1. New board members elected

   ISPMB News Pages: 130 - 130

2. Tsune Kosuge 1925–1988

   • Robert K. Webster

   Obituaries Pages: 131 - 134

3. Itaru Takebe 1929–1988

   • Akira Watanabe

   Obituaries Pages: 134 - 134

4. Jo Messing named director of Waksman Institute

   Appointments and Awards Pages: 135 - 136

5. Amino acid biosynthesis in plants: Approaching an understanding at the molecular level

   • Benjamin F. Matthews
   • Ellen M. Reardon
   • Barbara J. Wilson

   Review Pages: 137 - 154

6. Quantitation of nopaline and octopine in plant tissue using Sakaguchi’s reagent

   • M. L. Shaw
   • A. J. Conner
   • M. K. Williams

   Protocol Pages: 155 - 164

7. A simple method for the transformation of rice via the pollen-tube pathway

   • Zhong-xun Luo
   • Ray Wu

   Protocol Pages: 165 - 174

8. Direct ribosomal RNA sequencing: Optimization of extraction and sequencing methods for work with higher plants

   • R. Keith Hamby
   • Lynne Sims
   • Elizabeth Zimmer

   Protocol Pages: 175 - 192

9. Mini-preparation of highly purified chloroplast DNA from maize

   • George Mourad
   • Mary L. Polacco

   Protocol Pages: 193 - 199

10. International Colloquium onSesbania Rostrata: Fundamental Research and Agricultural Applications

    • Robert A. Ludwig

    Reports of Meetings Pages: 200 - 204

11. Meetings

    Schedule of Events Pages: 205 - 205