JOURNAL

Contents

Review

Somatic Embryogenesis and Its Application for Breeding and Micropropagation in Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.)

Hisato KUNITAKE and Masahiro MII. . . . . . . 51 [PDF]

Original Paper

Improved Callus Quality and Prolonged Regenerability in Model and Recalcitrant Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Cultivars

Wen JIANG, Myeong-Je CHO and Peggy G. LEMAUX. . . . . . . 63 [PDF]

Plant Regeneration from the Mass of Shoot Primordia in Rhododendron pentaphyllum Maxim. var. nikoense Komatsu

Nobuo YOSHIZAWA, Akira WATANABE, Yohichi WAKITA and Shinso YOKOTA. . . . . . . 71 [PDF]

Isolation and Analysis of New Molecular Markers for Early Embryogellesis in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Kazuhiro KIKUCHI, Chan Sun CHUNG and Kaoru T.YOSHIDA. . . . . . . 77 [PDF]

Effects of Sterilization Time, Medium Composition, and Temperature on Germination of Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. bulbosa (Orchidaceae) In vitro

Masanori TOMITA. . . . . . . 83 [PDF]

Production and Characterization of Transgenic indica Rice Plants Carrying Maize AcDs Elements Introduced by Particle Bombardment

Renando Solis, Shinya Yoshida, Naoki Mori and Chiharu Nakamura. . . . . . . 87 [PDF]

Induction of Meristematic Nodular Calli from Various EXplants of Lilium spp. and Long Term Stability in Plant Regeneration Ability and Ploidy Level of the Calli.

Kanyaratt SUPAIBULWATANA and Masahiro MII. . . . . . . 95 [PDF]

Molecular Identification of Two Genes of Germin-like Protein in Arabidopsis

Kimiyo SAGE-ONO, Michiyuki ONO, Taichi OGUCHI, Masako HASEBE, Zeng-Jun XU, KenJi UEDA, Masayasu INOUE and Hiroshi KAMADA. . . . . . . 103 [PDF]

Note

Expression of the beta-Glucuronidase Gene Introduced into Intact Leaves Attached to Arabidopsis thaliana Plants by Particle Gun

Gen ichiro ARIMURA, Hiromi BANJO, Kohei IRIFUNE, Keng-Hock PWEE, Misa TAKAHASHI and Hiromichi MORIKAWA. . . . . . . 109 [PDF]