1. IUMS News

   News Pages: i - iv

2. Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in relation to plant disease

   • A. K. Sharma
   • B. N. Johri
   • S. Gianinazzi

   Review Pages: 559 - 563

3. Hydrolysis of raffinose and stachyose in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) flour, using α-galactosidase fromAspergillus niger

   • R. I. Somiari
   • E. Balogh

   Research Papers Pages: 564 - 566

4. Integration ofhup cosmid pHU52 into the chromosomal DNA ofCicer-Rhizobium using Tn5 as an homologous sequence

   • M. Kunnimalaiyaan
   • M. L. Lodha
   • K. R. Sreekumar

   Research Papers Pages: 567 - 572

5. Role of bean lectins inRhizobium phaseoli-Phaseolus vulgaris interactions. Some properties of lectins from two bean cultivars

   • G. Brelles Mariño
   • J. L. Boiardi

   Research Papers Pages: 573 - 578

6. Contribution of inoculation with azolla combined with nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc to rice in Nile Delta

   • Y. G. Yanni

   Research Papers Pages: 579 - 584

7. Alkaline phosphatase activities of anAnabaena sp. from deep-water rice

   • A. Kumar
   • S. Singh
   • D. N. Tiwari

   Research Papers Pages: 585 - 588

8. Isolation and characterization of a cellulase-free pectinolytic and hemicellulolytic thermophilic fungus

   • I. Gomes
   • R. K. Saha
   • M. M. Hoq

   Research Papers Pages: 589 - 592

9. Bradyrhizobium strains and the nodulation, nodule efficiency and growth of soybean (Glycine max L.) in Egyptian soils

   • M. H. Abd-Alla

   Research Papers Pages: 593 - 597

10. Is the lactose-utilization ability ofRhizobium ofSesbania procumbens a vestigeal function?

    • R. Shenbagarathai
    • S. Shanmugasundaram

    Research Papers Pages: 598 - 600

11. Inhibited growth of common enteropathogenic bacteria in lactic-fermented cereal gruels

    • U. Svanberg
    • E. Sjögren
    • B. Kaijser

    Research Papers Pages: 601 - 606

12. Performance of chickpea, lentil and lupin nodulated with indigenous or inoculated rhizobia micropartners under nitrogen, boron, cobalt and molybdenum fertilization schedules

    • Y. G. Yanni

    Research Papers Pages: 607 - 613

13. Isolation and selection of cellulolytic fungi from palm oil mill effluent

    • P. Prasertsan
    • A. H-kittikul
    • B. Chitmanee

    Research Papers Pages: 614 - 617

14. Biodegradation of oily sludge in Kuwait soil

    • A. S. El-Nawawy
    • I. H. El-Bagouri
    • M. S. Khalafawi

    Research Papers Pages: 618 - 620

15. The effect of lipids and temperature on the physiology and growth ofVolvariella volvacea

    • Y. Li
    • K. Y. Cho
    • N. G. Nair

    Research Papers Pages: 621 - 626

16. Cellulase-free xylanase production from an alkalophilicBacillus species

    • H. Balakrishnan
    • M. Dutta-Choudhury
    • M. V. Rele

    Research Papers Pages: 627 - 631

17. Characterization of a methanogenic sludge to be used as inoculum for a high-rate reactor

    • L. Muxi
    • L. Zunino
    • M. Soubes

    Research Papers Pages: 632 - 634

18. Glycerol as substrate for biomass and β-carotene production byRhodotorula lactosa

    • H. L. Martelli
    • I. M. da Silva
    • D. Pomeroy

    Research Papers Pages: 635 - 637

19. Enhanced stable expression of aVibrio luciferase under the control of the Ω-translational enhancer in transgenic plants

    • K. Okumura
    • L. Chlumsky
    • C. I. Kado

    Research Papers Pages: 638 - 644

20. Meeting announcements

    Announcement Pages: 652 - 652