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American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2011, 2, 93-278 Published Online June 2011 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ajps/)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 2 Number 2 June 2011 An Extended Genetic Linkage Map for Watermelon Based on a Testcross and a BC2F2 Population

A. Levi, P. Wechter, L. Massey, L. Carter, D. Hopkins…………………………………………………………………………93

Difference of Curcumin Content in Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) Caused by Hybridization with Other Curcuma Species

H. Hayakawa, Y. Minaniya, K. Ito, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukuda………………………………………………………………111

Pollen Morphology of Tribes Gnaphalieae, Helenieae, Plucheeae and Senecioneae (Subfamily Asteroideae) of Compositae from Egypt

A. K. E.-D. Osman……………………………………………………………………………………………………………120

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Intraspecific Variation and Thermotolerance Classification Using in Vitro Seed Germination Assay

R. Seepaul, B. Macoon, K. R. Reddy, B. Baldwin………………………………………………………………………………134

Identification of EDTA-Soluble Polysaccharides from Pea Epicotyl Cell Walls and Their Interaction with Xyloglucan

E. A.-H. Baydoun, O. C. Mansour, S. E. Rizk, C. T. Brett………………………………………………………………………148

No Statistic Correlation between Superoxide Dismutase and Peroxidase Activities and Aluminum-Induced Lipid Peroxidation in Maize, Implying Limited Roles of Both Enzymes in Prevention against Aluminum-Induced Lipid Peroxidation

L. Wang J.-Y. Zhao, S.-M. Wu, J.-L. Pan, Z.-B. Huang, Z.-K. Wu, X.-W. Fan, Y.-Z. Li……………………………156

Leaf Traits and Histochemistry of Trichomes of Conocarpus Lancifolius a Combretaceae in Semi-Arid Conditions

A. Redha, N. Al-Mansour, P. Suleman, M. Afzal, R. Al-Hasan…………………………………………………………………165

Initial Stages in the Formation of Galls Induced by Geoica Utricularia in Pistacia Terebinthus Leaflets: Origin of the Two Vascular Bundles which Characterize the Wall of the Galls

Á. Nogal……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………175

Molecular Markers for Tm-2 Alleles of Tomato Mosaic Virus Resistance in Tomato A. Shi, R. Vierling, R. Grazzini, P. Y. Chen, H. Caton, D. Panthee……………………………………………………………180

Molecular Mapping of QTLs for Drought Related Traits at Seedling Stage under PEG Induced Stress Conditions in Rice

A. S. L. R. Vemireddy, P. V. Ramanarao, S. Sridhar, M. Jayaprada, G. Anuradha, B. Srilakshmi, H. K. Reddy,

A. S. Hariprasad, E. A. Siddiq……………………………………………………………………………………………190

Effects of Residue Management and Cropping Systems on Wheat Yield Stability in a Semiarid Mediterranean Clay Soil

R. Mrabet………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………202

American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2011, 2, 93-278 Published Online June 2011 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ajps/)

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In Vitro Somatic Embryogenesis in Some Oil Yielding Tropical Tree Species P. Das……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………217

Leaf Colour Chart Vis-A-Vis Nitrogen Management in Different Rice Genotypes A. Sen, V. K. Srivastava, M. K. Singh, R. K. Singh, S. Kumar…………………………………………………………………223

Direct Organogenesis from Cotyledons in Cultivars of Citrus Clementina Hort. ex Tan G. Lombardo, R. Alessandro, A. Scialabba, M. Sciandra, F. De Pasquale………………………………………………………237

Analogs of Antifungal Indoles Isolated from Aporpium Caryae with Activity against Sudden-Death Syndrome of Soybean

B. Bertinetti, M. Scandiani, G. Cabrera…………………………………………………………………………………………245

Biodiversity in a Tomato Germplasm for Free Amino Acid and Pigment Content of Ripening Fruits

G. R. Pratta, G. R. Rodríguez, R. Zorzoli, L. A. Picardi, E. M. Valle……………………………………………………………252

Plant Regeneration through Indirect Somatic Embryogenesis in Coelogyne Cristata Orchid A. H. Naing, J. D. Chung, K. B. Lim………………………………………………………………………………………………259

Fungitoxicity of Methyl Iodide, Sulfuryl Fluoride, and Methyl Bromide to Ceratocystis Fagacearum in Red Oak, Maple, Poplar, Birch and Pine Wood

K. M. Tubajika, A. V. Barak………………………………………………………………………………………………………265

Mango Malformation: I. Toxin Production Associated with Fusarium Pathogens M. W. Haggag, M. Hazza, A. Sehab, A. M. El-Wahab……………………………………………………………………………273

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