EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

THIS ISSUE IN CROP SCIENCE
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1889-1892. [Full Text]  

SYMPOSIUM ON GENOMICS AND PLANT BREEDING: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INITIATIVE FOR FUTURE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS:

Ann Marie Thro, Wayne Parrott, Joshua A. Udall, and William D. Beavis

GENOMICS AND PLANT BREEDING: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INITIATIVE FOR FUTURE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1893. [Full Text]  

Michael J. Havey

Application of Genomic Technologies to Crop Plants: Opportunities and Challenges
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1893-1895. [Full Text]  

Jorge Dubcovsky

Marker-Assisted Selection in Public Breeding Programs: The Wheat Experience
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1895-1898. [Full Text]  

Robert A. Martienssen

Crop Plant Genome Sequence: What Is It Good For?
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1898-1899. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Andrew H. Paterson, Randal K. Boman, Steven M. Brown, Peng W. Chee, John R. Gannaway, Alan R. Gingle, O. Lloyd May, and C. Wayne Smith

Reducing the Genetic Vulnerability of Cotton
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1900-1901. [Full Text]  

Rebecca J. Nelson, Rosamond L. Naylor, and Molly M. Jahn

The Role of Genomics Research in Improvement of "Orphan" Crops
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1901-1904. [Full Text]  

E. Charles Brummer

Applying Genomics to Alfalfa Breeding Programs
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1904-1907. [Full Text]  

Mark Cooper, Oscar S. Smith, Geoff Graham, Lane Arthur, Lizhi Feng, and Dean W. Podlich

Genomics, Genetics, and Plant Breeding: A Private Sector Perspective
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1907-1913. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Major M. Goodman

Plant Breeding Requirements for Applied Molecular Biology
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1913-1914. [Full Text]  

SYMPOSIUM DISCUSSION
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1914-1917. [Full Text]  

SYMPOSIUM SUMMARY
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1917-1919. [Full Text]  

REVIEW & INTERPRETATION:

Gary E. Vallad and Robert M. Goodman

Systemic Acquired Resistance and Induced Systemic Resistance in Conventional Agriculture
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1920-1934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP BREEDING, GENETICS & CYTOLOGY:

J. Stephen C. Smith, Donald N. Duvick, Oscar S. Smith, Mark Cooper, and Lizhi Feng

Changes in Pedigree Backgrounds of Pioneer Brand Maize Hybrids Widely Grown from 1930 to 1999
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1935-1946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yunbi Xu, Henry Beachell, and Susan R. McCouch

A Marker-Based Approach to Broadening the Genetic Base of Rice in the USA
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1947-1959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. M. Siles, W. Ken Russell, David D. Baltensperger, Lenis A. Nelson, Blaine Johnson, L. Dale Van Vleck, S. G. Jensen, and Gary Hein

Heterosis for Grain Yield and Other Agronomic Traits in Foxtail Millet
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1960-1965. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David P. Livingston, III, Gerald F. Elwinger, and J. Paul Murphy

Moving beyond the Winter Hardiness Plateau in U.S. Oat Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1966-1969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

I. M. Ray, A. Segovia-Lerma, and L. W. Murray

Diallel Analysis of Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Its Association with Forage Yield among Nine Historically Recognized Alfalfa Germplasms
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1970-1975. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. A. Dyck, M. A. Matus-Cádiz, P. Hucl, L. Talbert, T. Hunt, J. P. Dubuc, H. Nass, G. Clayton, J. Dobb, and J. Quick

Agronomic Performance of Hard Red Spring Wheat Isolines Sensitive and Insensitive to Photoperiod
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1976-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pablo A. Quijada, Joshua A. Udall, Hieronim Polewicz, Robert D. Vogelzang, and Thomas C. Osborn

Phenotypic Effects of Introgressing French Winter Germplasm into Hybrid Spring Canola
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1982-1989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Joshua A. Udall, Pablo A. Quijada, Hieronim Polewicz, Robert Vogelzang, and Thomas C. Osborn

Phenotypic Effects of Introgressing Chinese Winter and Resynthesized Brassica napus L. Germplasm into Hybrid Spring Canola
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1990-1996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. Bhatnagar, F. J. Betrán, and L. W. Rooney

Combining Abilities of Quality Protein Maize Inbreds
Crop Sci 2004 44: 1997-2005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jiankang Wang, Maarten van Ginkel, Richard Trethowan, Guoyou Ye, Ian DeLacy, Dean Podlich, and Mark Cooper

Simulating the Effects of Dominance and Epistasis on Selection Response in the CIMMYT Wheat Breeding Program Using QuCim
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2006-2018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jennifer K. Long, Marianne Bänziger, and Margaret E. Smith

Diallel Analysis of Grain Iron and Zinc Density in Southern African-Adapted Maize Inbreds
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2019-2026. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brent S. Hulke, Walter R. Fehr, and Grace A. Welke

Agronomic and Seed Characteristics of Soybean with Reduced Phytate and Palmitate
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2027-2031. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chris A. Braden and C. W. Smith

Phenology Measurements and Fiber Associations of Near-Long Staple Upland Cotton
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2032-2037. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eduardo R. Benitez, Hideyuki Funatsuki, Yukio Kaneko, Yasuo Matsuzawa, Sang W. Bang, and Ryoji Takahashi

Soybean Maturity Gene Effects on Seed Coat Pigmentation and Cracking in Response to Low Temperatures
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2038-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jie Feng, Hong Ma, and Geoff R. Hughes

Genetics of Resistance to Stagonospora Nodorum Blotch of Hexaploid Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2043-2048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Michael D. Peel, Blair L. Waldron, Kevin B. Jensen, N. Jerry Chatterton, Howard Horton, and Lynn M. Dudley

Screening for Salinity Tolerance in Alfalfa: A Repeatable Method
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2049-2053. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. F. Zhang and J. McD. Stewart

Semigamy Gene Is Associated with Chlorophyll Reduction in Cotton
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2054-2062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

L. A. Morrison, R. J. Metzger, and A. J. Lukaszewski

Origin of the Blue-Aleurone Gene in Sebesta Blue Wheat Genetic Stocks and a Protocol for Its Use in Apomixis Screening
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2063-2067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

James G. Gethi and Margaret E. Smith

Genetic Responses of Single Crosses of Maize to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2068-2077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. R. Simón, A. J. Worland, and P. C. Struik

Influence of Plant Height and Heading Date on the Expression of the Resistance to Septoria Tritici Blotch in Near Isogenic Lines of Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2078-2085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP PHYSIOLOGY & METABOLISM:

M. Tollenaar, A. Ahmadzadeh, and E. A. Lee

Physiological Basis of Heterosis for Grain Yield in Maize
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2086-2094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. Ahmadzadeh, E. A. Lee, and M. Tollenaar

Heterosis for Leaf CO₂ Exchange Rate during the Grain-Filling Period in Maize
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2095-2100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. K. Stombaugh, J. H. Orf, H. G. Jung, K. Chase, K. G. Lark, and D. A. Somers

Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Cell Wall Polysaccharides in Soybean Seed
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2101-2106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Taiichiro Ookawa, Yukiko Naruoka, Ayumi Sayama, and Tadashi Hirasawa

Cytokinin Effects on Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase and Nitrogen Partitioning in Rice during Ripening
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2107-2115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Pamela J. de Rocquigny, Martin H. Entz, Roberta M. Gentile, and Scott D. Duguid

Yield Physiology of a Semidwarf and Tall Oat Cultivar
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2116-2122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CROP ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & QUALITY:

M. J. Kasperbauer and J. H. Loughrin

Butterbean Seed Yield, Color, and Protein Content Are Affected by Photomorphogenesis
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2123-2126. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Rizza, F. W. Badeck, L. Cattivelli, O. Lidestri, N. Di Fonzo, and A. M. Stanca

Use of a Water Stress Index to Identify Barley Genotypes Adapted to Rainfed and Irrigated Conditions
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2127-2137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Nouri Maman, Stephen C. Mason, Drew J. Lyon, and Prabhakar Dhungana

Yield Components of Pearl Millet and Grain Sorghum across Environments in the Central Great Plains
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2138-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

W. E. Stevens, S. A. Berberich, P. A. Sheckell, C. C. Wiltse, M. E. Halsey, M. J. Horak, and D. J. Dunn

Optimizing Pollen Confinement in Maize Grown for Regulated Products
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2146-2153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

TURFGRASS SCIENCE:

Eric D. Miltner, Gwen K. Stahnke, Geoffrey J. Rinehart, Paul A. Backman, and William J. Johnston

Establishment of Poa annua var. reptans from Seed under Golf Course Conditions in the Pacific Northwest
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2154-2159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aaron J. Patton, Glenn A. Hardebeck, David W. Williams, and Zachary J. Reicher

Establishment of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass by Seed
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2160-2167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

T. D. Eaton, J. Curley, R. C. Williamson, and G. Jung

Determination of the Level of Variation in Polyploidy among Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars by Means of Flow Cytometry
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2168-2174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. K. Tompkins, J. B. Ross, and D. L. Moroz

Effects of Ice Cover on Annual Bluegrass and Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2175-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

FORAGE & GRAZING LANDS:

Benjamin F. Tracy and Matt A. Sanderson

Productivity and Stability Relationships in Mowed Pasture Communities of Varying Species Composition
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2180-2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. A. Hopkins, D. P. Malinowski, H. Zhang, and D. W. Walker

Russian Wildrye Seedlings Are Sensitive to Acidic Soil
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2187-2192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Matt A. Sanderson, R. Howard Skinner, Martin van der Grinten, and Jennifer Kujawski

Eastern Bottlebrush Grass Yield, Persistence, and Nutritive Value in the Northeastern USA
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2193-2198. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENOMICS, MOLECULAR GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY:

Hamidou F. Sakhanokho, Peggy Ozias-Akins, O. Lloyd May, and Peng W. Chee

Induction of Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration in Select Georgia and Pee Dee Cotton Lines
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2199-2205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. X. Cao, J. Q. Huang, Z. M. Wei, Q. H. Yao, C. Z. Wan, and J. A. Lu

Engineering Higher Yield and Herbicide Resistance in Rice by Agrobacterium-Mediated Multiple Gene Transformation
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2206-2213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. P. Soundararajan, P. Kadirvel, K. Gunathilagaraj, and M. Maheswaran

Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Resistance to Brown Planthopper in Rice by Means of a Doubled Haploid Population
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2214-2220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

Patrick J. Rich, Cécile Grenier, and Gebisa Ejeta

Striga Resistance in the Wild Relatives of Sorghum
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2221-2229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

X. C. Xia, J. C. Reif, D. A. Hoisington, A. E. Melchinger, M. Frisch, and M. L. Warburton

Genetic Diversity among CIMMYT Maize Inbred Lines Investigated with SSR Markers: I. Lowland Tropical Maize
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2230-2237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. S. Xu, T. L. Friesen, and A. Mujeeb-Kazi

Seedling Resistance to Tan Spot and Stagonospora Nodorum Blotch in Synthetic Hexaploid Wheats
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2238-2245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jiankang Wang, Jose Crossa, Maarten van Ginkel, and Suketoshi Taba

Statistical Genetics and Simulation Models in Genetic Resource Conservation and Regeneration
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2246-2253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yong-Bi Fu, Anh T. Phan, Bruce Coulman, and Ken W. Richards

Genetic Diversity in Natural Populations and Corresponding Seed Collections of Little Bluestem as Revealed by AFLP Markers
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2254-2260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS:

F. El-Ashkar, A. Sarker, W. Erskine, B. Bayaa, H. El-Hassan, N. Kadah, and B.A. Karim

Registration of ‘Idlib-3’ Lentil
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2261. [Full Text]  

F. El-Ashkar, A. Sarker, W. Erskine, B. Bayaa, H. El-Hassan, N. Kadah, and B.A. Karim

Registration of ‘Idlib-4’ Lentil
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2261-2262. [Full Text]  

C.A. Rodgers and A.A. Baltensperger

Registration of ‘FMC-6’ Bermudagrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2262-2263. [Full Text]  

D.W. Mornhinweg, L.H. Edwards, E.L. Smith, G.H. Morgan, J.A. Webster, D.R. Porter, and B.F. Carver

Registration of ‘Post 90’ Barley
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2263. [Full Text]  

K.B. Jensen, B.L. Waldron, S.R. Larson, and M.D. Peel

Registration of ‘Cache’ Meadow Bromegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2263-2264. [Full Text]  

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

Registration of ‘Choteau’ Wheat
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2264-2265. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Nu Destiny’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2265-2266. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Tsunami’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2266-2267. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Beyond’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2267. [Full Text]  

A.D Brede

Registration of ‘Chicago II’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2267-2268. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Excursion’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2268-2269. [Full Text]  

A.D. Brede

Registration of ‘Freedom II’ Kentucky Bluegrass
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2269. [Full Text]  

X. Sha, S.D. Linscombe, K. Bearb, Q.R. Chu, D.E. Groth, L.M. White, R.T. Dunand, and P.K. Bollich

Registration of ‘Pirogue’ Rice
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2269-2270. [Full Text]  

J.M. Krall, S.M. Ali, D.D. Baltensperger, J. Nachtman, and R. Hybner

Registration of ‘Forager’ Pea
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2271. [Full Text]  

J. Brown, J.B. Davis, D.A. Brown, L. Seip, and T. Gosselin

Registration of ‘Pacific Gold’ Oriental Condiment Mustard
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2271-2272. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASMS:

H.W. Ohm, F.L. Patterson, R.H. Ratcliffe, S.E. Cambron, and C.E. Williams

Registration of Hessian Fly Resistant Wheat Germplasm Line P921696
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2272-2273. [Full Text]  

R.A. Graybosch and P.S Baenziger

Registration of Three Partial Waxy Winter Wheats
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2273-2274. [Full Text]  

J.F. Rajewski, D.J. Andrews, and I.M. Dweikat

Registration of NPM-4, a Dwarf White Grain Pearl Millet Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2275. [Full Text]  

J.F. Rajewski, D.J. Andrews, and I.M Dweikat

Registration of NPM-8, a Dwarf Grain Pearl Millet Germplasm with Long Panicles
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2275-2276. [Full Text]  

R.T. Lewellen

Registration of CP07 and CP08 Sugarbeet Germplasms with Resistance to Powdery Mildew, Rhizomania, and Other Diseases
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2276-2277. [Full Text]  

P.R. Beuselinck

Registration of ARS-2424 Birdsfoot Trefoil Germplasm
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2277-2278. [Full Text]  

L. Velasco and J.M. Fernández-Martínez

Registration of CR-34 and CR-81 Safflower Germplasms with Increased Tocopherol
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2278. [Full Text]  

O.L. May, P.W. Chee, and H. Sakhanokho

Registration of GA98033 Upland Cotton Germplasm Line
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2278-2279. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF PARENTAL LINES:

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

Registration of B117, B118, B119, B120, and B121 Inbred Lines of Maize
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2280-2281. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GENETIC STOCKS:

R.J. Metzger and E. Sebesta

Registration of Three Blue-Seeded Wheat Genetic Stocks Exhibiting Xenia
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2281-2282. [Full Text]  

R.G. Palmer, A.L. Matson, and H.T. Knap

Registration of an Apetalous Male-Sterile Genetic Stock (T368) of Soybean
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2282-2283. [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Edward C. Yeung

Flowering Plant Embryology.
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2284. [Full Text]  

Douglas D. Buhler

Weed-Crop Competition: A Review. Second Edition.
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2284-2285. [Full Text]  

Donald J. Boquet and Gary A. Breitenbeck

Cropping Systems Trends and Advances.
Crop Sci 2004 44: 2285. [Full Text]  

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