EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

THIS ISSUE IN CROP SCIENCE
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1897-1898. [Full Text]  

REVIEW & INTERPRETATION:

Philip Busey

Cultural Management of Weeds in Turfgrass: A Review
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1899-1911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Roland Vencovsky and Jose Crossa

Measurements of Representativeness Used in Genetic Resources Conservation and Plant Breeding
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1912-1921. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. T. Lammerts van Bueren, P. C. Struik, M. Tiemens-Hulscher, and E. Jacobsen

Concepts of Intrinsic Value and Integrity of Plants in Organic Plant Breeding and Propagation
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1922-1929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leigh W. Murray, Ian M. Ray, Haiying Dong, and Armando Segovia-Lerma

Clarification and Reevaluation of Population-Based Diallel Analyses: Gardner and Eberhart Analyses II and III Revisited
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1930-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PERSPECTIVES:

Nihat Guner and Todd C. Wehner

Survey of U.S. Land-Grant Universities for Training of Plant Breeding Students
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1938-1944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP BREEDING, GENETICS & CYTOLOGY:

Omprakash Mittapalli and Gordon Rowland

Inheritance of Seed Color in Flax
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1945-1951. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Domagoj Simic, Thomas Presterl, Günter Seitz, and Hartwig H. Geiger

Comparing Methods for Integrating Exotic Germplasm into European Forage Maize Breeding Programs
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1952-1959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Flavio Capettini, Donald C. Rasmusson, Ruth Dill-Macky, Edward Schiefelbein, and Amar Elakkad

Inheritance of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Four Populations of Barley
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1960-1966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. Moreno-González, J. Crossa, and P. L. Cornelius

Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interaction Model: I. Theory on Variance Components for Predicting Cell Means
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1967-1975. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Moreno-González, J. Crossa, and P. L. Cornelius

Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interaction Model: II. Theory on Shrinkage Factors for Predicting Cell Means
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1976-1982. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. Basal, P. Bebeli, C. W. Smith, and P. Thaxton

Root Growth Parameters of Converted Race Stocks of Upland Cotton and Two BC₂F₂ Populations
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1983-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yong-Bi Fu, Gregory W. Peterson, Graham Scoles, Brian Rossnagel, Daniel J. Schoen, and Ken W. Richards

Allelic Diversity Changes in 96 Canadian Oat Cultivars Released from 1886 to 2001
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1989-1995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. R. Blount, R. N. Gates, P. L. Pfahler, and K. H. Quesenberry

Early Plant Selection Effects on Crown Traits in Pensacola Bahiagrass with Selection Cycle
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1996-1998. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Ahoton, J.-M. Lacape, J.-P. Baudoin, and G. Mergeai

Introduction of Australian Diploid Cotton Genetic Variation into Upland Cotton
Crop Sci 2003 43: 1999-2005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jode W. Edwards and Kendall R. Lamkey

Dominance and Genetic Drift: Predicted Effects of Population Subdivision in a Maize Population
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2006-2017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

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

Genetic Components of Yield Stability in Maize Breeding Populations
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2018-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Thomas E. Devine

The Pd2 and Lf2 Loci Define Soybean Linkage Group 16
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2028-2030. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. C. Sharma and E. Duveiller

Selection Index for Improving Helminthosporium Leaf Blight Resistance, Maturity, and Kernel Weight in Spring Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2031-2036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Gary R. Bauchan, T. Austin Campbell, and M. Azhar Hossain

Comparative Chromosome Banding Studies of Nondormant Alfalfa Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2037-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Thanda Dhliwayo and Kevin V. Pixley

Divergent Selection for Resistance to Maize Weevil in Six Maize Populations
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2043-2049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Phil Bregitzer, Dolores W. Mornhinweg, and Berne L. Jones

Resistance to Russian Wheat Aphid Damage Derived from STARS 9301B Protects Agronomic Performance and Malting Quality When Transferred to Adapted Barley Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2050-2057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Xianming Chen, Marcelo A. Soria, Guiping Yan, Jun Sun, and Jorge Dubcovsky

Development of Sequence Tagged Site and Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence Markers for Wheat Stripe Rust Resistance Gene Yr5
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2058-2064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

F. R. Guillen-Portal, W. K. Russell, D. D. Baltensperger, K. M. Eskridge, N. E. D'Croz-Mason, and L. A. Nelson

Best Types of Maize Hybrids for the Western High Plains of the USA
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2065-2070. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Todd W. Pfeiffer, Rebecca Peyyala, Quanxing Ren, and Said A. Ghabrial

Increased Soybean Pubescence Density: Yield and Soybean mosaic virus Resistance Effects
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2071-2076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

N. Reyna, B. Cornelious, J. G. Shannon, and C. H. Sneller

Evaluation of a QTL for Waterlogging Tolerance in Southern Soybean Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2077-2082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP PHYSIOLOGY & METABOLISM:

R. E. Brevedan and D. B. Egli

Short Periods of Water Stress during Seed Filling, Leaf Senescence, and Yield of Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2083-2088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Müjde Koç, Celaleddin Barutçular, and Ibrahim Genç

Photosynthesis and Productivity of Old and Modern Durum Wheats in a Mediterranean Environment
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2089-2098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jianchang Yang, Jianhua Zhang, Zhiqing Wang, Lijun Liu, and Qingsen Zhu

Postanthesis Water Deficits Enhance Grain Filling in Two-Line Hybrid Rice
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2099-2108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yong In Kuk, Ji San Shin, Nilda R. Burgos, Tay Eak Hwang, Oksoo Han, Baik Ho Cho, Sunyo Jung, and Ja Ock Guh

Antioxidative Enzymes Offer Protection from Chilling Damage in Rice Plants
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2109-2117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & QUALITY:

Theresa L. Bosma, John M. Dole, and Niels O. Maness

Optimizing Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) Petal and Pigment Yield
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2118-2124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lewis J. Wilson, Victor O. Sadras, Simone C. Heimoana, and Dallas Gibb

How to Succeed by Doing Nothing: Cotton Compensation after Simulated Early Season Pest Damage
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2125-2134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Ghana S. Giri and William F. Schillinger

Seed Priming Winter Wheat for Germination, Emergence, and Yield
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2135-2141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

TURFGRASS SCIENCE:

M. A. Shahba, Y. L. Qian, H. G. Hughes, D. Christensen, and A. J. Koski

Cold Hardiness of Saltgrass Accessions
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2142-2147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. A. Shahba, Y. L. Qian, H. G. Hughes, A. J. Koski, and D. Christensen

Relationships of Soluble Carbohydrates and Freeze Tolerance in Saltgrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2148-2153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. P. Wang, S. S. Bughrara, and D. A. Sleper

Genome Introgression of Festuca mairei into Lolium perenne Detected by SSR and RAPD Markers
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2154-2161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

G. V. Vergara and S. S. Bughrara

AFLP Analyses of Genetic Diversity in Bentgrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2162-2171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

F. C. Belanger, K. A. Plumley, P. R. Day, and W. A. Meyer

Interspecific Hybridization as a Potential Method for Improvement of Agrostis Species
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2172-2176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. Fei and E. Nelson

Estimation of Pollen Viability, Shedding Pattern, and Longevity of Creeping Bentgrass on Artificial Media
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2177-2181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K. J. Koh, G. E. Bell, D. L. Martin, and N. R. Walker

Shade and Airflow Restriction Effects on Creeping Bentgrass Golf Greens
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2182-2188. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stacy A. Bonos, Michael D. Casler, and William A. Meyer

Inheritance of Dollar Spot Resistance in Creeping Bentgrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2189-2196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

FORAGE & GRAZING LANDS:

M. A. Sanderson, R. A. Byers, R. H. Skinner, and G. F. Elwinger

Growth and Complexity of White Clover Stolons in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stress
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2197-2205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

T. L. Springer, C. L. Dewald, P. L. Sims, and R. L. Gillen

How Does Plant Population Density Affect the Forage Yield of Eastern Gamagrass?
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2206-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. C. Rao, W. A. Phillips, H. S. Mayeux, and S. C. Phatak

Potential Grain and Forage Production of Early Maturing Pigeonpea in the Southern Great Plains
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2212-2217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Hayati Seker, Dennis E. Rowe, and Geoffrey E. Brink

White Clover Morphology Changes with Stress Treatments
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2218-2225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. D. Casler and A. R. Boe

Cultivar x Environment Interactions in Switchgrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2226-2233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

GENOMICS, MOLECULAR GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY:

Ariel J. Castro, Xianming Chen, Ann Corey, Tanya Filichkina, Patrick M. Hayes, Christopher Mundt, Kelley Richardson, Sergio Sandoval-Islas, and Hugo Vivar

Pyramiding and Validation of Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Alleles Determining Resistance to Barley Stripe Rust: Effects on Adult Plant Resistance
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2234-2239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Xu He, Mary Beth Hall, Maria Gallo-Meagher, and Rex L. Smith

Improvement of Forage Quality by Downregulation of Maize O-Methyltransferase
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2240-2251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Wangzhen Guo, Tianzhen Zhang, Xinlian Shen, John Z. Yu, and Russell J. Kohel

Development of SCAR Marker Linked to a Major QTL for High Fiber Strength and Its Usage in Molecular-Marker Assisted Selection in Upland Cotton
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2252-2256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jeffrey C. Wong, Robert J. Lambert, Yaakov Tadmor, and Torbert R. Rocheford

QTL Associated with Accumulation of Tocopherols in Maize
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2257-2266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. T. Lopez, T. Toojinda, A. Vanavichit, and S. Tragoonrung

Microsatellite Markers Flanking the tms2 Gene Facilitated Tropical TGMS Rice Line Development
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2267-2271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

J. A. Tarter, M. M. Goodman, and J. B. Holland

Testcross Performance of Semiexotic Inbred Lines Derived from Latin American Maize Accessions
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2272-2278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Robin Bortnem and Arvid Boe

Color Index for Red Clover Seed
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2279-2283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

H. Budak, F. Pedraza, P. B. Cregan, P. S. Baenziger, and I. Dweikat

Development and Utilization of SSRs to Estimate the Degree of Genetic Relationships in a Collection of Pearl Millet Germplasm
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2284-2290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NOTES:

Yantai Gan, Puhai Liu, and Calvin McDonald

SEVERITY OF ASCOCHYTA BLIGHT IN RELATION TO LEAF TYPE IN CHICKPEA
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2291-2294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas E. Karcher, Ryan M. Goss, Michael D. Richardson, Roch E. Gaussoin, and Margaret E. Secks

DOES BLOCKING AFFECT EXPERIMENTAL EFFICIENCY ON SAND-BASED PUTTING GREENS?
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2295-2297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS:

C.E. Simpson, M.R. Baring, A.M. Schubert, H.A. Melouk, M.C. Black, Y. Lopez, and K.A. Keim

Registration of ‘Tamrun OL01’ Peanut
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2298. [Full Text]  

B.F. Carver, E.L. Smith, E.G. Krenzer, R.M. Hunger, D.R. Porter, A.R. Klatt, J. Verchot-Lubicz, P. Rayas-Duarte, A.C. Guenzi, B.C. Martin, and G. Bai

Registration of ‘Ok101’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2298-2299. [Full Text]  

P.M. Thaxton and K.M. El-Zik

Registration of ‘Tamcot Luxor’ Cotton
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2299-2300. [Full Text]  

C.A. Erickson, D.M. Wesenberg, D.E. Burrup, and J.C. Whitmore

Registration of ‘Lamont’ Oat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2300-2301. [Full Text]  

C.A. Erickson, D.M. Wesenberg, D.E. Burrup, J.C. Whitmore, and H. G. Marshall

Registration of ‘Provena’ Oat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2301-2302. [Full Text]  

S.P. Lanning, D. Habernicht, D.M. Wichman, K.D. Kephart, R.N. Stougaard, G.D. Kushnak, J.L. Eckhoff, G.R. Carlson, W.E. Grey, and L.E. Talbert

Registration of ‘Outlook’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2302-2303. [Full Text]  

P.E. Juskiw, J.H. Helm, J. Nyachiro, M. Cortez, M. Oro, and D.F. Salmon

Registration of ‘Niobe’ Barley
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2303-2304. [Full Text]  

M.A. Afzal, M.A Bakr, Nusrat Karim Luna, M.M. Rahman, A. Hamid, M. Moynul Haque, and S. Shanmugasundaram

Registration of ‘Barimung-5’ Mungbean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2304-2305. [Full Text]  

E.R. Shipe, J.D. Mueller, S.A. Lewis, P.F. Williams, Jr., and R.K. Stephens

Registration of ‘Santee’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2305-2306. [Full Text]  

N.L. Taylor and M. Collins

Registration of ‘Freedom!’ Red Clover
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2306. [Full Text]  

C.L. Rife, D.L. Auld, H.C. Minor, W.F. Heer, D.D. Baltensperger, L.A. Nelson, and D. Bordovsky

Registration of ‘Abilene’ Rapeseed
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2306-2307. [Full Text]  

J.D. Kelly, G.L. Hosfield, G.V. Varner, M.A. Uebersax, M. Ender, and J. Taylor

Registration of ‘Seahawk’ Navy Bean
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2307-2308. [Full Text]  

C.A. Rose-Fricker, M.L. Fraser, and J.K. Wipff

Registration of ‘Quick Trans’ Perennial Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2308-2309. [Full Text]  

C.A. Rose-Fricker, M.L. Fraser, and J.K. Wipff

Registration of ‘Brightstar SLT’ Perennial Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2309-2310. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘BlueChip’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2310. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘BlueMoon’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2310-2311. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Impact’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2311-2312. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASM:

J.F. Pedersen and J.J. Toy

Registration of RN583 Sorghum Germplasm Line
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2312. [Full Text]  

K.D. Stewart-Williams, J.R. Myers, M.F. Dennis, R. Hayes, C. Strausbaugh, and S.P. Singh

Registration of Great Northern Common Bean Germplasm UI98-209G
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2312-2313. [Full Text]  

J.F. Miller and G.J. Seiler

Registration of Five Oilseed Maintainer (HA 429–HA 433) Sunflower Germplasm Lines
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2313-2314. [Full Text]  

J.M. McGrath

Registration of SR96 and SR97 Smooth-Root Sugarbeet Germplasm with High Sucrose
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2314-2315. [Full Text]  

A.J. Lukaszewski and W. Brzezinski

Registration of Two Germplasms of Rye with Introgressions of the Glu-D1 Locus from Chromosome 1D of Bread Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2315-2316. [Full Text]  

A.J. Lukaszewski

Registration of Three Germplasms of Hexaploid Triticale with Introgressions of Wheat Storage Protein Loci from Chromosome 1D of Bread Wheat
Crop Sci 2003 43: 2316. [Full Text]  

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