Tsujino
   • Takakazu Yumoto

   Regular Paper 15 August 2008 Pages: 537 - 546

   

3. Root growth and plant biomass in Lolium perenne exploring a nutrient-rich patch in soil

   • Ryoji Nakamura
   • Naoki Kachi
   • Jun-Ichirou Suzuki

   Regular Paper 28 August 2008 Pages: 547 - 557

   

4. Photosynthetic performance along a light gradient as related to leaf characteristics of a naturally occurring Cypripedium flavum

   • Zhongrong Li
   • Shibao Zhang
   • Dezhu Li

   Regular Paper 20 September 2008 Pages: 559 - 569

   

5. Rhizoid differentiation of Spirogyra is regulated by substratum

   • Hisato Ikegaya
   • Seiji Sonobe
   • Teruo Shimmen

   Regular Paper 08 October 2008 Pages: 571 - 579

   

6. Embryology of Ceratopteris richardii (Pteridaceae, tribe Ceratopterideae), with emphasis on placental development

   • Gabriel P. Johnson
   • Karen S. Renzaglia

   Regular Paper 20 September 2008 Pages: 581 - 592

   

7. Cell differentiation in the longitudinal veins and formation of commissural veins in rice (Oryza sativa) and maize (Zea mays)

   • Jun Sakaguchi
   • Hiroo Fukuda

   Regular Paper 21 October 2008 Pages: 593 - 602

   

8. NtbZIP60, an endoplasmic reticulum-localized transcription factor, plays a role in the defense response against bacterial pathogens in Nicotiana tabacum

   • Chika Tateda
   • Rei Ozaki
   • Tomonobu Kusano

   Regular Paper 29 August 2008 Pages: 603 - 611

   

9. Acknowledgment

   Acknowledgment 05 November 2008 Pages: 613 - 614