EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

THIS ISSUE IN CROP SCIENCE
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2005.45(3)es
Crop Sci 2005 45: xiii. [Full Text]  

SYMPOSIUM-LIGNIN AND FORAGE DIGESTIBILITY:

H. G. Jung

Lignin and Forage Digestibility Symposium
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0001sym
Crop Sci 2005 45: 811. [Full Text]  

J. F. Pedersen, K. P. Vogel, and D. L. Funnell

Impact of Reduced Lignin on Plant Fitness
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0155
Crop Sci 2005 45: 812-819. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John H. Grabber

How Do Lignin Composition, Structure, and Cross-Linking Affect Degradability? A Review of Cell Wall Model Studies
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0191
Crop Sci 2005 45: 820-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Ronald Hatfield and Romualdo S. Fukushima

Can Lignin Be Accurately Measured?
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0238
Crop Sci 2005 45: 832-839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & QUALITY:

H. H. Ratnayaka and D. Kincaid

Gas Exchange and Leaf Ultrastructure of Tinnevelly Senna, Cassia angustifolia, under Drought and Nitrogen Stress
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.737
Crop Sci 2005 45: 840-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. Scott Taylor, David B. Weaver, C. Wesley Wood, and Edzard van Santen

Nitrogen Application Increases Yield and Early Dry Matter Accumulation in Late-Planted Soybean
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.0344
Crop Sci 2005 45: 854-858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

TURFGRASS SCIENCE:

Y. Q. Wu, C. M. Taliaferro, G. H. Bai, and M. P. Anderson

Genetic Diversity of Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy and Its Relatedness to Hexaploid C. dactylon (L.) Pers. as Indicated by AFLP Markers
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.913
Crop Sci 2005 45: 848-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yali He, Youliang Liu, Weixing Cao, Mingfang Huai, Baogang Xu, and Bingru Huang

Effects of Salicylic Acid on Heat Tolerance Associated with Antioxidant Metabolism in Kentucky Bluegrass
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.0678
Crop Sci 2005 45: 988-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

SEED PHYSIOLOGY, PRODUCTION & TECHNOLOGY:

N. S. Hill, J. H. Bouton, E. E. Hiatt, III, and B. Kittle

Seed Maturity, Germination, and Endophyte Relationships in Tall Fescue
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0057
Crop Sci 2005 45: 859-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP BREEDING, GENETICS & CYTOLOGY:

Karen A. Cichy, Shana Forster, Kenneth F. Grafton, and George L. Hosfield

Inheritance of Seed Zinc Accumulation in Navy Bean
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0104
Crop Sci 2005 45: 864-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

C. Zheng, P. Chen, and R. Gergerich

Effect of Temperature on the Expression of Necrosis in Soybean Infected with Soybean mosaic virus
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0286
Crop Sci 2005 45: 916-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Joshua D. Butler, Patrick F. Byrne, Valiollah Mohammadi, Phillip L. Chapman, and Scott D. Haley

Agronomic Performance of Rht Alleles in a Spring Wheat Population across a Range of Moisture Levels
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0323
Crop Sci 2005 45: 939-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Xing-You Gu, Shahryar F. Kianian, and Michael E. Foley

Seed Dormancy Imposed by Covering Tissues Interrelates to Shattering and Seed Morphological Characteristics in Weedy Rice
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0339
Crop Sci 2005 45: 948-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

F. J. Kopisch-Obuch, R. L. McBroom, and B. W. Diers

Association between Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance Loci and Yield in Soybean
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0441
Crop Sci 2005 45: 956-965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Melanie B. Bayles, Laval M. Verhalen, William M. Johnson, and Bradley R. Barnes

Trends over Time among Cotton Cultivars Released by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0453
Crop Sci 2005 45: 966-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

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

Quantitative Genetic Analysis of the Physiological Processes underlying Maize Grain Yield
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.0518
Crop Sci 2005 45: 981-987. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Weikai Yan and Nicholas A. Tinker

An Integrated Biplot Analysis System for Displaying, Interpreting, and Exploring Genotype x Environment Interaction
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0076
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1004-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Annie Claessens, Réal Michaud, Gilles Bélanger, and Diane E. Mather

Responses to Divergent Phenotypic Selection for Fiber Traits in Timothy
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0161
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1017-1022. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. A. Hansen, J. M. Martin, S. P. Lanning, and L. E. Talbert

Correlation of Genotype Performance for Agronomic and Physiological Traits in Space-Planted versus Densely Seeded Conditions
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0194
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1023-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elroy R. Cober, Malcolm J. Morrison, Baoluo Ma, and Gail Butler

Genetic Improvement Rates of Short-Season Soybean Increase with Plant Population
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0232
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1029-1034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

G. Jaramillo, N. Morante, J. C. Pérez, F. Calle, H. Ceballos, B. Arias, and A. C. Bellotti

Diallel Analysis in Cassava Adapted to the Midaltitude Valleys Environment
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0314
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1058-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yasas S. N. Ferdinandez, Bruce E. Coulman, and Yong-Bi Fu

Detecting Genetic Changes over Two Generations of Seed Increase in an Awned Slender Wheatgrass Population Using AFLP Markers
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0332
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1064-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. E. Patzoldt, S. R. Carlson, and B. W. Diers

Characterization of Resistance to Brown Stem Rot of Soybean in Five Accessions from Central China
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0393
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1092-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Warwick N. Stiller, John J. Read, Gregory A. Constable, and Peter E. Reid

Selection for Water Use Efficiency Traits in a Cotton Breeding Program: Cultivar Differences
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0545
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1107-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

W. R. Meredith, Jr.

Minimum Number of Genes Controlling Cotton Fiber Strength in a Backcross Population
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.0425
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1114-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Heckenberger, M. Bohn, and A. E. Melchinger

Identification of Essentially Derived Varieties Obtained from Biparental Crosses of Homozygous Lines: I. Simple Sequence Repeat Data from Maize Inbreds
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0110
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1120-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] Supplemental Data  

M. Heckenberger, M. Bohn, D. Klein, and A. E. Melchinger

Identification of Essentially Derived Varieties Obtained from Biparental Crosses of Homozygous Lines: II. Morphological Distances and Heterosis in Comparison with Simple Sequence Repeat and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Data in Maize
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0111
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1132-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] Supplemental Data  

H. P. Piepho and J. Möhring

Best Linear Unbiased Prediction of Cultivar Effects for Subdivided Target Regions
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0398
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1151-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENOMICS, MOLECULAR GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY:

A. C. Hogg, B. Beecher, J. M. Martin, F. Meyer, L. Talbert, S. Lanning, and M. J. Giroux

Hard Wheat Milling and Bread Baking Traits Affected by the Seed-Specific Overexpression of Puroindolines
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0113
Crop Sci 2005 45: 871-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J.-L. Jannink

Selective Phenotyping to Accurately Map Quantitative Trait Loci
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0278
Crop Sci 2005 45: 901-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Ty Vaughn, Tracey Cavato, Gurdip Brar, Timothy Coombe, Todd DeGooyer, Stephanie Ford, Mark Groth, Arlene Howe, Scott Johnson, Kathryn Kolacz, Clinton Pilcher, John Purcell, Charles Romano, Leigh English, and Jay Pershing

A Method of Controlling Corn Rootworm Feeding Using a Bacillus thuringiensis Protein Expressed in Transgenic Maize
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0304
Crop Sci 2005 45: 931-938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Daniel Zizumbo-Villarreal, Patricia Colunga-GarcíaMarín, Emeterio Payró de la Cruz, Patricia Delgado-Valerio, and Paul Gepts

Population Structure and Evolutionary Dynamics of Wild–Weedy–Domesticated Complexes of Common Bean in a Mesoamerican Region
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0340
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1073-1083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NOTES:

Krisztina Eleki, Richard M. Cruse, and Kenneth A. Albrecht

ROOT SEGREGATION OF C3 AND C4 SPECIES USING CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITION
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0170
Crop Sci 2005 45: 879-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Mukesh Jain, Kudithipudi Chengalrayan, Maria Gallo-Meagher, and Paul Mislevy

EMBRYOGENIC CALLUS INDUCTION AND REGENERATION IN A PENTAPLOID HYBRID BERMUDAGRASS CV. TIFTON 85
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0337
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1069-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CROP PHYSIOLOGY & METABOLISM:

Fitzgerald L. Booker, Joseph E. Miller, Edwin L. Fiscus, Walter A. Pursley, and Leonard A. Stefanski

Comparative Responses of Container- versus Ground-Grown Soybean to Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Ozone
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0198
Crop Sci 2005 45: 883-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Aude Barbottin, Christophe Lecomte, Christine Bouchard, and Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy

Nitrogen Remobilization during Grain Filling in Wheat: Genotypic and Environmental Effects
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.0361
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1141-1150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PERSPECTIVES:

Lynn E. Sollenberger, John E. Moore, Vivien G. Allen, and Carlos G. S. Pedreira

Reporting Forage Allowance in Grazing Experiments
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0216
Crop Sci 2005 45: 896-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Wendell Berry

RENEWING HUSBANDRY
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2005.9999
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1103-1106. [Full Text]  

FORAGE & GRAZING LANDS:

L. M. Lauriault, R. E. Kirksey, and D. M. VanLeeuwen

Performance of Perennial Cool-Season Forage Grasses in Diverse Soil Moisture Environments, Southern High Plains, USA
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0280
Crop Sci 2005 45: 909-915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Alison B. Tarr, Kenneth J. Moore, and Philip M. Dixon

Spectral Reflectance as a Covariate for Estimating Pasture Productivity and Composition
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0004
Crop Sci 2005 45: 996-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

Andrew B. Hollman, John C. Stier, Michael D. Casler, Geunhwa Jung, and Leah A. Brilman

Identification of Putative Velvet Bentgrass Clones Using RAPD Markers
Published online 28 March 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0297
Crop Sci 2005 45: 923-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Jorge Franco, José Crossa, Suketoshi Taba, and Henry Shands

A Sampling Strategy for Conserving Genetic Diversity when Forming Core Subsets
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0292
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1035-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K. Hartung and H. P. Piepho

A Threshold Model for Multiyear Genebank Data Based on Different Rating Scales
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0293
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1045-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. A. Malvar, P. Revilla, A. Butrón, B. Gouesnard, A. Boyat, P. Soengas, A. Álvarez, and A. Ordás

Performance of Crosses among French and Spanish Maize Populations across Environments
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0301
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1052-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yong-Bi Fu

Geographic Patterns of RAPD Variation in Cultivated Flax
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0345
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1084-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Max A. Glover, David B. Willmot, Larry L. Darrah, Bruce E. Hibbard, and Xiaoyang Zhu

Diallel Analyses of Agronomic Traits Using Chinese and U.S. Maize Germplasm
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0493
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1096-1102. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF CULTIVARS:

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

Registration of ‘Aquila’ Spring Barley
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0236CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1160. [Full Text]  

E.J. Souza, N.A. Bosque-Pérez, M.J. Guttieri, D.J. Schotzko, S.O. Guy, B. Brown, and R. Zemetra

Registration of ‘Jerome’ Wheat
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0290CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1161-1162. [Full Text]  

T.M. Ford, W.A. Meyer, J.A. Murphy, S.A. Bonos, D.A. Smith, and C.R. Funk

Registration of ‘Ambassador’ Chewings Fescue
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0305CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1162-1163. [Full Text]  

M. Mergoum, R. C. Frohberg, J. D. Miller, and R. W. Stack

Registration of ‘Steele-ND’ Wheat
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.308CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1163-1164. [Full Text]  

K.A. Gravois, K.A.K. Moldenhauer, and F. N. Lee

Registration of ‘Improved Purple Marker’ Rice Germplasm
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0364CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1164-1165. [Full Text]  

P.M. Thaxton, C. Wayne Smith, and Roy Cantrell

Registration of ‘Tamcot 22’ High-Yielding Upland Cotton Cultivar
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0447CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1165-1166. [Full Text]  

P. Bregitzer, D.W. Mornhinweg, R. Hammon, M. Stack, D.D. Baltensperger, G.L. Hein, M.K. O'Neill, J.C. Whitmore, and D.J. Fiedler

Registration of ‘Burton’ Barley
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0461CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1166-1167. [Full Text]  

T.P. Wallace, B.W. White, and J.E. Hollowell

Registration of ‘MISCOT 8839’ Cotton
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0576CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1167-1168. [Full Text]  

K.B. Jensen, S.R. Larson, and B.L. Waldron

Registration of ‘Mustang’ Altai Wildrye
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0165CV
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1168-1169. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASMS:

L. Panella and R.T. Lewellen

Registration of FC201, a Heterogeneous, Disease-Resistant, Monogerm, O-type Sugarbeet Population
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.057GP
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1169-1170. [Full Text]  

J.N. Rutger, R.J. Bryant, J.L. Bernhardt, and J.W. Gibbons

Registration of Nine Indica Germplasms of Rice
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0244GP
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1170-1171. [Full Text]  

P.M. Thaxton, C. Wayne Smith, and Roy Cantrell

Registration of TAM 96WD-18 Upland Cotton Germplasm Line with Improved Fiber Length and Strength
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0448GP
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1172. [Full Text]  

P.M. Thaxton, C. Wayne Smith, and Roy Cantrell

Registration of TAM 96WD-69s Glabrous Upland Cotton Germplasm Line
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0449GP
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1172-1173. [Full Text]  

F.M. Bourland, J.T. Johnson, and D.C. Jones

Registration of Arkot 8712 Germplasm Line of Cotton
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0452GP
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1173-1174. [Full Text]  

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

Registration of N584, N587, and N588, Large-Seeded Grain Sorghum Germplasm
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0454GP
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1174-1175. [Full Text]  

O.L. May, R.G. Cantrell, and D.C. Jones

Registration of GA98066 Upland Cotton Germplasm Line
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0556GP
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1175-1176. [Full Text]  

REGISTRATIONS OF PARENTAL LINES:

C.A. Rodgers and A.A. Baltensperger

Registration of Bermudagrass Parental Lines A-3 and A-4
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.058PL
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1176. [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Larry J. Grabau

Principles of Plant Science: Environmental Factors and Technology in Growing Plants.
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2005.0003br
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1177. [Full Text]  

Franklin H. Arthur

Insects of Stored Products.
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2005.0004br
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1177-1178. [Full Text]  

Elizabeth A. Lee

Corn: Origin, History, Technology, and Production.
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2005.0005br
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1178. [Full Text]  

ERRATA:

J. E. Erickson, J. L. Cisar, G. H. Snyder, and J. C. Volin

Phosphorus and Potassium Leaching under Contrasting Residential Landscape Models Established on a Sandy Soil
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0315er
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1179. [Full Text]  

ANNUAL MEETINGS:

CSSA Headquarters Report, 2004
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0107pr
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1180. [PDF]  

Reports of CSSA Divisions, Branches, and Committees, 2004
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0111db
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1181-1190. [PDF]  

Fellows of the Crop Science Society of America Elected in 2004
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0171fe
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1191-1193. [PDF]  

Awards Presented in Crop Science, 2004
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0170aw
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1194-1198. [PDF]  

Thanks to Our Reviewers
Published online 6 May 2005; doi:10.2135/cropsci2004.0203tr
Crop Sci 2005 45: 1199-1202. [PDF]  

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