Plant Growth Regulation
Volume 27, No. 1, January 1999
Introduction 1-2
4-Chloroindole-3-acetic acid and plant growth
Dennis M. Reinecke 3-13
Biosynthetic studies on chlorinated indoles in Vicia faba
Kan Manabe, Masafumi Higashi, Makoto Hatori, Youji Sakagami 15-19
Structural characterization and auxin properties of dichlorinated indole-3-acetic acids
Snjezana Antolio, Branka Salopek, Biserka Kojic-Prodic, Volker Magnus, Jerry D. Cohen 21-31
Interaction of 4-chloroindole-3-acetic acid and gibberellins in early pea fruit develop-
ment
Jocelyn A. Ozga, Dennis M. Reinecke 33-38
Molecular properties of 4-substituted indole-3-acetic acids affecting pea pericarp elon-
gation
Dennis M. Reinecke, Jocelyn A. Ozga, NeboJsa Ilic, Volker Magnus, Biserka Kojic-Prodic 39-48
Structural requirements for biologically active jasmonates: Induction of protease
inhibitors and cotyledon senescence
K.A. Ward, P. Tung, N. Lamb, S.R. Abrams, D.M. Reid, M.M. Moloney, L.A. Holbrook 49-56
Differential inhibition of indole^-acetic acid and tryptophan biosynthesis by indole
analogues. 1. Tryptophan dependent IAA biosynthesis
Nebojsa Ilio, Anders Östin, Jerry D. Cohen 57-62
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Plant Growth Regulation
Volume 27 , No. 2, February 1999
Effects of kinetin on growth, grain yield and some mineral elements in wheat plants
growing under excess salinity and oxygen deficiency
M.A.A. Gadallah 63-74
Location of induced mutations and reversions in the chloroplast genome of Helianthus
annuus
S.O. Triboush, N.G. Danil
The influence of the null le'2 mutation on gibberellin levels in developing pea seeds
Diane R. Lester, Alasdair K. MacKenzie-Hose, Peter J. Davies, John J. Ross, James B. Reid 83-89
Comparative effect of IBA, BSAA and 5,6-Cl2-IAA-Me on the rooting of hypocotyl in
mung bean
Ruichi Pan, Xingshan Tian 91-98
Uniconazole-induced tolerance of rape plants to heat stress in relation to changes in
hormonal levels, enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation
Weijun Zhou, Melakeselam Leui 99-104
Inhibition of ethylene responses by 1-Methylcyclopropene and 3-Methylcyclopropene
Edward C. Sisler, Margrethe Serek, Eve Dupille, Raphael Goren 105-111
Control of Dioscorea alata microtuber dormancy and germination by jasmonic acid
Romain Bazabakana, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Billo Diallo, Jean Pierre Dupont, Jacques
Homes, Mondher Jaziri 113-117
Effect of ethrel on apoptosis in carrot protoplasts
Jun Zhou, Haizhen Zhu, Yao-Ren Dai 119-123
Response of Eucalyptus nitens seedlings to gibberetlin biosynthesis inhibitors
D.R. Williams, J.J. Ross, J.B. Reid, B.M. Potts 125-129
Differences between Dianthus caryophyllus L. cultivar in in vitro growth and morpho-
genesis are related to their ethylene production
M.A. Fal, J.P. Majada, A. Gonzalez, R. Sanchez Tames 131-136
Book reviews 137-138
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Plant Growth Regulation
VOL: 27, NO: 3, MARCH 1999
lndole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis in Lemna gibba studied using stable isotope labeled
anthranilate and tryptophan
Francesca Rapparini, Jerry D. Cohen, Janet P. Slovin 139-144
A combination of thidiazuron and benzyladenine promotes multiple shoot production
from cotyledonary node explants of faba bean (Vicia faba L.)
Mutasim Mohamed Khalafalla, Kazurni Hattori 145-148
The roles of abscisic acid and ethylene in the abscission and senescence of cocoa
flowers
Madhu Anej'a, Thomas Gianfagna, Edward Ng 149-155
Promotion of stem elongation by indole-3-butyric acid in intact plants of Pisum
sativum L.
Tao Yang, Peter J. Davies 157-160
Gibberellic acid (GA) increases fibre cell differentiation and secondary cell-wall depo-
sition in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) culms
S. Lev-Yadun, A. Beharav, R. Di-nur, S. Abbo 161-165
Reduced susceptibility to waterlogging together with high-light stress is related to
increases in superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in sweet potato
Shih-Ying Hwang, Hui-Wen Lin, Ruey-Houng Chern, Hsiao-Feng Lo, Liang U 167-172
In vitro root cultures of Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolium
C. Kevers, Ph. Jacques, Ph. Thonart, Th. Gaspar 173-178
The influence of relative humidity on vitrification, growth and morphology of
Gypsophila paniculata L.
KarleenGribble 179-188
Importance of ornithine-8-aminotransferase to proline accumulation caused by water
stress in detached rice leaves
Chao-Wei Yang, Ching Huei Kao 189-192
In vitro somatic embryogenesis in Typhonium trilobatum Schott.
P. Das, S.K. Palai, A. Patra, S. Samantaray, G.R. Rout 193-197
Distribution of GA2o-13-0-glucoside and reconversion of [17-D2]GA2()-13-0-glucoside
in caryopses of Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Himalaya
B. Senns, R Fuchs, G. Schneider 199-204
Book review 205
Instructions for authors 207-210
Author index 211
Volume contents 213-215
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Plant Growth ReguBation
Volume 28 , No. 1, May 1999
Rapid clonal propagation of Plumbago zeylanica Linn.
G.R. Rout, C. Saxena, S. Samantaray, P. Das 1-4
Effects of abscisic acid and its related compounds on rice seedling growth
Hajime Watanabe, Kiyoshi Takahashi 5-8
Somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis In peanut: The role of thidiazuron and N^
benzylaminopurine in the induction of plant morphogenesis
J.M.R. Victor, S.J. Murch, S. KrishnaRaj, P.K. Saxena 9-15
Endogenous abscisic acid levels are not linked to methyl Jasmonate-promoted senes-
cence of detached rice leaves
Jen-Wu Wang, Ching Huei Kao 17-20
QC-MS-SIM analysis of abscisic acid and indole-S-acetic acid in shoot bark of apple
rootstocks
J.S. Kamboj, G. Browning, P.S. Blake, J.D. Quinlan, D.A. Baker 21-27
Ethylene inhibitors promote male gametophyte survival In rice
P.K. Naik, P.K. Mohapatra 29-39
Role of endogenous purine metabolism in thidiazuron-induced somatic embryogen-
esis of peanut (Arachls hypogaea L.)
J.M.R. Victor, B.N.S. Murthy, S.J. Murch, S. KrishnaRaj, P.K. Saxena 41-47
Effects of UV-B radiation on photosynthetic reactions in Rhizophora aplculata
P. Moorthy, K. Kathiresan 49-54
Quantification of endogenous gibberellins in exudates from fruits of Malus domestica
Michael Stephan, Fritz Bangerth, Gernot Schneider 55-58
Ethylene biosynthesis in Amaranthus cauäatus seeds in response to methyl Jasmonate
J. Kepczynski, B. Biatecka, E. Kepczynska 59-65
Restoration of gibberellln biosynthesis by 2,6-diisopropylphenoxyacetlc acid in
uniconazole-treated rice plants
Kanae Noguchi, Hitoshi Kuramochi, Yasutomo Takeuchi, Makoto Konnai, Koichi Yoneyama 67-72
Book reviews 73-75
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PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
Volume 28, No. 2, June 1999
Responses of banana fruit to treatment with 1-methylcyclopropene
Yueming Jiang, Daryl C, Joyce, Andrew J. Macnish 77-82
Effect of phenolic compounds on the germination of six weeds species
M.J. Reigosa, X.C. Souto, L Gonzalez 83-88
Temperature drop, dry matter accumulation and cold resistance of young cucumber
plants
MI Sysoeva, E.F Markovskaya, TG. Kharkina, E-G, Sherudilo 89-94
Smoke-saturated water promotes somatic embryogenesis in geranium
Tissa Senaratna, Kingsiey Dixon, Eric Bunn, Darren Touchell 95-99
Flowering may be controlled by a quantitative balance between flower-inducing and
"inhibiting substances in Pharbitis nil
Masatoshi Kondoh, Youichi Fukusada, Ayumi Murakami, Chiaki Shigeta, Shizufumi Tanimoto 101-106
Flower-inducing and -inhibiting activities of Phloem Exudate from Cotyledons of Phar-
bitis Seedlings
Masatoshi Kondoh, Ayumi Murakami, Chiaki Shigeta, Shizufumi Tanimoto 107-116
Effects of the time of sucrose treatment on vase life, soluble carbohydrate concentra-
tions and ethylene production in cut sweet pea flowers
Kazuo Ichimura, Kenichi Suto 117-122
Induction by ozone of ethylene production and an ACC oxidase cDNA in rice (Oryza
sativa L.) leaves
Takehiro Ohki, Hideki Matsui, Atsushi Nagasaka, Toshihito Yoshioka, Akiyoshi Watanabe,
Shigeru Satoh 123-127
The promotive effect of combustion products from plant vegetation on the release of
seeds from dormancy
MA Thomton, TK Thomas, N,C.B. Peters 129-132
Effect of irradiance on shoot development in vitro
TR. Marks, S.E. Simpson 133-142
Short communication
An apolar GA-like compound responsible for the antheridiogen activity in Blechnum
spicant
K Femandez, A.M. Bertrand, MI Sierra, R. Sanchez-Tames 143-144
Book review 145
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PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
VOL. 28, No. 3, July 1999
The embryogenic response of immature embryo cultures of durum wheat (Triticum
durum Desf.): histology and improvement by AgN03
Sophie Fernandez, Nicole Michaux-Ferriere, Marc Coumans 147-155
Changes in sugar content and fatty acid composition of in vitro sugar beet shoots after
cold acclimation: influence on survival after cryopreservation
B. Vandenbussche, S. Leuridan, V. Verdoodt, M. Gysemberg, M. De Proft 157-163
Effect of brassinosteroids on nodulation and nitrogenase activity in groundnut
(Arachis hypogaea L.)
B. Vidya Vardhini, S. Seeta Ram Rao 165-167
A cell cycle role for a plant sucrose nonfermenting-1-related protein kinase (SnRKI) is
indicated by expression in yeast
J. Richard Dickinson, Deborah Cole, Nigel G. Halford 169-174
The use of acetaldehyde to control carnation flower longevity
L.A. Podd, J. van Staden 175-178
High frequency shoot regeneration from Rhynchostylis gigantea (orchidaceae) using
thin cell layers
Bui van Le, N.T Hang Phuong, L.T. Anh Hong, K. Tran Thanh Van 179-185
Effects of abscisic acid (ABA) on grain filling processes in wheat
A. Ahmadi, D.A. Baker 187-197
Identification and quantitation by GC-MS of zeatin and zeatin riboside in xylem sap
from rootstock and scion of grafted apple trees
J.S. Kamboj, P.S. Blake, J.D. Quinlan, D.A. Baker 199-205
Vegetative phase change in Metrosideros: Shoot and root restriction
John Clemens, Robert E. Henriod, Donald G. Bailey, Paula E. Jameson 207-214
Book reviews 215-219
Instructions for authors 221-224
Author index 225
Volume contents 227-229
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