New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 1998

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Volume 26/Number 1/March 1998

Breeding and genetics

• Detection of variation among and within asparagus hybrids using random amplified DNA (RAPD) markers

  Insect pests

• Mortality responses of three leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) species on kiwifruit to a high-temperature controlled atmosphere treatment

  Pathology

• Evaluation of Allium germplasm for susceptibility to foliage bacterial soft rot caused by Pseudomonas marginalis and Pseudomonas viridiflava
• In vitro elimination of onion yellow dwarf and shallot latent viruses in shallots (Allium cepa var. ascalonicum L.)

  Production

• Nutrition of container-grown Acalypha hispaniolae
• Rapid dry weight determination of kiwifruit pomace and apple pomace using an infrared drying technique

  Short communications

• Changes in biotin levels in the leaves of two apple cultivars during the season
• Effect of cyanamide on budbreak and cane fruitfulness for `Hayward' kiwifruit in relation to cane length and time of application
• Effect of different growth regulators and genotype on in vitro propagation of jojoba
• Identification of serovars of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 in New Zealand

  Plant disease record

• New plant disease record in New Zealand: dasheen mosaic potyvirus infecting taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott)

  Cultivar release

• `Crown', a new high-yielding field pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Volume 26/Number 2/June 1998

Biochemistry

• Alternate routes for starch synthesis in developing grains of wheat and sorghum: indirect evidence through its regulation by inorganic phosphates and organic acids

  Breeding and genetics

• Screening the New Zealand potato germplasm collection for resistance to sugar accumulation during low temperature storage
• Development, maturation, and postharvest responses of Actinidia arguta (Sieb. et Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. fruit
• Comparison of RAPD and morpho-nut markers for revealing genetic relationships between chestnut species (Castanea spp.) and New Zealand chestnut selections

  Insect pests

• Effects of wheat bug (Eurygaster maura) proteolytic enzymes on electrophoretic properties of gluten proteins

  Physiology

• Variations in water availability and temperature in the root environment during root volume restriction studies

  Postharvest

• Postharvest characteristics of Limonium `Chorus Magenta' inflorescences
• Selection of a surface coating and optimisation of its concentration for use on `Hass' avocado (Persea americana Mill.) fruit
• Effects of anoxic and hypercarbic controlled atmospheres on anaerobic volatile emission and ethylene production from `Klemaxi' and `Doranja' carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)

  Production

• Quality of processing tomato (Lycoperscion esculentum) fruit from four bloom dates in relation to optimal harvest timing

Volume 26/Number 3/September 1998

Breeding and genetics

• Inheritance and expression of transgenes in kiwifruit

  Consumer science

• Consumer perceptions of fruit production technologies

  Insect pests

• Abundance of leafrollers and their parasitoids on selected host plants in New Zealand

  Pathology

• Further investigations of the black currant reversion disease in New Zealand
• Influence of host and pathogen factors on disease incidence resulting from artificial inoculation of kiwifruit by Botrytis cinerea

  Production

• Relationship between canopy density and fruit quality of kiwifruit

  Weed science

• Weed flora of cereal crops in Canterbury, New Zealand

  Sort communication

• Potato germplasm: in vitro storage and virus reduction

  Plant disease record

• First record of Pythium mastophorum in New Zealand and its pathogenicity relative to other Pythium spp.

  Book reviews

• Book reviews

Volume 26/Number 4/December 1998

Insect pests

• Mating disruption for the control of leafrollers on apricots
• Bioassays for measuring ovipositional and larval preferences of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for different cultivars of apple

  Physiology

• Effects of frost during grain filling on wheat yield and grain structure
• Root pruning of apple trees grown at ultra-high density affects carbohydrate reserves distribution in vegetative and reproductive growth

  Postharvest

• Effects of temperature on gas exchange of `Braeburn' apples

  Short communications

• Lessons from processing tomato irrigation trials in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
• Effects of high and low watering levels on growth and development of taro
• 1-methylcyclopropene extends Cymbidium orchid vaselife and prevents damaged pollinia from accelerating senescence
• Suppression of Botrytis cinerea sporulation on irradiated grape leaf tissue by the antagonistic bacterium Serratia liquefaciens

  Plant disease record

• A soft rot of calla (Zantedeschia spp.) caused by Erwinia carotovora subspecies carotovora

• Book review

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