1. Message from the IAPTC&B president and the secretary-treasurer

   • Zhihong Xu
   • Jiayang Li

   Editorial Pages: 383 - 383

2. Message from the editorial office

   • Eng-Chong Pua
   • Yongbiao Xue

   Editorial Pages: 384 - 384

3. Micropropagation and encapsulation of medicinally important Chonemorpha grandiflora

   • I. K. Nishitha
   • K. P. Martix
   • P. V. Madhusoodanan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 385 - 388

4. Shoot initiation and multiplication from a mature tree of Terminalia arjuna roxb

   • S. Pandey
   • M. Singh
   • V. S. Jaiswal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 389 - 393

5. High-frequency induction of multiple shoots and clonal propagation from rhizomatous nodal segments of Houttuynia cordata Thunb.—An ethnomedicinal herb of India

   • Saswati Chakraborti
   • Sangram Sinha
   • Rabindra K. Sinha

   OriginalPaper Pages: 394 - 398

6. In vitro propagation of Albizia odoratissima L.F. (Benth.) from cotyledonary node and leaf nodal explants

   • V. Rajeswari
   • Kailash Paliwal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 399 - 404

7. Iron formulation affects in vitro storage of hops: An image analysis

   • Hailu M. Aynalem
   • Timothy L. Righetti
   • Barbara M. Reed

   OriginalPaper Pages: 405 - 410

8. Callus induction and high-frequency plant regeneration from hypocotyl and cotyledon explants of Arctium lappa L.

   • W. T. He
   • S. W. Hou
   • C. Y. Wang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 411 - 414

9. An efficient in vitro method for mass propagation of Potentilia potanii wolf

   • W. T. He
   • S. W. Hou
   • C. Y. Wang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 417

10. In vitro zygotic embryo culture of an endangered forest tree Givotia rottleriformis and factors affecting its germination and seedling growth

    • M. Rambabu
    • M. Upender
    • N. Rama Swamy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 418 - 421

11. Manipulation by culture mixing and elicitation of paclitaxel and baccatin III production in Taxus baccata suspension cultures

    • M. Bonfill
    • O. Expósito
    • M. T. Piñol

    OriginalPaper Pages: 422 - 426

12. Secoiridoid content of Blackstonia perfoliata in vivo and in vitro

    • Aneta Sabovljevic
    • Nedeljka Rosic
    • Dragoljub Grubisic

    OriginalPaper Pages: 427 - 431

13. Transient embryo-specific expression of anthocyanin in wheat

    • K. M. Doshi
    • F. Eudes
    • D. Gaudet

    OriginalPaper Pages: 432 - 438

14. Genetic transformation of green-colored cotton

    • Sheng-Wei Zhu
    • Peng Gao
    • Gui-Xian Xia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 439 - 444

15. Influence of ventilation closure, gelling agent and explant type on shoot bud proliferation and hyperhydricity in Scrophularia yoshimurae—A medicinal plant

    • Hsin-Sheng Tsay
    • Chen-Yu Lee
    • Shokkannagounder Basker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 445 - 449

16. Synergistic promotion of gibberellin and cytokinin on direct regeneration of floral buds from in vitro cultures of sepal segments in sinningia speciosa hiern

    • Ji-Liang Pang
    • Li-Lin Wang
    • Hai-Man Liang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 450 - 454

17. Direct shoot regeneration from mature embryo as a rapid and genotype-independent pathway in tissue culture of heterogeneous diverse sets of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) genotypes

    • Esmaeil Ebrahimie
    • A. A. Habashy
    • B. Yazdi-Amadi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 455 - 460

18. Factors affecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of Lycium barbarum L.

    • Zhong Hu
    • Yi-Rui Wu
    • Huan-Huan Gao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 461 - 466

19. Somatic embryogenesis from leaf and zygotic embryo explants of Blighia sapida ‘Cheese’ ackee

    • S. A. Webster
    • S. A. Mitchell
    • M. H. Ahmad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 472