Awards and changes at the Journal of Plant Research Kazuhiko Nishitani Editorial 21 October 2008 Pages: 535 - 536
Seedling establishment of five evergreen tree species in relation to topography, sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) and soil surface environments Riyou TsujinoTakakazu Yumoto Regular Paper 15 August 2008 Pages: 537 - 546
Root growth and plant biomass in Lolium perenne exploring a nutrient-rich patch in soil Ryoji NakamuraNaoki KachiJun-Ichirou Suzuki Regular Paper 28 August 2008 Pages: 547 - 557
Photosynthetic performance along a light gradient as related to leaf characteristics of a naturally occurring Cypripedium flavum Zhongrong LiShibao ZhangDezhu Li Regular Paper 20 September 2008 Pages: 559 - 569
Rhizoid differentiation of Spirogyra is regulated by substratum Hisato IkegayaSeiji SonobeTeruo Shimmen Regular Paper 08 October 2008 Pages: 571 - 579
Embryology of Ceratopteris richardii (Pteridaceae, tribe Ceratopterideae), with emphasis on placental development Gabriel P. JohnsonKaren S. Renzaglia Regular Paper 20 September 2008 Pages: 581 - 592
Cell differentiation in the longitudinal veins and formation of commissural veins in rice (Oryza sativa) and maize (Zea mays) Jun SakaguchiHiroo Fukuda Regular Paper 21 October 2008 Pages: 593 - 602
NtbZIP60, an endoplasmic reticulum-localized transcription factor, plays a role in the defense response against bacterial pathogens in Nicotiana tabacum Chika TatedaRei OzakiTomonobu Kusano Regular Paper 29 August 2008 Pages: 603 - 611