1. Performance of intersubspecific alfalfa hybrids in sward versus space planted plots

   • Heathcliffe Riday
   • E. Charles Brummer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 112

2. Seedling growth of two pioneer tropical tree species in Competition: The role of arbuscular mycorrhizae

   • Patricia Guadarrama
   • Javier Álvarez-Sánchez
   • Oscar Briones

   OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 121

3. Comparative study between transgenic and non-transgenic soybean lines proved transgenic lines to be more drought tolerant

   • J.A. de Ronde
   • R.N. Laurie
   • I. Kerepesi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 132

4. Genetic analysis of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) seedling resistance to pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris)

   • B. Julier
   • R. Bournoville
   • S. Carré

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 139

5. Production of triploid plants of Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) by anther culture

   • Masanori Kadota
   • Yoshiji Niimi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 147

6. Wild Oryza species as potential sources of drought-adaptive traits

   • L. Liu
   • R. Lafitte
   • D. Guan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 161

7. Identification of AFLP fragments linked to one recessive genic male sterility (RGMS) in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) and conversion to SCAR markers for marker-aided selection

   • Liping Ke
   • Yuqiang Sun
   • Guangsheng Yang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 168

8. Mapping of QTLs for leaf developmental behavior in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

   • Yanjun Dong
   • Hiroshi Kamiunten
   • Mitsuhiro Matsuo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 175

9. Construction and characterization of a BAC library for sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

   • Nehir Özdemir
   • Renate Horn
   • Wolfgang Friedt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 183

10. Inheritance of taste characters and fruit size and number in a diploid Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) population

    • C.H. Cheng
    • A.G. Seal
    • A.R. Ferguson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 195