EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

This issue in Crop science
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1233-1234. [Full Text]  

REVIEW & INTERPRETATION:

S. A. Mohammadi and B. M. Prasanna

Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Crop Plants—Salient Statistical Tools and Considerations
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1235-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CROP BREEDING, GENETICS & CYTOLOGY:

Jorge Franco, José Crossa, Suketoshi Taba, and Henry Shands

A Multivariate Method for Classifying Cultivars and Studying Group x Environment x Trait Interaction
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1249-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

T. Presterl, G. Seitz, M. Landbeck, E. M. Thiemt, W. Schmidt, and H. H. Geiger

Improving Nitrogen-Use Efficiency in European Maize: Estimation of Quantitative Genetic Parameters
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1259-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. A. Kolmer

Postulation of Leaf Rust Resistance Genes in Selected Soft Red Winter Wheats
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1266-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. C. Reif, A. E. Melchinger, X. C. Xia, M. L. Warburton, D. A. Hoisington, S. K. Vasal, G. Srinivasan, M. Bohn, and M. Frisch

Genetic Distance Based on Simple Sequence Repeats and Heterosis in Tropical Maize Populations
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1275-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. J. Clements, K. W. Campbell, C. M. Maragos, C. Pilcher, J. M. Headrick, J. K. Pataky, and D. G. White

Influence of Cry1Ab Protein and Hybrid Genotype on Fumonisin Contamination and Fusarium Ear Rot of Corn
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1283-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Y. Samdur, P. Manivel, V. K. Jain, B. M. Chikani, H. K. Gor, S. Desai, and J. B. Misra

Genotypic Differences and Water-Deficit Induced Enhancement in Epicuticular Wax Load in Peanut
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1294-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jun Abe, Donghe Xu, Akane Miyano, Kunihiko Komatsu, Akira Kanazawa, and Yoshiya Shimamoto

Photoperiod-Insensitive Japanese Soybean Landraces Differ at Two Maturity Loci
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1300-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Barbara J. Crowder, Carol A. Wilkinson, Charles S. Johnson, and Jon D. Eisenbach

Inheritance of Resistance to Tobacco Cyst Nematode in Flue-Cured Tobacco
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1305-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John Davies and William A. Berzonsky

Evaluation of Spring Wheat Quality Traits and Genotypes for Production of Cantonese Asian Noodles
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1313-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Mohamed, A. Ellicott, T. L. Housley, and G. Ejeta

Hypersensitive Response to Striga Infection in Sorghum
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1320-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Kazuo Kawano

Thirty Years of Cassava Breeding for Productivity—Biological and Social Factors for Success
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1325-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Shane J. Meis, Walter R. Fehr, and Steven R. Schnebly

Seed Source Effect on Field Emergence of Soybean Lines with Reduced Phytate and Raffinose Saccharides
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1336-1339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CROP PHYSIOLOGY & METABOLISM:

D. M. Haagenson, S. M. Cunningham, B. C. Joern, and J. J. Volenec

Autumn Defoliation Effects on Alfalfa Winter Survival, Root Physiology, and Gene Expression
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1340-1348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Eugénia S. Nunes and G. Ray Smith

Electrolyte Leakage Assay Capable of Quantifying Freezing Resistance in Rose Clover
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1349-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & QUALITY:

S. V. Angadi, H. W. Cutforth, B. G. McConkey, and Y. Gan

Yield Adjustment by Canola Grown at Different Plant Populations under Semiarid Conditions
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1358-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Paul F. Bell, D. J. Boquet, E. Millhollon, S. Moore, W. Ebelhar, C. C. Mitchell, J. Varco, E. R. Funderburg, C. Kennedy, G. A. Breitenbeck, C. Craig, M. Holman, W. Baker, and J. S. McConnell

Relationships between Leaf-Blade Nitrogen and Relative Seedcotton Yields
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1367-1374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Festo J. Massawe, Sayed N. Azam-Ali, and Jeremy A. Roberts

The Impact of Temperature on Leaf Appearance in Bambara Groundnut Landraces
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1375-1379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Walter E. Riedell, Robert W. Kieckhefer, Marie A. C. Langham, and Louis S. Hesler

Root and Shoot Responses to Bird Cherry-Oat Aphids and Barley yellow dwarf virus in Spring Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1380-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

TURFGRASS SCIENCE:

Bradley S. Park and Peter J. Landschoot

Effect of Dazomet on Annual Bluegrass Emergence and Creeping Bentgrass Establishment in Turf Maintained as a Golf Course Fairway
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1387-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. R. Heckman, B. B. Clarke, and J. A. Murphy

Optimizing Manganese Fertilization for the Suppression of Take-All Patch Disease on Creeping Bentgrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1395-1398. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Steinke and J. C. Stier

Nitrogen Selection and Growth Regulator Applications for Improving Shaded Turf Performance
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1399-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

FORAGE & GRAZING LANDS:

Roland Welle, Willi Greten, Bernhard Rietmann, Scott Alley, Georges Sinnaeve, and Pierre Dardenne

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy on Chopper to Measure Maize Forage Quality Parameters Online
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1407-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. L. Kallenbach, G. J. Bishop-Hurley, M. D. Massie, M. S. Kerley, and C. A. Roberts

Stockpiled Annual Ryegrass for Winter Forage in the Lower Midwestern USA
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1414-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. W. Singer and K. J. Moore

Nitrogen Removal by Orchardgrass and Smooth Bromegrass and Residual Soil Nitrate
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1420-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Alexander J. Smart, Kenneth P. Vogel, Lowell E. Moser, and Walter W. Stroup

Divergent Selection for Seedling Tiller Number in Big Bluestem and Switchgrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1427-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Alexander J. Smart, Lowell E. Moser, and Kenneth P. Vogel

Establishment and Seedling Growth of Big Bluestem and Switchgrass Populations Divergently Selected for Seedling Tiller Number
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1434-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. M. Haagenson, S. M. Cunningham, and J. J. Volenec

Root Physiology of Less Fall Dormant, Winter Hardy Alfalfa Selections
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1441-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CELL BIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS:

Mahmoud Toorchi, H. E. Shashidhar, T. M. Gireesha, and Shailaja Hittalmani

Performance of Backcrosses Involving Transgressant Doubled Haploid Lines in Rice under Contrasting Moisture Regimes: Yield Components and Marker Heterozygosity
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1448-1456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. Chandra Babu, Bay D. Nguyen, Varapong Chamarerk, P. Shanmugasundaram, P. Chezhian, P. Jeyaprakash, S. K. Ganesh, A. Palchamy, S. Sadasivam, S. Sarkarung, L. J. Wade, and Henry T. Nguyen

Genetic Analysis of Drought Resistance in Rice by Molecular Markers: Association between Secondary Traits and Field Performance
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1457-1469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Soon O. Park, Dermot P. Coyne, James R. Steadman, and Paul W. Skroch

Mapping of the Ur-7 Gene for Specific Resistance to Rust in Common Bean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1470-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Juqiang Yan, Jing Wang, David Tissue, A. Scott Holaday, Randy Allen, and Hong Zhang

Photosynthesis and Seed Production under Water-Deficit Conditions in Transgenic Tobacco Plants That Overexpress an Arabidopsis Ascorbate Peroxidase Gene
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1477-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

B. W. Porter, J. M. Chittoor, M. Yano, T. Sasaki, and F. F. White

Development and Mapping of Markers Linked to the Rice Bacterial Blight Resistance Gene Xa7
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1484-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

B. T. Campbell, P. S. Baenziger, K. S. Gill, K. M. Eskridge, H. Budak, M. Erayman, I. Dweikat, and Y. Yen

Identification of QTLs and Environmental Interactions Associated with Agronomic Traits on Chromosome 3A of Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1493-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. F. Pedersen, D. B. Marx, and D. L. Funnell

Use of A₃ Cytoplasm to Reduce Risk of Gene Flow through Sorghum Pollen
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1506-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

Yong-Bi Fu, Gordon G. Rowland, Scott D. Duguid, and Ken W. Richards

RAPD Analysis of 54 North American Flax Cultivars
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1510-1515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Benjamin Ewa Ubi, Roland Kölliker, Masahiro Fujimori, and Toshinori Komatsu

Genetic Diversity in Diploid Cultivars of Rhodesgrass Determined on the Basis of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Markers
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1516-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. E. S. Nunes and G. R. Smith

Characterization of Rose Clover Germplasm for Flowering Traits
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1523-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

L. R. DeHaan, N. J. Ehlke, C. C. Sheaffer, R. L. DeHaan, and D. L. Wyse

Evaluation of Diversity among and within Accessions of Illinois Bundleflower
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1528-1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Mamady Diaby and Michael D. Casler

RAPD Marker Variation among Smooth Bromegrass Cultivars
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1538-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

SEED PHYSIOLOGY & METABOLISM:

J. M. G. Thomas, K. J. Boote, L. H. Allen, Jr., M. Gallo-Meagher, and J. M. Davis

Elevated Temperature and Carbon Dioxide Effects on Soybean Seed Composition and Transcript Abundance
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1548-1557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NOTES:

Rex Bernardo

On the effectiveness of early generation selection in self-pollinated crops
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1558-1560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS:

C.E. Simpson, J.L. Starr, G.T. Church, M.D. Burow, and A.H. Paterson

Registration of ‘NemaTAM’ Peanut
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1561. [Full Text]  

K.K. Kidwell, V.L. DeMacon, G.B. Shelton, J.W. Burns, B.P. Carter, C.F. Morris, X.M. Chen, and N.A. Bosque-Perez

Registration of ‘Macon’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1561-1563. [Full Text]  

R.L. Cooper, T. Mendiola, S.K. St Martin, R.J. Fioritto, and A.E. Dorrance

Registration of ‘Apex’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1563. [Full Text]  

T.C. Helms

Registration of ‘Nornatto’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1563-1564. [Full Text]  

T.C. Helms

Registration of ‘Nannonatto’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1564. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Arcadia’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1564-1565. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Explorer’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1565-1566. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Quantum Leap’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1566. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Rambo’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1566-1567. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASM:

J. Rubio, M.T. Moreno, C. Martinez, and J. Gil

Registration of CA2969, an Ascochyta Blight Resistant and Double-Podded Chickpea Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1567-1568. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF PARENTAL LINES:

H.Z. Cross, D.W. Wanner, and M.J. Carena

Registration of ND291 Inbred Line of Maize
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1568. [Full Text]  

M.J. Carena and D.W. Wanner

Registration of ND2000 Inbred Line of Maize
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1568-1569. [Full Text]  

D.R. West, D.R. Kincer, and F.L. Allen

Registration of T270 Parental Line of Maize
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1569-1570. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GENETIC STOCKS:

T.C. Osborn, L.M. Hartweck, R.H. Harmsen, R.D. Vogelzang, K.A. Kmiecik, and F.A. Bliss

Registration of Phaseolus vulgaris Genetic Stocks with Altered Seed Protein Compositions
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1570-1571. [Full Text]  

M.J. Suso, J.A. Aguilar, and M.T. Moreno

Registration of Unifoliate Faba Bean Genetic Stocks
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1571-1572. [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Charles A. Francis

The State of the Nation's Ecosystems.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1573. [Full Text]  

Inderjit

The Influence of One Plant on Another: Allelopathy.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1573-1574. [Full Text]  

Jean-Luc Jannink

Likelihood of Bayesian, and MCMC Methods in Quantitative Genetics.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1574-1575. [Full Text]  

Theodore C. Fox

Handbook of Plant Growth: pH as the Master Variable.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1575-1576. [Full Text]  

Gene McAvoy

Physiology of Bamboo.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1576-1577. [Full Text]  

Om P. Dangi and K. Anand Kumar

Plant Breeding.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1577-1578. [Full Text]  

Joshua A. Udall

Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1578-1579. [Full Text]  

ERRATA:

Robert G. Fjellstrom, Jeffrey J. Steiner, and Paul R. Beuselinck

Tetrasomic Linkage Mapping of RFLP, PCR, and Isozyme Loci in Lotus corniculatus L.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1580. [Full Text]  

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