1. ISPMB news results of ISPMB elections

   Cis and Trans Pages: 102 - 102

2. Congress News: Singapore Websites and Workshop on Gene Systematics and Nomenclature

   Cis and Trans Pages: 103 - 103

3. PMBR: Changing of the guard

   Announcement Pages: 104 - 104

4. Research on plant molecular biology in north Africa

   • Mohamed Marrakchi

   Consul Report Pages: 105 - 108

5. Plant molecular biology in Argentina and Chile

   • Alejandro Mentaberry

   Consul Reports Pages: 109 - 114

6. Stock Centres obtain further funding and introduce user fees

   • Randy Scholl
   • Keith Davis
   • Mary Anderson

   Arabidupdate Pages: 115 - 121

7. Plant chitinase consensus sequences

   • John Levorson
   • Caryl A. Chlan

   Genetic Resources Pages: 122 - 133

8. A convenient set of vectors for expression of multiple gene combinations in plants

   • John de Majnik
   • R. G. Joseph
   • J. J. Weinman

   Genetic Resources Pages: 134 - 140

9. Synchronization of cell division in root tips of seven major cereal species for high yields of metaphase chromosomes for flow-cytometric analysis and sorting

   • H. F. Kaeppler
   • S. M. Kaeppler
   • K. Arumuganathan

   Genetic Resources Pages: 141 - 147

10. Isolation of milligram quantities of nuclear DNA from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), A plant containing high levels of polyphenolic compounds

    • Daniel G. Peterson
    • Kevin S. Boehm
    • Stephen M. Stack

    Protocols Pages: 148 - 153

11. Use of STSs and SSRs as rapid and reliable preselection tools in a marker-assisted selection-backcross scheme

    • Jean-Marcel Ribaut
    • Xueyi Hu
    • Diego González-de-León

    Protocols Pages: 154 - 162

12. A plant-based expression system for matching cDNA clones and isozymes

    • P. R. Matthews
    • F. Gubler
    • J. V. Jacobsen

    Protocols Pages: 163 - 169

13. Liposome-mediated transfer of YAC DNA to tobacco cells

    • Monique van Wordragen
    • Roshani Shakya
    • Pim Zabel

    Protocols Pages: 170 - 178

14. A rapid method for detection of single base changes inArabidopsis thaliana using the polymerase chain reaction

    • Shinichiro Sawa
    • Toshiro Ito
    • Kiyotaka Okada

    Protocols Pages: 179 - 185

15. Introduction of a plant intron into the luciferase gene ofPhotinus pyralis

    • S. Luke Mankin
    • George C. Allen
    • William F. Thompson

    Protocols Pages: 186 - 196

16. Meeting

    Schedule of Events Pages: 197 - 200

17. Courses and Workshops

    Schedule of Events Pages: 200 - 201

18. Ruth Sager

    • Elizabeth Harris
    • Ursula Goodenough

    Obituary Pages: 203 - 204