1. Society news

   News Pages: ix - x

2. Calendar of events

   Events Pages: xi - xiii

3. Plant molecular biology and the international agricultural research system

   • Gary H. Toenniessen

   Reviews And Perspectives Pages: 1 - 11

4. Chloroplast and mitochondrial DNAs of the carrot and its wild relatives

   • Benjamin F. Matthews
   • Lorin R. DeBonte

   Reviews And Perspectives Pages: 12 - 16

5. The use of immunochemical techniques to study plant proteins

   • Monica A. Hughes
   • M. Alison Dunn

   Reviews And Perspectives Pages: 17 - 23

6. Genes and gene transfer in cyanobacteria

   • Robert Haselkorn

   Reviews And Perspectives Pages: 24 - 32

7. Methods for studying the assembly of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase

   • Patrice Milos
   • Mark Bloom
   • Harry Roy

   Experimental Protocols Pages: 33 - 42

8. Chloroplast and cyanobacterial genomes, genes and RNAs: a compilation

   • Edwin J. Crouse
   • Jurgen M. Schmitt
   • Hans-Jurgen Bohnert

   Genetic Resources Pages: 43 - 89

9. The Rockefeller Foundation solicits research proposals on the genetic engineering of rice

   Genetic Resources Pages: 90 - 91

10. New plant tissue culture collection

    • Medeline I. Johnson

    Genetic Resources Pages: 92 - 92

11. Petunia hybrida

    • P. de Vlaming
    • A. G. M. Gerats
    • D. Maizonnier

    Erratum Pages: 93 - 93

12. Positions available

    Announcement Pages: 94 - 96

13. Books received

    Announcement Pages: 97 - 97