Contents
Original Paper
Cloning of the S8-RNase (S8-allele) of Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai)
Castillo, C., T. Takasaki, T. Saito, S. Norioka and T. Nakanishi. . . . . . . 1 [PDF]
Intercellular localization of cysteine synthase and alliinase in bundle sheaths of Allium plants
Yamazaki, M., M. Sugiyama and K. Saito. . . . . . . 7 [PDF]
Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding an orthologue of ROUGH SHEATH2 (OsRS2) from rice
Sato, Y., A. Nishimura, T. Sakamoto, M. Ashikari and M. Matsuoka. . . . . . . 11 [PDF]
Constitutive promoters available for transgene expression instead of CaMV 35S RNA promoter : Arabidopsis promoters of tryptophan synthase protein β subunit and phytochrome B
Shirasawa-Seo, N., I. Mitsuhara, S. Nakamura, T. Murakami, T. Iwai, Y. Nishizawa, T. Hibi and Y. Ohashi. . . . . . . 19 [PDF]
Mapping major replication origins on the rice plastid DNA
Wang, Y., K. Tamura, Y. Saitoh, T. Sato, S. Hidaka and K. Tsutsumi. . . . . . . 27 [PDF]
Identification of genetic alterations in carrot cell lines using transposable elements belonging to the Tdc1 family
Itoh, Y. and Y. Ozeki. . . . . . . 37 [PDF]
Flow cytometric analysis for systemic endopolyploidy in development of radish (Raphanus sativus L.)
Kudo, N. and Y. Kimura. . . . . . . 45 [PDF]
Short Communication
Inhibitory effects of sodium chloride on induction of tissue cultures of lichens of Ramalina species
Takahagi, T., Y. Yamamoto, Y. Kinoshita, S. Takeshita and T. Yamada. . . . . . . 53 [PDF]
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Efficient regeneration from hypocotyl cultures of betalain forming plant, Portulaca sp . cv . ‘Jewel’: stimulatory effect of thidiazuron
Bhuiyan, Md. N. H. and T. Adachi. . . . . . . 57 [PDF]
A simple and efficient culture of leaflets for plant regeneration in guineagrass (Panicum maximum)
Chen, L., R. Okabe, L. Guan and T. Adachi. . . . . . . 63 [PDF]