1. Message from the president and the secretary of the IAPTC&B

   • Indra K. Vasil
   • David W. Altman

   EditorialNotes Pages: 75 - 75

2. Turning point article plant protoplasts

   • Edward C. Cocking

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 82

3. Program for the application of genetic transformation for crop improvement in the semi-arid tropics

   • Kiran K. Sharma
   • Rodomiro Ortiz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 92

4. Cotton ovule culture: A tool for basic biology, biotechnology and cotton improvement

   • Barbara A. Triplett

   OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 101

5. Cytokinins: Biosynthesis metabolism and perception

   • Machteld C. Mok
   • Ruth C. Martin
   • David W. S. Mok

   OriginalPaper Pages: 102 - 107

6. Genetic engineering for abiotic stress resistance in crop plants

   • Jingxian Zhang
   • Natalya Y. Klueva
   • Henry T. Nguyen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 108 - 114

7. In vitro propagation of Artocarpus altilis (park.) fosberg (breadfruit) from mature plant material

   • Judy Rouse-Miller
   • Julian E. Duncan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 117

8. Effect of varying co₂ and light levels on growth of hedyotis and sugarcane shoot cultures

   • Boon-Sin Tay
   • Bee-Lian Ong
   • Prakash P. Kumar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 118 - 124

9. In vitro pollination of angiosperm ovules with gymnosperm pollen grains

   • M. Zenkteler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 127

10. Cytokinins, auxins and activated charcoal affect organogenesis and anatomical characteristics of shoot-tip cultures of lisianthus [Eustoma grandiflorum (RAF.) Shinn]

    • Kee-Yoeup Paek
    • Eun-joo Hahn

    OriginalPaper Pages: 128 - 132

11. Forest Biotechnology '99—A Joint Meeting of the International Wood Biotechnology Symposium and the Iufro Working Party for Molecular Genetics of Trees, 11–16 July, 1999 Oxford, UK

    • D. Ellis
    • T. Strabala

    Report Pages: 133 - 136

12. Reach the unreached: UNESCO program on developing biotechnology around the world

    • Ervin Balázs

    BriefCommunication Pages: 137 - 139