New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 1999

Volume 27/Number 1/March 1999

Insect pests

• Armoured scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) distribution in kiwifruit blocks with reference to shelter R. H. BLANK, G. S. C. GILL, B. W. DOW

  Pathology

• Genetic variation in New Zealand populations of the plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum MARGARET A. CARPENTER, CHRIS FRAMPTON, ALISON STEWART

  Physiology

• Seasonal and daily changes in carbon acquisition of kiwifruit leaves with and without axillary fruit DENNIS H. GREER Maturity and temperature influence ethylene-promoted organ abscission in Camellia ALLAN B. WOOLF, JULIE A. PLUMMER, JOHN CLEMENS

  Production

• Effects of soil type and depth on spear yield and quality of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) M. T. LIAO, M. A. NICHOLS, K. J. FISHER

  Short communications

• Observation of watercore dissipation in `Braeburn' apple by magnetic resonance imaging C. J. CLARK, C. A. RICHARDSON Partitioning of ¹³C-label in mature asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) plants MARTY J. FAVILLE, WARWICK B. SILVESTER, T. G. ALLAN GREEN Effect of staminate kiwifruit vine distribution and flower number on kiwifruit pollination R. M. GOODWIN, A. TEN HOUTEN, J. H. PERRY Influence of ethanol on climacteric senescence in five cultivars of carnation U. K. PUN, R. N. ROWE, J. S. ROWARTH, M. F. BARNES, C. O. DAWSON, J. A. HEYES Variations in chlorophylls, carotenoids, protein, and secondary metabolites amongst ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) cultivars and their association with rhizome yield S. RAI, A. B. DAS, P. DAS

  Volume 27/Number 2/June 1999

  Insect pests

• Mortality of Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) after exposure to sodium bicarbonate at elevated temperatures or combined with emulsifiers S. E. LEWTHWAITE, P. R. DENTENER , P. G. CONNOLLY
• Bioassays for measuring the resistance of different apple cultivars to the development of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) C. HOWARD WEARING, KATE COLHOUN

  Physiology

• Pollination and fruit set in the tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendt.) 1. Floral biology D. H. LEWIS , J. A. CONSIDINE
• Pollination and fruit set in the tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendt.) 2. Patterns of flowering and fruit set D. H. LEWIS , J. A. CONSIDINE
• Influence of soil mulching on winter chilling of kiwifruit W. P. SNELGAR, A. C. RICHARDSON, H. R. PAUL, G. B. LUPTON

  Postharvest

• Texture and the cell wall polysaccharides of buttercup squash `Delica' (Cucurbita maxima) R. M. SUNIL RATNAYAKE , PAUL L. HURST , LAURENCE D. MELTON

  Production

• Effects of nitrogen nutrition on Sandersonia cut flower and tuber production in a soil-less medium G. E. CLARK, G. K. BURGE
• Effect of light and soil moisture on yield, yield components, and abortion of reproductive structures of chickpea (Cicer arietinum), in Canterbury, New Zealand T. I. VERGHIS, B. A. MCKENZIE, G. D. HILL

  Short communications

• Study of asparagus production in Western Samoa W. T. BUSSELL , M. J. BONIN
• Effect of soil pH on cadmium phytoavailability in some New Zealand soils C. W. GRAY , R. G. MCLAREN , A. H. C. ROBERTS , L. M. CONDRON
• Buds on Actinidia arguta shoots do contain axillary meristems E. F. WALTON R. -M. WU

  Book reviews

• Book reviews

  Volume 27/Number 3/September 1999

  Insect pests

• Effect of the salivary proteinase from the New Zealand wheat bug, Nysius huttoni, on various exotic and endemic plant seeds D. EVERY, M. A. W. STUFKENS

  Pathology

• Seed-borne cucumber mosaic virus in New Zealand lentil crops: yield effects and disease incidence J. D. FLETCHER, A. C. RUSSELL, R. C. BUTLER
• Rind distortion of lemon caused by Botrytis cinerea Pers. R. A. FULLERTON F. M. HARRIS, I. C. HALLETT
• Fusaria and Fusarium mycotoxins in leaves and ears of maize plants 2. A time course study made in the Waikato region, New Zealand, in 1997 D. R. LAUREN, M. E. DI MENNA
• Etiology of almond shriveled kernel disease J. K. UYEMOTO , W. K. ASAI , B. C. KIRKPATRICK
• Nutrient conductivity effects on sweet pepper plants grown using a nutrient film technique 1. Yield and fruit quality TESHOME TADESSE MICHAEL A. NICHOLS , KEITH J. FISHER

  Physiology

• Nutrient conductivity effects on sweet pepper plants grown using a nutrient film technique 2. Blossom-end rot and fruit mineral status TESHOME TADESSE, MICHAEL A. NICHOLS , KEITH J. FISHER
• Phenological development of chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) in Canterbury, New Zealand T. I. VERGHIS, B. A. MCKENZIE, G. D. HILL

  Short communication

• Fatty acid compositional changes in developing persimmon (Diospyros lotus L.) fruit F. AHMET AYAZ ASIM KADIOGLU

  Book review

• Book review

  Volume 27/Number 4/December 1999

  Food science

• Heat treatments increase sweetness and flesh colour of buttercup squash BRUCE L. BYCROFT, VIRGINIA K. CORRIGAN, DONALD E. IRVING

  Pathology

• Pathogenicity of Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei in New Zealand in 1997 A. DREISEITL, R. A. PICKERING
• History of Boysenberry and Youngberry in New Zealand in relation to their problems with Boysenberry decline, the association of a fungal pathogen, and possibly a phytoplasma, with this disease G. A. WOOD, M. T. ANDERSEN, R. L. S. FORSTER, M. BRAITHWAITE, H. K. HALL

  Production

• Effects of irrigation and sowing date on phenology and yield of pinto beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Canterbury, New Zealand H. K. DAPAAH B. A. MCKENZIE, G. D. HILL
• Yield and quality of malting barley (Hordeum vulgare L. `Valetta') in response to irrigation and nitrogen fertilisation J. M. DE RUITER

  Short communications

• Effects of nutrition, planting density, and stem pruning treatments on tuber weight and secondary tuber development in Sandersonia aurantiaca G. E. CLARK, G. K. BURGE
• Effects of two naturally occurring mild potyviruses on the symptom expression of vanilla necrosis potyvirus in Vanilla fragrans M. N. PEARSON, S. KESHAW D. GUPTA
• Soil solarisation: a cultural practice to reduce viability of sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in New Zealand soils J. SWAMINATHAN, K. L. MCLEAN, J. M. PAY A. STEWART
• Effects of pre-shipping storage conditions on buttercup squash quality rots P. J. WRIGHT, D. G. GRANT
• Book reviews

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