1. Ploidy distribution and DNA content variations of Lonicera caerulea (Caprifoliaceae) in Japan

   • Tomomi Miyashita
   • Hajime Araki
   • Yoichiro Hoshino

   Regular Paper 27 April 2010 Pages: 1 - 9

   

2. Genetic structure of island populations of Prunus lannesiana var. speciosa revealed by chloroplast DNA, AFLP and nuclear SSR loci analyses

   • Shuri Kato
   • Hiroyoshi Iwata
   • Yuzuru Mukai

   Regular Paper 29 May 2010 Pages: 11 - 23

   

3. Patterns of cytotype variation of Turnera sidoides subsp. pinnatifida (Turneraceae) in mountain ranges of central Argentina

   • Gabriela Elías
   • María Sartor
   • Viviana G. Solís Neffa

   Regular Paper 01 May 2010 Pages: 25 - 34

   

4. Molecular database for classifying Shorea species (Dipterocarpaceae) and techniques for checking the legitimacy of timber and wood products

   • Yoshihiko Tsumura
   • Tomoyuki Kado
   • Soon Leong Lee

   Regular Paper Open access 15 May 2010 Pages: 35 - 48

   

5. Taxonomy of Nephroselmis viridis sp. nov. (Nephroselmidophyceae, Chlorophyta), a sister marine species to freshwater N. olivacea

   • Haruyo Yamaguchi
   • Shoichiro Suda
   • Isao Inouye

   Regular Paper 25 May 2010 Pages: 49 - 62

   

6. Phylogeographic structure of Terminalia franchetii (Combretaceae) in southwest China and its implications for drainage geological history

   • Ticao Zhang
   • Hang Sun

   Regular Paper 13 July 2010 Pages: 63 - 73

   

7. Phylogeography of Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata) in the Japanese Archipelago based on chloroplast DNA haplotypes

   • Kanako Sugahara
   • Yuko Kaneko
   • Hiroaki Setoguchi

   Regular Paper 12 June 2010 Pages: 75 - 83

   

8. Molecular evolution of cryptochrome genes and the evolutionary manner of photoreceptor genes in Cardamine nipponica (Brassicaceae)

   • Hajime Ikeda
   • Noriyuki Fujii
   • Hiroaki Setoguchi

   Regular Paper 19 June 2010 Pages: 85 - 92

   

9. Spheroid bodies in rhopalodiacean diatoms were derived from a single endosymbiotic cyanobacterium

   • Takuro Nakayama
   • Yuko Ikegami
   • Isao Inouye

   Short Communication 29 May 2010 Pages: 93 - 97

   

10. The ratio of transmitted near-infrared radiation to photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) increases in proportion to the adsorbed PAR in the canopy

    • Atsushi Kume
    • Kenlo N. Nasahara
    • Hiroyuki Muraoka

    Regular Paper 29 April 2010 Pages: 99 - 106

    

11. Erratum to: The ratio of transmitted near-infrared radiation to photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) increases in proportion to the adsorbed PAR in the canopy

    • Atsushi Kume
    • Kenlo N. Nasahara
    • Hiroyuki Muraoka

    Erratum 09 July 2010 Pages: 107 - 107

    

12. Wind tunnel and field assessment of pollen dispersal in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

    • Yasuyuki Yoshimura

    Regular Paper 24 June 2010 Pages: 109 - 114

    

13. Temporal variation in leaf nitrogen partitioning of a broad-leaved evergreen tree, Quercus myrsinaefolia

    • Yuko Yasumura
    • Atsushi Ishida

    Regular Paper 02 July 2010 Pages: 115 - 123

    

14. Use of RAPD analysis to assess the threat of interspecific hybridization to the critically endangered Polemonium kiushianum in Japan

    • Hideyuki Matoba
    • Kazufumi Inaba
    • Hiroshi Uchiyama

    Short Communication 20 May 2010 Pages: 125 - 130

    

15. Patterns of photoassimilate translocation to reproductive shoots from adjacent shoots in Camellia sasanqua by manipulation of sink-source balance between the shoots

    • Hiroki Oitate
    • Ko Noguchi
    • Alata Antönio Suzuki

    Short Communication 24 June 2010 Pages: 131 - 136

    

16. Dimorphisms and self-incompatibility in the distylous species Palicourea demissa (Rubiaceae): possible implications for its reproductive output

    • Hamleth Valois-Cuesta
    • Pascual J. Soriano
    • Juan Francisco Ornelas

    Regular Paper 25 June 2010 Pages: 137 - 146

    

17. Genotypic variation in drought stress response and subsequent recovery of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    • Valya Vassileva
    • Constant Signarbieux
    • Urs Feller

    Regular Paper 26 May 2010 Pages: 147 - 154

    

18. Two CLE genes are induced by phosphate in roots of Lotus japonicus

    • Sachiko Funayama-Noguchi
    • Ko Noguchi
    • Masayoshi Kawaguchi

    Regular Paper 29 April 2010 Pages: 155 - 163

    

19. Localization of aluminium in tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves using low energy X-ray fluorescence spectro-microscopy

    • Roser Tolrà
    • Katarina Vogel-Mikuš
    • Charlotte Poschenrieder

    Regular Paper 27 April 2010 Pages: 165 - 172

    

20. Difference in chilling-induced flavonoid profiles, antioxidant activity and chilling tolerance between soybean near-isogenic lines for the pubescence color gene

    • Kyoko Toda
    • Ryoji Takahashi
    • Makita Hajika

    Regular Paper 29 April 2010 Pages: 173 - 182

    

21. RNAi-mediated suppression of the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene in Salvia miltiorrhiza causes abnormal phenotypes and a reduction in rosmarinic acid biosynthesis

    • Jie Song
    • Zhezhi Wang

    Regular Paper 28 May 2010 Pages: 183 - 192

    

22. The ethylene signaling pathway has a negative impact on sucrose-induced anthocyanin accumulation in Arabidopsis

    • Yerim Kwon
    • Jee Eun Oh
    • Hojoung Lee

    Regular Paper 01 June 2010 Pages: 193 - 200

    

23. Chloroplasts can move in any direction to avoid strong light

    • Hidenori Tsuboi
    • Masamitsu Wada

    Regular Paper 01 July 2010 Pages: 201 - 210