EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

THIS ISSUE IN CROP SCIENCE
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1581. [Full Text]  

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM—2001 CSSA MEETING (Charlotte):

Robert Nichols, Lloyd May, and Fred Bourland

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM—2001 CSSA MEETING (Charlotte)
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1582-1583. [Full Text]  

Paul L. Raymer and Timothy L. Grey

Challenges in Comparing Transgenic and Nontransgenic Soybean Cultivars
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1584-1589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

G. R. Stringam, V. L. Ripley, H. K. Love, and A. Mitchell

Transgenic Herbicide Tolerant Canola—The Canadian Experience
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1590-1593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

O. L. May, F. M. Bourland, and R. L. Nichols

Challenges in Testing Transgenic and Nontransgenic Cotton Cultivars
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1594-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CROP BREEDING, GENETICS & CYTOLOGY:

A. Assibi Mahama and Reid G. Palmer

Translocation Breakpoints in Soybean Classical Genetic Linkage Groups 6 and 8
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1602-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K. D. Burnham, A. E. Dorrance, T. T. VanToai, and S. K. St. Martin

Quantitative Trait Loci for Partial Resistance to Phytophthora sojae in Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1610-1617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. J. Helland and J. B. Holland

Genome-Wide Genetic Diversity among Components Does Not Cause Cultivar Blend Responses
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1618-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Mary J. Guttieri and Edward Souza

Sources of Variation in the Solvent Retention Capacity Test of Wheat Flour
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1628-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael S. Olsen, Todd L. Krone, and Ronald L. Phillips

BSSS53 as a Donor Source for Increased Whole-Kernel Methionine in Maize: Selection and Evaluation of High-Methionine Inbreds and Hybrids
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1634-1642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. M. Kumlay, P. S. Baenziger, K. S. Gill, D. R. Shelton, R. A. Graybosch, A. J. Lukaszewski, and D. M. Wesenberg

Understanding the Effect of Rye Chromatin in Bread Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1643-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. K. Doerksen, L. W. Kannenberg, and E. A. Lee

Effect of Recurrent Selection on Combining Ability in Maize Breeding Populations
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1652-1658. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mingshu Cao, Suleiman S. Bughrara, and David A. Sleper

Cytogenetic Analysis of Festuca Species and Amphiploids between Festuca mairei and Lolium perenne
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1659-1662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. D. Hall and D. A. Van Sanford

Diallel Analysis of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Soft Red Winter Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1663-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paulo C. Canci, Lexingtons M. Nduulu, Ruth Dill-Macky, Gary J. Muehlbauer, Donald C. Rasmusson, and Kevin P. Smith

Genetic Relationship between Kernel Discoloration and Grain Protein Concentration in Barley
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1671-1679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K. vom Brocke, A. Christinck, R.E. Weltzien, T. Presterl, and H. H. Geiger

Farmers' Seed Systems and Management Practices Determine Pearl Millet Genetic Diversity Patterns in Semiarid Regions of India
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1680-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. A. Mohammadi, B. M. Prasanna, and N. N. Singh

Sequential Path Model for Determining Interrelationships among Grain Yield and Related Characters in Maize
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1690-1697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. M. Trethowan, M. van Ginkel, K. Ammar, J. Crossa, T. S. Payne, B. Cukadar, S. Rajaram, and E. Hernandez

Associations among Twenty Years of International Bread Wheat Yield Evaluation Environments
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1698-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. N. Martin, B. F. Carver, R. M. Hunger, and T. S. Cox

Contributions of Leaf Rust Resistance and Awns to Agronomic and Grain Quality Performance in Winter Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1712-1717. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luis Narro, Shivaji Pandey, José Crossa, Carlos De León, and Fredy Salazar

Using Line x Tester Interaction for the Formation of Yellow Maize Synthetics Tolerant to Acid Soils
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1718-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. B. Milligan, M. Balzarini, and W. H. White

Broad-Sense Heritabilities, Genetic Correlations, and Selection Indices for Sugarcane Borer Resistance and Their Relation to Yield Loss
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1729-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. K. Sledge, J. H. Bouton, and G. Kochert

Shifts in Pest Resistance, Fall Dormancy, and Yield in 12-, 24-, and 120-Parent Grazing Tolerant Synthetics Derived from CUF 101 Alfalfa
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1736-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

P. R. Beuselinck, J. J. Steiner, and Y. W. Rim

Morphological Comparison of Progeny Derived from 4x-2x and 4x-4x Hybridizations of Lotus glaber Mill. and L. corniculatus L.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1741-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. V. Tang and D. R. Pring

Conversion of Fertility Restoration of the Sorghum IS1112C (A3) Male-Sterile Cytoplasm from Two Genes to One Gene
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1747-1753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Vasilia A. Fasoula, Donna K. Harris, Matthew A. Bailey, Daniel V. Phillips, and H. Roger Boerma

Identification, Mapping, and Confirmation of a Soybean Gene for Bud Blight Resistance
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1754-1759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Tomasz Przepiorkowski and Steven K. St. Martin

The Effect of Grafting on the Flowering of Near-Isogenic Lines of Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1760-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jiankang Wang, Maarten van Ginkel, Dean Podlich, Guoyou Ye, Richard Trethowan, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Ian H. DeLacy, Mark Cooper, and Sanjaya Rajaram

Comparison of Two Breeding Strategies by Computer Simulation
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1764-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & QUALITY:

Yuming Bai, Xiaomin Zhou, and Donald L. Smith

Enhanced Soybean Plant Growth Resulting from Coinoculation of Bacillus Strains with Bradyrhizobium japonicum
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1774-1781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

SEED PHYSIOLOGY, PRODUCTION & TECHNOLOGY:

Jason Argyris, David Van Sanford, and Dennis TeKrony

Fusarium graminearum Infection during Wheat Seed Development and Its Effect on Seed Quality
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1782-1788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

FORAGE & GRAZING LANDS:

B. A. Brueland, K. R. Harmoney, K. J. Moore, J. R. George, and E. C. Brummer

Developmental Morphology of Smooth Bromegrass Growth Following Spring Grazing
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1789-1796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Matt A. Sanderson, Maria Labreveux, Marvin H. Hall, and Gerald F. Elwinger

Nutritive Value of Chicory and English Plantain Forage
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1797-1804. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENOMICS, MOLECULAR GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY:

Meizhu Yang, Robert Bower, Mark D. Burow, Andrew H. Paterson, and T. Erik Mirkov

A Rapid and Direct Approach to Identify Promoters That Confer High Levels of Gene Expression in Monocots
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1805-1813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. J. Weiland and M. H. Yu

A Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence (CAPS) Marker Associated with Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Sugarbeet
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1814-1818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Demosthenis Chronis and Hari B. Krishnan

Sulfur Assimilation in Soybean: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of O-Acetylserine (Thiol) Lyase (Cysteine Synthase)
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1819-1827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. Wang, J. Shi, S. R. Carlson, P. B. Cregan, R. W. Ward, and B. W. Diers

A Low-Cost, High-Throughput Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis System for Genotyping with Microsatellite DNA Markers
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1828-1832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K. D. Bilyeu, L. Palavalli, D. A. Sleper, and P. R. Beuselinck

Three Microsomal Omega-3 Fatty-acid Desaturase Genes Contribute to Soybean Linolenic Acid Levels
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1833-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Helguera, I. A. Khan, J. Kolmer, D. Lijavetzky, L. Zhong-qi, and J. Dubcovsky

PCR Assays for the Lr37-Yr17-Sr38 Cluster of Rust Resistance Genes and Their Use to Develop Isogenic Hard Red Spring Wheat Lines
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1839-1847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

Donna K. Harris, H. Roger Boerma, Richard S. Hussey, and Steven L. Finnerty

Additional Sources of Soybean Germplasm Resistant to Two Species of Root-Knot Nematode
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1848-1851. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anh T. Phan, Yong-Bi Fu, and S. Ray Smith, Jr.

RAPD Variations in Selected and Unselected Blue Grama Populations
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1852-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

George N. Ude, William J. Kenworthy, Jose M. Costa, Perry B. Cregan, and Jennie Alvernaz

Genetic Diversity of Soybean Cultivars from China, Japan, North America, and North American Ancestral Lines Determined by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1858-1867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NOTES:

Hugh J. Earl

A PRECISE GRAVIMETRIC METHOD FOR SIMULATING DROUGHT STRESS IN POT EXPERIMENTS
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1868-1873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Larry C. Purcell

COMPARISON OF THERMAL UNITS DERIVED FROM DAILY AND HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1874-1879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS:

H.O.A. Elawad and B.B. Singh

Registration of ‘Dahab Elgoz’ Cowpea
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1880. [Full Text]  

C.E. Simpson, M.R. Baring, A.M. Schubert, H.A. Melouk, Y. Lopez, and J.S. Kirby

Registration of ‘OLin’ Peanut
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1880-1881. [Full Text]  

L.O. Silva, E.A. Moraes, H. Aidar, M. Thung, J.A. Gutiérrez, H. Terán, F.J. Morales, M.A. Pastor-Corrales, H.F. Schwartz, and S.P. Singh

Registration of ‘EMGOPA 201-Ouro’ Common Bean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1881-1882. [Full Text]  

A.N. Hang, M.J. Silbernagel, and P.N. Miklas

Registration of ‘Orca’ Black-and-White Mottled Anasazi-Type Dry Bean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1882. [Full Text]  

M.A. Afzal, M.D. Abu Bakr, N.K. Luna, M.M. Rahman, M.S. Aktar, and A. Sarker

Registration of ‘Barimash-3’ Blackgram
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1882-1883. [Full Text]  

W.D. Branch

Registration of ‘Georgia-02C’ Peanut
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1883-1884. [Full Text]  

R.S. Zemetra, M.L. Lauver, K. O'Brien, T. Koehler, E.J. Souza, S.O. Guy, L. Robertson, and B. Brown

Registration of ‘Brundage 96’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1884. [Full Text]  

A.R. Blount, R.D. Barnett, K. Hinson, and R.A. Kinloch

Registration of ‘Hinson Long Juvenile’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1885. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASM:

P.R. Beuselinck and J.J. Steiner

Registration of ARS-2622 Birdsfoot Trefoil Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1886. [Full Text]  

S.P. Singh, H. Terán, J.A. Gutiérrez, M.A. Pastor-Corrales, H.F. Schwartz, and F.J. Morales

Registration of A 339, MAR 1, MAR 2, and MAR 3 Angular-Leaf-Spot- and Anthracnose-Resistant Common Bean Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1886-1887. [Full Text]  

S.P. Singh, J.A. Gutiérrez, and H. Terán

Registration of Indeterminate Tall Upright Small Black-Seeded Common Bean Germplasm A 55
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1887-1888. [Full Text]  

J.J. Steiner and G.S. Bañuelos

Registration of ARS-NLT-SALT and ARS-NLT-SALT/B Saline Tolerant Narrow-Leaf Trefoil Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1888-1889. [Full Text]  

P.N. Miklas, J.D. Kelly, and S.P. Singh

Registration of Anthracnose-Resistant Pinto Bean Germplasm Line USPT-ANT-1
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1889-1990. [Full Text]  

A.R. Blount, R.D. Barnett, K. Hinson, and R.A. Kinloch

Registration of F94-2290 Long Juvenile Soybean Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1890-1891. [Full Text]  

T.C. Kilen and L.D. Young

Registration of D98-1216 Soybean Germplasm Line Resistant to Phytophthora Rot and Soybean Cyst Nematode Races 3 and 14
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1891. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF PARENTAL LINES:

F.J. Betrán, A. Bockholt, F. Fojt, III, L. Rooney, and R. Waniska

Registration of Tx802
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1891-1892. [Full Text]  

F.J. Betrán, A. Bockholt, F. Fojt, III, and G.N. Odvody

Registration of Tx807
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1892-1893. [Full Text]  

F.J. Betrán, A. Bockholt, F. Fojt, III, and L. Rooney

Registration of Tx811
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1893-1894. [Full Text]  

ERRATA:

Fidel Márquez-Sánchez

Inbreeding and Yield Prediction in Synthetic Cultivars of Maize: II. Alternative Methods
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1893-1894. [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Cynthia A. Cambardella

Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1895. [Full Text]  

Inderjit

The Influence of One Plant on Another: Allelopathy.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1895-1896. [Full Text]  

Charles A. Francis

The State of the Nation's Ecosystems.
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1896. [Full Text]  

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