EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

THIS ISSUE IN CROP SCIENCE
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1507-1510. [Full Text]  

CROP BREEDING, GENETICS & CYTOLOGY:

Qing-Fu Chen, Sai. L. K. Hsam, and Friedrich J. Zeller

A Study of Cytology, Isozyme, and Interspecific Hybridization on the Big-Achene Group of Buckwheat Species (Fagopyrum, Polygonaceae)
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1511-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Fernando R. Guillen-Portal, W. Ken Russell, Kent M. Eskridge, David D. Baltensperger, Lenis A. Nelson, Nora E. D'Croz-Mason, and Blaine E. Johnson

Selection Environments for Maize in the U.S. Western High Plains
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1519-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

David V. Butruille, Heyder D. Silva, Shawn M. Kaeppler, and James G. Coors

Response to Selection and Genetic Drift in Three Populations Derived from the Golden Glow Maize Population
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1527-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edsel D. Bynum, Jr., Wenwei Xu, and Thomas L. Archer

Diallel Analysis of Spider Mite Resistant Maize Inbred Lines and F₁ Crosses
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1535-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Guillermo Van Becelaere and Jerry F. Miller

Combining Ability for Resistance to Sclerotinia Head Rot in Sunflower
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1542-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Silverio García-Lara, David J. Bergvinson, Andrew J. Burt, Al I. Ramputh, David M. Díaz-Pontones, and John T. Arnason

The Role of Pericarp Cell Wall Components in Maize Weevil Resistance
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1546-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chris A. Braden and C. W. Smith

Fiber Length Development in Near-Long Staple Upland Cotton
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1553-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dean W. Podlich, Christopher R. Winkler, and Mark Cooper

Mapping As You Go: An Effective Approach for Marker-Assisted Selection of Complex Traits
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1560-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Cuauhtemoc Cervantes-Martinez and J. Steven Brown

A Haplotype-Based Method for QTL Mapping of F₁ Populations in Outbred Plant Species
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1572-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Phillip N. Miklas, Darrin C. Hauf, Robert A. Henson, and Kenneth F. Grafton

Inheritance of ICA Bunsi-Derived Resistance to White Mold in a Navy x Pinto Bean Cross
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1584-1588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Scott D. Haley, Frank B. Peairs, Cynthia B. Walker, Jeffrey B. Rudolph, and Terri L. Randolph

Occurrence of a New Russian Wheat Aphid Biotype in Colorado
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1589-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martín Uribelarrea, Fred E. Below, and Stephen P. Moose

Grain Composition and Productivity of Maize Hybrids Derived from the Illinois Protein Strains in Response to Variable Nitrogen Supply
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1593-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. D. Casler, R. E. Barker, J. H. Cherney, and Y. A. Papadopolous

Stability of Nonflowering Orchardgrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1601-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Wensheng Zhang, Takafumi Kaneko, Makoto Ishii, and Kazuyoshi Takeda

Differentiation of ß-Amylase Phenotypes in Cultivated Barley
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1608-1614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP PHYSIOLOGY & METABOLISM:

K. W. Frank, R. E. Gaussoin, T. P. Riordan, R. C. Shearman, J. D. Fry, E. D. Miltner, and P. G. Johnson

Nitrogen Rate and Mowing Height Effects on Turf-Type Buffalograss
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1615-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

I. Karsai, P. M. Hayes, J. Kling, I. A. Matus, K. Mészáros, L. Láng, Z. Bedo, and K. Sato

Genetic Variation in Component Traits of Heading Date in Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum Accessions Characterized in Controlled Environments
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1622-1632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Barry Glaz, Dolen R. Morris, and Samira H. Daroub

Sugarcane Photosynthesis, Transpiration, and Stomatal Conductance Due to Flooding and Water Table
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1633-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

C. J. Lambrides, S. C. Chapman, and R. Shorter

Genetic Variation for Carbon Isotope Discrimination in Sunflower: Association with Transpiration Efficiency and Evidence for Cytoplasmic Inheritance
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1642-1653. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Echarte, F. H. Andrade, C. R. C. Vega, and M. Tollenaar

Kernel Number Determination in Argentinean Maize Hybrids Released between 1965 and 1993
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1654-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Armen R. Kemanian, Claudio O. Stöckle, and David R. Huggins

Variability of Barley Radiation-Use Efficiency
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1662-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & QUALITY:

P. G. Hunt, P. J. Bauer, T. A. Matheny, and W. J. Busscher

Crop Yield and Nitrogen Accumulation Response to Tillage of a Coastal Plain Soil
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1673-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. Y. Niu, Y. T. Gan, and G. B. Huang

Dynamics of Root Growth in Spring Wheat Mulched with Plastic Film
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1682-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

SEED PHYSIOLOGY, PRODUCTION & TECHNOLOGY:

U. Hesse, H. Hahn, K. Andreeva, K. Förster, K. Warnstorff, W. Schöberlein, and W. Diepenbrock

Investigations on the Influence of Neotyphodium Endophytes on Plant Growth and Seed Yield of Lolium perenne Genotypes
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1689-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Agustin E. Fonseca, Jon I. Lizaso, Mark E. Westgate, Lahcen Grass, and David L. Dornbos, Jr.

Simulating Potential Kernel Production in Maize Hybrid Seed Fields
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1696-1709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

TURFGRASS SCIENCE:

Søren U. Larsen and Christian Andreasen

Light and Heavy Turfgrass Seeds Differ in Germination Percentage and Mean Germination Thermal Time
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1710-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Richard J. M. Fitzpatrick and Karl Guillard

Kentucky Bluegrass Response to Potassium and Nitrogen Fertilization
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1721-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Zhaolong Wang and Bingru Huang

Physiological Recovery of Kentucky Bluegrass from Simultaneous Drought and Heat Stress
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1729-1736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Xunzhong Zhang and E. H. Ervin

Cytokinin-Containing Seaweed and Humic Acid Extracts Associated with Creeping Bentgrass Leaf Cytokinins and Drought Resistance
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1737-1745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Eleni M. Abraham, Bingru Huang, Stacy A. Bonos, and William A. Meyer

Evaluation of Drought Resistance for Texas Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, and Their Hybrids
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1746-1753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. S. Ebdon and K. L. Kopp

Relationships between Water Use Efficiency, Carbon Isotope Discrimination, and Turf Performance in Genotypes of Kentucky Bluegrass during Drought
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1754-1762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

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

Plant Responses and Characteristics Associated with Dollar Spot Resistance in Creeping Bentgrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1763-1769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Stacy A. Bonos, Debra Rush, Kenneth Hignight, and William A. Meyer

Selection for Deep Root Production in Tall Fescue and Perennial Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1770-1775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

FORAGE & GRAZING LANDS:

D. M. Burner and D. P. Belesky

Diurnal Effects on Nutritive Value of Alley-Cropped Orchardgrass Herbage
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1776-1780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

H. G. Jung and C. C. Sheaffer

Influence of Bt Transgenes on Cell Wall Lignification and Digestibility of Maize Stover for Silage
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1781-1789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

GENOMICS, MOLECULAR GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY:

Robert Fjellstrom, Concetta A. Conaway-Bormans, Anna M. McClung, Marco A. Marchetti, A. Robert Shank, and William D. Park

Development of DNA Markers Suitable for Marker Assisted Selection of Three Pi Genes Conferring Resistance to Multiple Pyricularia grisea Pathotypes
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1790-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. O. Park, D. P. Coyne, J. R. Steadman, K. M. Crosby, and M. A. Brick

RAPD and SCAR Markers Linked to the Ur-6 Andean Gene Controlling Specific Rust Resistance in Common Bean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1799-1807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. N. Massa, C. F. Morris, and B. S. Gill

Sequence Diversity of Puroindoline-a, Puroindoline-b, and the Grain Softness Protein Genes in Aegilops tauschii Coss
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1808-1816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

George Mahuku, Carmenza Montoya, María Antonia Henríquez, Carlos Jara, Henry Teran, and Stephen Beebe

Inheritance and Characterization of Angular Leaf Spot Resistance Gene Present in Common Bean Accession G 10474 and Identification of an AFLP Marker Linked to the Resistance Gene
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1817-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Tae-Seok Ko, Randall L. Nelson, and Schuyler S. Korban

Screening Multiple Soybean Cultivars (MG 00 to MG VIII) for Somatic Embryogenesis Following Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Immature Cotyledons
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1825-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. D. Sherman, L. Yan, L. Talbert, and J. Dubcovsky

A PCR Marker for Growth Habit in Common Wheat Based on Allelic Variation at the VRN-A1 Gene
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1832-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

V. V. Satyavathi, P. P. Jauhar, E. M. Elias, and M. B. Rao

Effects of Growth Regulators on In Vitro Plant Regeneration in Durum Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1839-1846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

M. E. Ferguson, P. J. Bramel, and S. Chandra

Gene Diversity among Botanical Varieties in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1847-1854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NOTES:

Larry G. Heatherly and James R. Smith

EFFECT OF SOYBEAN STEM GROWTH HABIT ON HEIGHT AND NODE NUMBER AFTER BEGINNING BLOOM IN THE MIDSOUTHERN USA
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1855-1858. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS:

D. von Wettstein, J.S. Cochran, S.E. Ullrich, C.G. Kannangara, V.A. Jitkov, J.W. Burns, P.E. Reisenauer, X. Chen, and B.L. Jones

Registration of ‘Radiant’ Barley
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1859-1860. [Full Text]  

W.R. Ocumpaugh, W.J. Grichar, Jr., M.A. Hussey, A.H. Abrameit, M.K. Owens, R.L. Reed, J.P. Muir, D. Bade, and J.L. Reilley

Registration of ‘BeeTAM-06’ Bundleflower
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1860-1861. [Full Text]  

W.R. Ocumpaugh, W.J. Grichar, Jr., M.A. Hussey, A.H. Abrameit, M.K. Owens, R.L. Reed, J.P. Muir, D. Bade, and J.L. Reilley

Registration of ‘BeeTAM-08’ Bundleflower
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1861-1862. [Full Text]  

W.R. Ocumpaugh, W.J. Grichar, Jr., M.A. Hussey, A.H. Abrameit, M.K. Owens, R.L. Reed, J.P. Muir, D. Bade, and J.L. Reilley

Registration of ‘BeeTAM-37’ Bundleflower
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1862-1863. [Full Text]  

W.R. Ocumpaugh, W.J. Grichar, Jr., M.A. Hussey, A.H. Abrameit, M.K. Owens, R.L. Reed, J.P. Muir, D. Bade, and J.L. Reilley

Registration of ‘BeeTAM-57’ Bundleflower
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1863-1864. [Full Text]  

F.J. Muehlbauer, S.R. Temple, and W. Chen

Registration of ‘Sierra’ Chickpea
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1864. [Full Text]  

S. Nadal, M.T. Moreno, and J.I. Cubero

Registration of ‘Baraca’ Faba Bean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1864-1865. [Full Text]  

S. Nadal, M.T. Moreno, and J.I. Cubero

Registration of ‘Retaca’ Faba Bean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1865. [Full Text]  

I. Sanchez-Valdez, J.A. Acosta-Gallegos, F.J. Ibarra-Perez, R. Rosales-Serna, and S.P. Singh

Registration of ‘Pinto Saltillo’ Common Bean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1865-1866. [Full Text]  

F.J. Ibarra-Perez, J.A. Acosta-Gallegos, B. Cázares Enriquez, A. Castillo-Rosales, R. Rosales-Serna, J.D. Kelly, and S.P. Singh

Registration of ‘Negro Vizcaya’ Shiny Black Bean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1866-1867. [Full Text]  

J.C. Rosas, J.S. Beaver, D. Escoto, C.A. Perez, A. Llano, J.C. Hernandez, and R. Araya

Registration of ‘Amadeus 77’ Small Red Common Bean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1867-1868. [Full Text]  

K.E. McPhee and F.J. Muehlbauer

Registration of ‘Stirling’ Green Dry Pea
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1868-1869. [Full Text]  

B. Glaz, P.Y.P. Tai, J.D. Miller, S. Edme, R.A. Gilbert, J. Davidson, J. Dunckelman, and J.C. Comstock

Registration of ‘CP 94-1340’ Sugarcane
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1869. [Full Text]  

P.Y.P. Tai, J.D. Miller, B. Glaz, S. Edme, R.A. Gilbert, J. Davidson, J. Dunckelman, and J.C. Comstock

Registration of ‘CP 94-1100’ Sugarcane
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1869-1870. [Full Text]  

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

Registration of ‘Eden’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1870-1871. [Full Text]  

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

Registration of ‘Hollis’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1871-1872. [Full Text]  

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

Registration of ‘Ozark’ Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1872-1873. [Full Text]  

L.R. Nelson, R. White, M.C. Engelke, J. Crowder, M.D. Lazar, and D. Singh

Registration of ‘Panterra’ Annual Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1873-1874. [Full Text]  

M.J. Sellmann and A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Quest’ Tall Fescue
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1874-1875. [Full Text]  

S.H. Samudio and A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Admire’ Perennial Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1875-1876. [Full Text]  

S.H. Samudio and A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Extreme’ Perennial Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1876-1877. [Full Text]  

S.H. Samudio and A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Monterey II’ Perennial Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1877-1878. [Full Text]  

S.H. Samudio and A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘A.S.A.P.’ Perennial Ryegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1878-1879. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASMS:

T.A. Jones, D.C. Nielson, S.R. Larson, D.A. Johnson, T.A. Monaco, S.L. Caicco, D.G. Ogle, and S.A. Young

Registration of Fish Creek Bottlebrush Squirreltail Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1879-1880. [Full Text]  

T.A. Jones, D.C. Nielson, S.R. Larson, D.A. Johnson, T.A. Monaco, S.L. Caicco, D.G. Ogle, S.A. Young, and J.R. Carlson

Registration of Toe Jam Creek Bottlebrush Squirreltail Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1880-1881. [Full Text]  

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

Registration of Ascochyta Blight and Fusarium Wilt Resistant CA2954 Kabuli Chickpea Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1881-1882. [Full Text]  

O.L. May

Registration of GA98028 Upland Cotton Germplasm Line
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1882-1883. [Full Text]  

Wenwei Xu, T.L. Archer, E.D. Bynum, Jr., and G. Odvody

Registration of Maize Germplasm Line Tx202
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1883-1884. [Full Text]  

Wenwei Xu, T.L. Archer, and E.D. Bynum, Jr.

Registration of Maize Germplasm Tx203
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1884. [Full Text]  

R.D. Barnett, A.R. Blount, P.L. Pfahler, and J.W. Johnson

Registration of ‘FL-SYNT’ Tetraploid Spring Rye Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1884-1885. [Full Text]  

L. Panella and L.E. Hanson

Registration of FC710 (4X) Tetraploid, Multigerm Sugarbeet Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1885-1886. [Full Text]  

R.T. Lewellen

Registration of CP03, CP04, CP05, and CP06 Sugarbeet Germplasms with Resistance to Powdery Mildew, Rhizomania, and Other Diseases
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1886-1887. [Full Text]  

C.C. Jan, A.S. Tan, and T.J. Gulya

Registration of Four Downy Mildew Resistant Sunflower Germplasms
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1887. [Full Text]  

C.C. Jan, Z. Quresh, and T.J. Gulya

Registration of Seven Rust Resistant Sunflower Germplasms
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1887-1888. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF PARENTAL LINES:

D.R. West, D.R. Kincer, F.L. Allen, and M.A. Thompson

Registration of Maize Parental Line T272
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1888. [Full Text]  

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