1. Structure of the coding region and mRNA variants of the apyrase gene from pea (Pisum sativum)

   • Koichi Shibata
   • Shunnosuke Abe
   • Eric Davies

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 13

2. Somatic embryogenesis of Gentiana genus I. The effect of the preculture treatment and primary explant origin on somatic embryogenesis of Gentiana cruciata (L.), G. pannonica (Scop.), and G. tibetica (King)

   • Anna Mikuła
   • Jan J. Rybczyński

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 25

3. Growth of wheat seedlings raised from the grains treated with 28-homobrassinolide

   • S. Hayat
   • A. Ahmad
   • M. Mobin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 30

4. Sink development, sucrose metabolising enzymes and carbohydrate status in turnip (Brassica rapa L.)

   • Anil K. Gupta
   • Jasvinder Singh
   • Narinder Kaur

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 36

5. NH₄ ⁺ and NO₃ ⁻ requirement for wheat somatic embryogenesis

   • Izabela Menke-Milczarek
   • Janusz Zimny

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 42

6. Leaf rolling effects on lipid and fatty acid composition in Ctenanthe setosa (Marantaceae) subjected to water-deficit stress

   • F. Ahmet Ayaz
   • Asım Kadioglu
   • Ali Dogru

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 47

7. Effects of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) extract on germination and seedling growth of six plants

   • Hisashi Kato-Noguchi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 53

8. Characterization of the tonoplast proton pumps in Cucumis sativus L. root cells

   • Katarzyna Kabała
   • Grażyna Kłobus

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 63

9. Compatibility studies in three wild species of Lycopersicon

   • Elzbieta U. Kozik
   • Barbara Dyki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 72

10. The effect of soil drought on the composition of carbohydrates in yellow lupin seeds and triticale kernels

    • Kazimierz Zalewski
    • Lesław Bernard Lahuta
    • Marcin Horbowicz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 78

11. The effect of calcium on the production of ethylene and abscisic acid by fungus Fusarium culmorum and by wheat seedlings infected with that pathogen

    • Marlena Zielińska
    • Marian Michniewicz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 85

12. Physiological factors affecting yield formation in the canopy of traditional and new morphotypes of triticale plant (Triticosecale Wittmarck)

    • Anna Czerednik
    • Emil Nalborczyk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 93

13. A simple method for identification of S phase nuclei in Vicia faba root meristems using BrdUrd labeling and indirect immunofluorescence (comparison with ³H-thymidine incorporation)

    • Justyna Polit
    • Janusz Maszewski

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 101

14. The influence of the jasmonates and abscisic acid on callus growth and somatic embryogenesis in Medicago sativa L. tissue culture

    • Izabela Ruduś
    • Jan Kępczyński
    • Ewa Kępczyńska

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 107

15. Organospecific responses of lupin seedlings to lead I. localization of lead ions and stress proteins

    • Roman Przymusiński
    • Agnieszka Banaszak
    • Edward A. Gwóźdź

    OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 116

16. Changes in gene expression in wild potato (Solanum sogarandinum) during cold acclimation

    • Tadeusz Rorat

    Review Pages: 117 - 126

17. Book reviews

    • B. Zagdańska
    • S. Podlaski
    • A. Czerednik

    BookReview Pages: 127 - 135