1. Hormones in the grains in relation to sink strength and postanthesis development of spikelets in rice

   • Jianchang Yang
   • Jianhua Zhang
   • Qingsen Zhu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 195

2. Gibberellin signal in barley aleurone: early activation of PLC by G protein mediates amylase secretion

   • Ana L. Villasuso
   • María Lía Molas
   • Estela Machado-Domenech

   OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 205

3. Effects of gibberellic acid on sucrose accumulation and sucrose biosynthesizing enzymes activity during banana ripening

   • Maria Rosecler Miranda Rossetto
   • Eduardo Purgatto
   • Beatriz Rosana Cordenunsi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 214

4. ILR1 and sILR1 IAA amidohydrolase homologs differ in expression pattern and substrate specificity

   • James J. Campanella
   • Jutta Ludwig-Mueller
   • Ania Cartier

   OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 223

5. Softening response of 1-methylcyclopropene-treated banana fruit to high oxygen atmospheres

   • Yueming Jiang
   • Daryl C. Joyce

   OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 229

6. Effects of salicylic acid and cold on freezing tolerance in winter wheat leaves

   • Esen Taşgín
   • Ökkeş Atící
   • Barbaros Nalbantoğlu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 236

7. Water relations and xylem transport of nutrients in pepper plants grown under two different salts stress regimes

   • Josefa M. Navarro
   • Consuelo Garrido
   • Micaela Carvajal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 245

8. Activities of key enzymes for starch synthesis in relation to growth of superior and inferior grains on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) spike

   • Dong Jiang
   • Weixing Cao
   • Qi Jing

   OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 257

9. Subcellular detection of lipase activity in plant protoplasts using fluorescence microscopy

   • Ami Gupta
   • Hamid R. Sadeghipour
   • Satish C. Bhatla

   OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 264

10. Effects of amino acids, nitrate, and ammonium on the growth and taxol production in cell cultures of Taxus yunnanensis

    • Yong-Qin Chen
    • Fei Yi
    • Jian-Xin Luo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 268

11. Effects of matriconditioning on onion seed germination, seedling emergence and associated physical and metabolic events

    • Ewa Kępczyńska
    • Justyna Piękna-Grochala
    • Jan Kępczyński

    OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 278

12. Xylem-specific expression of a GRP1.8 promoter::4CL gene construct in transgenic tobacco

    • Hai Lu
    • Qingyin Zeng
    • Xiangning Jiang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 286

13. Author Index

    Authors Index Pages: 287 - 287

14. Volume Contents 41

    Volume Contents Pages: 289 - 292