EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

THIS ISSUE IN CROP SCIENCE
Crop Sci 2004 44: 367-369. [Full Text]  

REVIEW & INTERPRETATION:

A. Forrest Troyer

Background of U.S. Hybrid Corn II: Breeding, Climate, and Food
Crop Sci 2004 44: 370-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP BREEDING, GENETICS & CYTOLOGY:

S. Dreisigacker, P. Zhang, M. L. Warburton, M. Van Ginkel, D. Hoisington, M. Bohn, and A. E. Melchinger

SSR and Pedigree Analyses of Genetic Diversity among CIMMYT Wheat Lines Targeted to Different Megaenvironments
Crop Sci 2004 44: 381-388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Chunming Wang, Hideshi Yasui, Atsushi Yoshimura, Huqu Zhai, and Jianmin Wan

Inheritance and QTL Mapping of Antibiosis to Green Leafhopper in Rice
Crop Sci 2004 44: 389-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Daniel Real, Marco Dalla Rizza, Kenneth H. Quesenberry, and María Echenique

Reproductive and Molecular Evidence for Allogamy in Lotononis bainesii Baker
Crop Sci 2004 44: 394-400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Martin Arbelbide and Rex Bernardo

Random Mating before Selfing in Maize BC₁ Populations
Crop Sci 2004 44: 401-404. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jianming Yu and Rex Bernardo

Changes in Genetic Variance during Advanced Cycle Breeding in Maize
Crop Sci 2004 44: 405-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. A. Henning, J. J. Steiner, and K. E. Hummer

Genetic Diversity among World Hop Accessions Grown in the USA
Crop Sci 2004 44: 411-417. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mary Guttieri, David Bowen, John A. Dorsch, Victor Raboy, and Edward Souza

Identification and Characterization of a Low Phytic Acid Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 418-424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

E. J. Souza, J. M. Martin, M. J. Guttieri, K. M. O'Brien, D. K. Habernicht, S. P. Lanning, R. McLean, G. R. Carlson, and L. E. Talbert

Influence of Genotype, Environment, and Nitrogen Management on Spring Wheat Quality
Crop Sci 2004 44: 425-432. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sheilah E. Oltmans, Walter R. Fehr, Grace A. Welke, and Silvia R. Cianzio

Inheritance of Low-Phytate Phosphorus in Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 433-435. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matthew D. Smalley, Walter R. Fehr, Silvia R. Cianzio, Feng Han, Scott A. Sebastian, and Leon G. Streit

Quantitative Trait Loci for Soybean Seed Yield in Elite and Plant Introduction Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 436-442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Modan K. Das, Roger G. Fuentes, and Charles M. Taliaferro

Genetic Variability and Trait Relationships in Switchgrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 443-448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP PHYSIOLOGY & METABOLISM:

Moinuddin and Renu Khanna-Chopra

Osmotic Adjustment in Chickpea in Relation to Seed Yield and Yield Parameters
Crop Sci 2004 44: 449-455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Drew L. Kershen

Legal Liability Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology
Crop Sci 2004 44: 456-463. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven R. Anderson, Michael J. Lauer, John B. Schoper, and Richard M. Shibles

Pollination Timing Effects on Kernel Set and Silk Receptivity in Four Maize Hybrids
Crop Sci 2004 44: 464-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

P. E. Abbate, J. L. Dardanelli, M. G. Cantarero, M. Maturano, R. J. M. Melchiori, and E. E. Suero

Climatic and Water Availability Effects on Water-Use Efficiency in Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 474-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Larry C. Purcell, Rachid Serraj, Thomas R. Sinclair, and A. De

Soybean N₂ Fixation Estimates, Ureide Concentration, and Yield Responses to Drought
Crop Sci 2004 44: 484-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jaehyun Byun, Craig C. Sheaffer, Michael P. Russelle, Nancy J. Ehlke, Donald L. Wyse, and Peter H. Graham

Dinitrogen Fixation in Illinois Bundleflower
Crop Sci 2004 44: 493-500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & QUALITY:

Maria Greger and Martina Löfstedt

Comparison of Uptake and Distribution of Cadmium in Different Cultivars of Bread and Durum Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 501-507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Palle Pedersen and Joseph G. Lauer

Soybean Growth and Development in Various Management Systems and Planting Dates
Crop Sci 2004 44: 508-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Felix B. Fritschi, Bruce A. Roberts, Robert L. Travis, D. William Rains, and Robert B. Hutmacher

Seasonal Nitrogen Concentration, Uptake, and Partitioning Pattern of Irrigated Acala and Pima Cotton as Influenced by Nitrogen Fertility Level
Crop Sci 2004 44: 516-527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Disha Dumka, Craig W. Bednarz, and Bryan W. Maw

Delayed Initiation of Fruiting as a Mechanism of Improved Drought Avoidance in Cotton
Crop Sci 2004 44: 528-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

SEED PHYSIOLOGY, PRODUCTION & TECHNOLOGY:

Y. R. Wang, L. Yu, Z. B. Nan, and Y. L. Liu

Vigor Tests Used to Rank Seed Lot Quality and Predict Field Emergence in Four Forage Species
Crop Sci 2004 44: 535-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Miriam Rukero Munamava, A. Susana Goggi, and Linda Pollak

Seed Quality of Maize Inbred Lines with Different Composition and Genetic Backgrounds
Crop Sci 2004 44: 542-548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carla Rogis, Lance R. Gibson, Allen D. Knapp, and Robert Horton

Enhancing Germination of Eastern Gamagrass Seed with Stratification and Gibberellic Acid
Crop Sci 2004 44: 549-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

TURFGRASS SCIENCE:

Qingzhang Xu and Bingru Huang

Antioxidant Metabolism Associated with Summer Leaf Senescence and Turf Quality Decline for Creeping Bentgrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 553-560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. Douglas Brede

Blending Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars of Different Quality Performance Levels
Crop Sci 2004 44: 561-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Zhongchun Jiang and W. Michael Sullivan

Nitrate Uptake of Seedling and Mature Kentucky Bluegrass Plants
Crop Sci 2004 44: 567-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Stacy A. Bonos, Christine Kubik, Bruce B. Clarke, and William A. Meyer

Breeding Perennial Ryegrass for Resistance to Gray Leaf Spot
Crop Sci 2004 44: 575-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

F. C. Belanger, S. Bonos, and W. A. Meyer

Dollar Spot Resistant Hybrids between Creeping Bentgrass and Colonial Bentgrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 581-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yiwei Jiang, Ronny R. Duncan, and Robert N. Carrow

Assessment of Low Light Tolerance of Seashore Paspalum and Bermudagrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 587-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Matthew J. Fagerness, Daniel C. Bowman, Fred H. Yelverton, and Thomas W. Rufty, Jr.

Nitrogen Use in Tifway Bermudagrass, as Affected by Trinexapac-Ethyl
Crop Sci 2004 44: 595-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Douglas S. Richmond, Parwinder S. Grewal, and John Cardina

Influence of Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica Larvae and Fungal Endophytes on Competition between Turfgrasses and Dandelion
Crop Sci 2004 44: 600-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

FORAGE & GRAZING LANDS:

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

Morphological Characteristics of Big Bluestem and Switchgrass Plants Divergently Selected for Seedling Tiller Number
Crop Sci 2004 44: 607-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Michael D. Peel, Kay H. Asay, Douglas A. Johnson, and Blair L. Waldron

Forage Production of Sainfoin across an Irrigation Gradient
Crop Sci 2004 44: 614-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

GENOMICS, MOLECULAR GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY:

B. T. Campbell, P. S. Baenziger, K. M. Eskridge, H. Budak, N. A. Streck, A. Weiss, K. S. Gill, and M. Erayman

Using Environmental Covariates to Explain Genotype x Environment and QTL x Environment Interactions for Agronomic Traits on Chromosome 3A of Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 620-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Stuart G. Gordon, Michael Bartsch, Inge Matthies, Hans O. Gevers, Patrick E. Lipps, and Richard C. Pratt

Linkage of Molecular Markers to Cercospora zeae-maydis Resistance in Maize
Crop Sci 2004 44: 628-636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

L. C. Muñoz, M. W. Blair, M. C. Duque, J. Tohme, and W. Roca

Introgression in Common Bean x Tepary Bean Interspecific Congruity-Backcross Lines as Measured by AFLP Markers
Crop Sci 2004 44: 637-645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Shirley Sato, Aiqiu Xing, Xingguo Ye, Bruce Schweiger, Anthony Kinney, George Graef, and Tom Clemente

Production of -Linolenic Acid and Stearidonic Acid in Seeds of Marker-Free Transgenic Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 646-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

María Ferriol, Belén Picó, Pascual Fernández de Córdova, and Fernando Nuez

Molecular Diversity of a Germplasm Collection of Squash (Cucurbita moschata) Determined by SRAP and AFLP Markers
Crop Sci 2004 44: 653-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jorge A. Mosjidis, Stephanie L. Greene, Kimberly A. Klingler, and Alexandr Afonin

Isozyme Diversity in Wild Red Clover Populations from the Caucasus
Crop Sci 2004 44: 665-670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yiwu Chen and Randall L. Nelson

Evaluation and Classification of Leaflet Shape and Size in Wild Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 671-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. Basu, M. Ghosh, R. Meyer, W. Powell, S. L. Basak, and S. K. Sen

Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Cultivated Jute Determined by Means of SSR Markers and AFLP Profiling
Crop Sci 2004 44: 678-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS:

B. Sakr, A. Sarker, H. El Hassan, N. Kadah, B.A. Karim, and W. Erskine

Registration of ‘Hamria’ Lentil
Crop Sci 2004 44: 686. [Full Text]  

B. Sakr, A. Sarker, H. El Hassan, N. Kadah, B.A. Karim, and W. Erskine

Registration of ‘Bichette’ Lentil
Crop Sci 2004 44: 686-687. [Full Text]  

S.K. St. Martin, G.R. Mills, R.J. Fioritto, S.A. McIntyre, A.E. Dorrance, and R.L. Cooper

Registration of ‘Ohio FG3’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 687. [Full Text]  

J.W. Burton, R.F. Wilson, W. Novitzky, and T.E. Carter, Jr.

Registration of ‘Soyola’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 687-688. [Full Text]  

D.D. Baltensperger, G.E. Frickel, L.A. Nelson, J.M. Krall, M. Vigil, J. Hain, J. Johnson, C. Stymiest, and J.R. Rickertsen

Registration of ‘Horizon’ Proso Millet
Crop Sci 2004 44: 688-689. [Full Text]  

C.H. Sneller, P. Chen, J.C. Rupe, and R.D. Riggs

Registration of ‘Desha’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 689. [Full Text]  

C.H. Sneller, P. Chen, J.C. Rupe, and R.D. Riggs

Registration of ‘Lonoke’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 689-690. [Full Text]  

J.M. Tyler and L.D. Young

Registration of ‘Bolivar’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 690-691. [Full Text]  

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

Registration of ‘Dilworth’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 691. [Full Text]  

J.H. Orf and R.L. Denny

Registration of ‘MN0201’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 691-692. [Full Text]  

J.H. Orf and R.L. Denny

Registration of ‘MN0302’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 692-693. [Full Text]  

J.H. Orf and R.L. Denny

Registration of ‘MN1302’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 693. [Full Text]  

A.M. McClung, R.G. Fjellstrom, C.J. Bergman, C.A. Bormans, W.D. Park, and M.A. Marchetti

Registration of ‘Saber’ Rice
Crop Sci 2004 44: 693-694. [Full Text]  

Robert K. Bacon, John T. Kelly, Eugene A. Milus, and Charles E. Parsons

Registration of ‘Pat’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 694-695. [Full Text]  

D.J. Hole, D. Roche, S.M. Clawson, and S.A. Young

Registration of ‘Deloris’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 695-696. [Full Text]  

R.S. Sadasivaiah, S.M. Perkovic, D.C. Pearson, B. Postman, and B.L. Beres

Registration of ‘AC Andrew’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 696-697. [Full Text]  

R.S. Sadasivaiah, S.M. Perkovic, D.C. Pearson, B. Postman, and B.L. Beres

Registration of ‘AC Meena’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 697-698. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASMS:

S.C. Anand, J.G. Shannon, J.A. Wrather, P.R. Arelli, D.A. Sleper, and L.D. Young

Registration of S97-1688 Soybean Germplasm Line High in Protein Content and Resistant to Soybean Cyst Nematode
Crop Sci 2004 44: 698-699. [Full Text]  

R.L. Cooper and T. Mendiola

Registration of 10 Determinate Semidwarf Soybean Germplasm Lines
Crop Sci 2004 44: 699-700. [Full Text]  

O.L. May, R.F. Davis, and S.H. Baker

Registration of GA96-211 Upland Cotton Germplasm Line
Crop Sci 2004 44: 700-701. [Full Text]  

T. Mebrahtu and M. Kraemer

Registration of VS94-11, VS94-12, and VS94-21 Soybean Germplasm Lines Resistant to Corn Earworm Foliar Damage
Crop Sci 2004 44: 701-702. [Full Text]  

G.L. Brown-Guedira, A.K. Fritz, B.S. Gill, S. Singh, and T.S. Cox

Registration of KS00WGRC44 Leaf Rust-Resistant Hard Red Winter Wheat Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 702-703. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATION OF PARENTAL LINES:

A.R. Hallauer, K.R. Lamkey, and P.R. White

Registration of B116 Inbred Line of Maize
Crop Sci 2004 44: 703. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATION OF MAPPING POPULATIONS:

J.M. Narvel, T.E. Carter, Jr., L.R. Jakkula, J. Alvernaz, M.A. Bailey, M.A.R. Mian, S.H. Lee, G.J. Lee, and H.R. Boerma

Registration of NC113 Soybean Mapping Population
Crop Sci 2004 44: 704-706. [Full Text]  

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