1. Production and characterization of an interspecific hybrid between leek and garlic

   • Toshiya Yanagino
   • Etsuko Sugawara
   • Yoshihito Takahata

   Pages: 1 - 5

2. PCR-multiplexes for a genome-wide framework of simple sequence repeat marker loci in cultivated sunflower

   • Shunxue Tang
   • Venkata K. Kishore
   • Steven J. Knapp

   Pages: 6 - 19

3. Biochemical and molecular characterization of a rice glutelin allele for the GluA-1 gene

   • L. Q. Qu
   • X. L. Wei
   • F. Takaiwa

   Pages: 20 - 25

4. A genetic linkage map for hexaploid, cultivated oat (Avena sativa L.) based on an intraspecific cross 'Ogle/MAM17-5'

   • S. Zhu
   • H. F. Kaeppler

   Pages: 26 - 35

5. Use of mid-parent values and progeny tests to increase the efficiency of potato breeding for combined processing quality and disease and pest resistance

   • J. E. Bradshaw
   • M. F. B. Dale
   • G. R. Mackay

   Original Paper Pages: 36 - 42

6. Resistance to Phytophthora infestans in somatic hybrids of Solanum nigrum L. and diploid potato

   • E. Zimnoch-Guzowska
   • R. Lebecka
   • B. Wielgat

   Pages: 43 - 48

7. Adaptation of Cucumber mosaic virus soybean strains (SSVs) to cultivated and wild soybeans

   • J. S. Hong
   • C. Masuta
   • I. Uyeda

   Original Paper Pages: 49 - 53

8. Cultivar-specific seedling vigor and expression of a putative oxalate oxidase germin-like protein in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

   • Benildo G. de los Reyes
   • J. Mitchell McGrath

   Original Paper Pages: 54 - 61

9. High resolution genetic mapping and candidate gene identification at the xa5 locus for bacterial blight resistance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

   • Matthew W. Blair
   • Amanda J. Garris
   • Susan R. McCouch

   Pages: 62 - 73

10. Characterisation and analysis of new HMW-glutenin alleles encoded by the Glu-R1 locus of Secale cereale

    • A. De Bustos
    • N. Jouve

    Pages: 74 - 83

11. Detection of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) controlling the waxy character in wheat by using a derived cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (dCAPS) marker

    • T. Yanagisawa
    • C. Kiribuchi-Otobe
    • M. Fujita

    Pages: 84 - 88

12. Gene actions of QTLs affecting several agronomic traits resolved in a recombinant inbred rice population and two testcross populations

    • H. W. Mei
    • L. J. Luo
    • Z. K. Li

    Pages: 89 - 101

13. Sex-linked AFLP markers indicate a pseudoautosomal region in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

    • A. Peil
    • H. Flachowsky
    • W. E. Weber

    Pages: 102 - 109

14. RAPD and pedigree-based genetic diversity estimates in cultivated diploid potato hybrids

    • Genlou Sun
    • Gefu Wang-Pruski
    • Hielke De Jong

    Pages: 110 - 115

15. Identifications of two different mechanisms for sorghum midge resistance through QTL mapping

    • Y. Z. Tao
    • A. Hardy
    • C. L. McIntyre

    Pages: 116 - 122

16. Identification of QTLs influencing agronomic traits in Miscanthus sinensis Anderss. I. Total height, flag-leaf height and stem diameter

    • S. G. Atienza
    • Z. Satovic
    • A. Martín

    Original Paper Pages: 123 - 129

17. Identification of SNPs and development of allele-specific PCR markers for γ-gliadin alleles in Triticum aestivum

    • W. Zhang
    • M. C. Gianibelli
    • K. R. Gale

    Pages: 130 - 138

18. The making of a bell pepper-shaped tomato fruit: identification of loci controlling fruit morphology in Yellow Stuffer tomato

    • E. van der Knaap
    • S. D. Tanksley

    Original Paper Pages: 139 - 147

19. Identification of AFLP markers linked to fertility restorer genes for tournefortii cytoplasmic male-sterility system in Brassica napus

    • H. S. Janeja
    • S. S. Banga
    • M. Lakshmikumaran

    Pages: 148 - 154

20. Characterization of a DRE-binding transcription factor from a halophyte Atriplex hortensis

    • Yi-Guo Shen
    • Wan-Ke Zhang
    • Shou-Yi Chen

    Pages: 155 - 161

21. A PCR-based marker system monitoring CMS-(S), CMS-(T) and (N)-cytoplasm in the onion (Allium cepa L.)

    • T. Engelke
    • D. Terefe
    • T. Tatlioglu

    Pages: 162 - 167

22. Gene for gene alignment between the Brassica and Arabidopsis genomes by direct transcriptome mapping

    • G. Li
    • M. Gao
    • C. F. Quiros

    Original Paper Pages: 168 - 180

23. Comparative genetic analysis of quantitative traits in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). 2. Characterisation of QTL involved in developmental and agronomic traits

    • P.-F. Bert
    • I. Jouan
    • F. Vear

    Original Paper Pages: 181 - 189

24. The ploidy level of transgenic plants in Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of tomato cotyledons (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is genotype and procedure dependent

    • P. Ellul
    • B. Garcia-Sogo
    • V. Moreno

    Erratum Pages: 190 - 190