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PLANT AND SOIL Contents Volume 284 Nos. 1-2 June 2006 Commentary Partitioning the components of soil respiration: a research challenge E.M. Baggs Indirect partitioning of soil respiration in a series of evergreen forest ecosystems M. Rodeghiero and A. Cescatti Yield of micropropagated sugarcane varieties in different soil types following inoculation with diazotrophic bacteria A.L.M. de Oliveira, E.L. de Canuto, S. Urquiaga, V.M. Reis and J.l. Baldani Genotype and fungicide effects on late-season root growth of winter wheat K.E. Ford, P.J. Gregory, M.J. Gooding and S. Pepler Responses of maize grain yield to changes in acid soil characteristics after soil amendments C. The, H. Calba, C. Zonkeng, E.L.M. Ngonkeu, V.O. Adetimirin, H.A. Mafouasson, S.S. Meka and W.J. Horst Lychee tree parameters for water balance modeling K. Spohrer, C. Jantschke, L. Herrmann, M. Engelhardt, S. Pinmanee and K. Stahr Mapping QTLs for nitrogen uptake in relation to the early growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) D. An, J. Su, Q. Liu, Y. Zhu, Y. Tong, J. Li, R. Jing, B. Li and Z. Li Microbial response over time to hydrologic and fertilization treatments in a simulated wet prairie J.L. Mentzer, R.M. Goodman and T.C. Balser 85-100 Expression, localization, and regulation of the iron transporter LelRT1 in tomato roots A. Schikora, O. Thimm, B. Linke, T. J. Buckhout, M. Müller and W. Schmidt 101-108 Dynamics of zinc uptake and accumulation in the hyperaccumulating and non- hyperaccumulating ecotypes of Sedum alfredii Hance X.E. Yang, T.Q Li, X.X. Long, Y.H. Xiong, Z.L. He and P.J. Stoffella 109-119 Influence of nitrogen application rate on the magnitude of root and shoot growth flushes of Viburnum odoratissimum Ker-Gawl G. Schoene and T. Yeager 121-128 Turfgrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) sod production on sandy soils: |. Effects of irrigation and fertiliser regimes on growth and quality L. Barton, G.G.Y. Wan and T.D. Colmer 129-145 Turfgrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) sod production on sandy soils: Il. Effects of irrigation and fertiliser regimes on growth and quality L. Barton, G.G.Y. Wan and T.D. Colmer 147-164 Grain '°N of crops applied with organic and chemical fertilizers in a four-year rotation W.J. Choi, M.A. Arshad, S.X. Chang and T.H. Kim 165-174 Cropping intensity and rainfall effects on upland rice yields in northern Laos K. Saito, B. Linquist, B. Keobualapha, K. Phanthaboon, T. Shiraiwa and T. Horie 175-185 Oxidation of the enzymes involved in nitrogen assimilation plays an important role in the cadmium-induced toxicity in soybean plants K.B. Balestrasse, S.M. Galiego and M.L. Tomaro 187-194 Effects of continuous cucumber cropping and alternative rotations under protected cultivation on soil microbial community diversity H. Yao, X. Jiao and F. Wu 195-203 Ecological germination requirements of the aggregate species Teucrium pumilum (Labiateae) endemic to Spain M. Ferriol, |. Perez, H. Merle and H. Boira 205-216 Phosphorus intensity determines short-term P uptake by pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) grown in soils with differing P buffering capacity P. Pypers, J. Delrue, J. Diels, E. Smolders and R. Merckx 217-227 The effect of metal diffusion and supply limitations on conditional stability constants determined for durum wheat roots P.M.C. Antunes and B.A. Hale 229-241 Effects of Canavalia ensiformis and Mucuna pruriens intercrops on Pratylenchus zeae damage and yield of maize in subsistence agriculture O.J. Arim, J.W. Waceke, S.W. Waudo and J.W. Kimenju 243-251 Enhanced soil and leaf nutrient status of a Western Australian Banksia woodland community invaded by Ehrharta calycina and Pelargonium capitatum J. L. Fisher, E. J. Veneklaas, H. Lambers and W. A. Loneragan 253-264 Buckwheat accumulates aluminum in leaves but not in seeds R.F. Shen, R.F. Chen and J.F. Ma 265-271 Water relations and gas exchange in olive trees under regulated deficit irrigation and partial rootzone drying J.E. Fernandez, A. Diaz-Espejo, J.M. infante, P. Duran, M.J. Palomo, V. Chamorro, |. F. Giron and L. Villagarcia 273-291 Uptake and translocation of '?*Cs by maize roots as affected by heterogeneous distribution of '**Cs T. Centofanti and E. Frossard 293-303 Seasonal fluctuations in soil phenolics of a coniferous forest: effects on seed germination of different coniferous species A. Muscolo and M. Sidari 305-318 Assimilate partitioning affects ‘°C fractionation of recently assimilated carbon in maize M. Werth and Y. Kuzyakov 319-333 Soil nitrate accumulation, leaching and crop nitrogen use as influenced by fertilization and irrigation in an intensive wheat-maize double cropping system in the North China Plain Q. Fang, Q. Yu, E. Wang, Y. Chen, G. Zhang, J. Wang and L. Li 335-350 Effect of lime, dicyandiamide and soil water content on ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions following application of liquid hog manure to a marshland soil M.S. Mkhabela, R. Gordon, D. Burton, A. Madani and W. Hart 351-361 Rice can acclimate to lethal level of salinity by pretreatment with sublethal level of salinity through osmotic adjustment M. Djanaguiraman, J.A. Sheeba, A.K. Shanker, D.D. Devi and U. Bangarusamy 363-373 Response of soil properties and maize yield to simulated erosion by artificial topsoil removal D.J. Oyedele and P.O. Aina 375-384 Phosphorus benefits from grain-legume crops to subsequent maize grown on acid soils of southern Cameroon M. Jemo, R.C. Abaidoo, C. Nolte, M. Tchienkoua, N. Sanginga and W.J. Horst 385-397 Available online www.springerlink.com Cover Photo: The University of Western Australia Turf Research Facility, Perth, Western Australia. To ensure irrigation water is applied evenly and at known rates to turfgrass plots, the site included a variable-speed travelling irrigator with a fixed-boom. Plant and Soil Vol 284, pp. 131-166.