Annals of Botany

BOTANICAL BRIEFING:

KOHKI AKIYAMA and HIDEO HAYASHI

Strigolactones: Chemical Signals for Fungal Symbionts and Parasitic Weeds in Plant Roots
AOBPreview published on March 30, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 925-931; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl063 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

INVITED REVIEW:

JUN HIDEMA and TADASHI KUMAGAI

Sensitivity of Rice to Ultraviolet-B Radiation
AOBPreview published on March 6, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 933-942; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl044 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

JOZICA GRICAR, MARTIN ZUPANCIC, KATARINA CUFAR, GERALD KOCH, UWE SCHMITT, and PRIMOZ OVEN

Effect of Local Heating and Cooling on Cambial Activity and Cell Differentiation in the Stem of Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
AOBPreview published on April 13, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 943-951; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

DAVID LYE

Charting the Isophasic Endophyte of Dwarf Mistletoe Arceuthobium douglasii (Viscaceae) in Host Apical Buds
AOBPreview published on April 13, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 953-963; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

CLAIRE MICHENEAU, JACQUES FOURNEL, and THIERRY PAILLER

Bird Pollination in an Angraecoid Orchid on Reunion Island (Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean)
AOBPreview published on March 22, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 965-974; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. L. DAVIES, M. STPICZYNSKA, and M. P. TURNER

A Rudimentary Labellar Speculum in Cymbidium lowianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. and Cymbidium devonianum Paxton (Orchidaceae)
AOBPreview published on March 30, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 975-984; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. A. BALSAMO, C. VANDER WILLIGEN, A. M. BAUER, and J. FARRANT

Drought Tolerance of Selected Eragrostis Species Correlates with Leaf Tensile Properties
AOBPreview published on April 18, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 985-991; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YU-WEI HUA, MIN LIU, and ZAI-YUN LI

Parental Genome Separation and Elimination of Cells and Chromosomes Revealed by AFLP and GISH analyses in a Brassica carinata x Orychophragmus violaceus Cross
AOBPreview published on April 19, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 993-998; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANITA I. MANTESE, DIEGO MEDAN, and ANTONIO J. HALL

Achene Structure, Development and Lipid Accumulation in Sunflower Cultivars Differing in Oil Content at Maturity
AOBPreview published on May 4, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 999-1010; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBERT W. KORN

Anodic Asymmetry of Leaves and Flowers and its Relationship to Phyllotaxis
AOBPreview published on March 7, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1011-1015; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl047 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REBECCA E. MILLER, RIGEL JENSEN, and IAN E. WOODROW

Frequency of Cyanogenesis in Tropical Rainforests of Far North Queensland, Australia
AOBPreview published on March 6, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1017-1044; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl048 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YUZOU SANO and STEVEN JANSEN

Perforated Pit Membranes in Imperforate Tracheary Elements of Some Angiosperms
AOBPreview published on March 6, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1045-1053; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MONTSERRAT VILÀ, IGNASI BARTOMEUS, ISABEL GIMENO, ANNA TRAVESET, and EVA MORAGUES

Demography of the Invasive Geophyte Oxalis pes-caprae Across a Mediterranean Island
AOBPreview published on April 13, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1055-1062; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FABIANA PEZZANI and CARLOS MONTAÑA

Inter- and Intraspecific Variation in the Germination Response to Light Quality and Scarification in Grasses Growing in Two-phase Mosaics of the Chihuahuan Desert
AOBPreview published on April 18, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1063-1071; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MITSUTERU SUZUKI, MASAYA ISHIKAWA, HITOSHI OKUDA, KATSUJI NODA, TADASHI KISHIMOTO, TOSHIHIDE NAKAMURA, ISAO OGIWARA, ISAO SHIMURA, and TOMOYA AKIHAMA

Physiological Changes in Gentian Axillary Buds During Two-step Preculturing with Sucrose that Conferred High Levels of Tolerance to Desiccation and Cryopreservation
AOBPreview published on March 24, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1073-1081; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

IZUMI NAKABAYASHI, ICHIROU KARAHARA, DAISUKE TAMAOKI, KYOJIRO MASUDA, TATSUYA WAKASUGI, KYOJI YAMADA, KOUICHI SOGA, TAKAYUKI HOSON, and SEIICHIRO KAMISAKA

Hypergravity Stimulus Enhances Primary Xylem Development and Decreases Mechanical Properties of Secondary Cell Walls in Inflorescence Stems of Arabidopsis thaliana
AOBPreview published on March 14, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1083-1090; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YU CAO, DEYAN SHEN, YONGLAI LU, and YONG HUANG

A Raman-scattering Study on the Net Orientation of Biomacromolecules in the Outer Epidermal Walls of Mature Wheat Stems (Triticum aestivum)
AOBPreview published on March 13, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1091-1094; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. NAIDOO

Factors Contributing to Dwarfing in the Mangrove Avicennia marina
AOBPreview published on March 24, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1095-1101; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

STEFAN LAUBE and GERHARD ZOTZ

Neither Host-specific nor Random: Vascular Epiphytes on Three Tree Species in a Panamanian Lowland Forest
AOBPreview published on March 30, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1103-1114; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

STUART P. HARDEGREE

Predicting Germination Response to Temperature. I. Cardinal-temperature Models and Subpopulation-specific Regression
AOBPreview published on April 19, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1115-1125; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TECHNICAL ARTICLES:

JOSEPH G. DUBROVSKY, MARTIN GUTTENBERGER, ANDRES SARALEGUI, SELENE NAPSUCIALY-MENDIVIL, BORIS VOIGT, FRANTISEK BALUSKA, and DIEDRIK MENZEL

Neutral Red as a Probe for Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Studies of Plant Roots
AOBPreview published on March 6, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1127-1138; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

YOICHIRO HOSHINO, NAHO MURATA, and KOICHI SHINODA

Isolation of Individual Egg Cells and Zygotes in Alstroemeria Followed by Manual Selection with a Microcapillary-connected Micropump
AOBPreview published on April 18, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1139-1144; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS:

KEIKO YOSHINAGA, MASARU FUJIMOTO, SHIN-ICHI ARIMURA, NOBUHIRO TSUTSUMI, HIROFUMI UCHIMIYA, and MAKI KAWAI-YAMADA

The Mitochondrial Fission Regulator DRP3B Does Not Regulate Cell Death in Plants
AOBPreview published on March 13, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1145-1149; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

HUA LI, NICOLE TAPPER, NEREE DEAN, MARTIN BARBETTI, and KRISHNAPILLAI SIVASITHAMPARAM

Enhanced Pathogenicity of Leptosphaeria maculans Pycnidiospores from Paired Co-inoculation of Brassica napus Cotyledons with Ascospores
AOBPreview published on March 13, 2006
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1151-1156; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Pieter Baas

Vascular organization of angiosperms. A new vision • André J.-P. 2005. Enfield, New Hampshire: Science Publishers, Inc. $59.50 (hardback), $39.0 (paperback). 140 pp.
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1157; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl074 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carol A. Peterson

An introduction to plant structure and development • Beck CB. 2005. • Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. £30.00 (hardback). 464 pp.
Ann Bot 2006 97: 1158; doi:10.1093/aob/mcl075 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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