at Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 76: 301-303, 2004. CONTENTS Volume 76 2004 Volume 76 No.1 January 2004 Review of Plant Biotechnology and Applied Genetics Involvement of polyamines in root development |. Couée, |. Hummel, C. Sulmon, G. Gouesbet, A. El Amrani Regular articles Plant regeneration through direct shoot bud formation from leaf cultures of Paphiopedilum orchids T.-Y. Chen, J.-T. Chen, W.-C. Chang Division of the generative nucleus in cultured pollen tubes of the Bromeliaceae |. Vervaeke, R. Delen, J. Wouters, R. Deroose, M.P. De Proft TDZ-induced somatic embryogenesis in non-responsive caryopses of rice using a short treatment with 2,4-p A. Gairi, A. Rashid Plastid ultrastructure and DNA related to albinism in androgenetic embryos of various barley (Hordeum vulgare) cultivars S. Caredda, P. Devaux, R.S. Sangwan, |. Proult, C. Clement Reduction of phytochrome level and light-induced formation of adventitious shoots by introduction of antisense genes for phytochrome A in horseradish hairy roots T. Saitou, A. Hashidume, S. Tokutomi, H. Kamada Effect of plant growth regulators on the cellular growth and levels of intracellular protein, starch and polyamines in embryogenic suspension cultures of Pinus taeda V. Silveira, E. lochevet Segal Floh, W. Handro, M.P. Guerra A facile procedure for efficient plantlet regeneration from self-incompatible hybrids in Antirrhinum H. Wang, J. Ouyang, Y. Xue Semi in vivo pollen tube growth of Aechmea fasciata |. Vervaeke, R. Delen, J. Wouters, R. Deroose, M.P. De Proft Effect of thidiazuron on vegetative tissue-derived somatic embryogenesis and flowering of bamboo Bambusa edulis C.-S. Lin, C.-C. Lin, W.-C. Chang Research notes Microprogagation of endangered Chinese aloe Z. Liao, M. Chen, F. Tan, X. Sun, K. Tang Regeneration and multiplication of Dioscorea alata germplasm maintained in vitro M. Borges, W. Ceiro, S. Meneses, N. Aguilera, J. Vazquez, Z. Infante, M. Fonseca 302 In vitro embryo culture of Scirpus acutus D. Lauzer Book Reviews Volume 76 No.2 February 2004 Review of Plant Biotechnology and Applied Genetics Recent advances in genetics of salt tolerance in tomato M.R. Foolad 101-119 Regular articles Somatic embryogenesis from 20 open-pollinated families of Portuguese plus trees of maritime pine C. Miguel, S. Goncalves, S. Tereso, L. Marum, J. Maroco, M.M. Oliveira 121-130 Piant regeneration from immature zygotic embryo-derived embryogenic calluses and cell suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus S.W. Kim, D.S. In, P.S. Choi, J.R. Liu 131-135 Somatic embryogenesis for mass propagation of Ericaceae - a case study with Leucopogon verticillatus J.M. Anthony, T. Senaratna, K.W. Dixon, K. Sivasithamparam 137-146 Comparison of anther and microspore culture in the embryogenesis and regeneration of rye (Secale cereale) R. Ma, Y.-D. Guo, S. Pulli 147-157 High frequency conversion of microspore-derived embryos of Brassica napus cv. Topas by supplemental calcium and vitamins H. Tian, C.Y. Yao, M.X. Sun 159-165 Tetrapyrrole accumulation in in vitro selected somaciones of acifluorfen-tolerant Solanum ptycanthum Dun C.Y. Yu, S.C. Chun, J.D. Lim, S.H. Kim, W.H. Kang, I.M. Chung 167-174 Research notes Factors affecting plant regeneration from tissue cultures of Chinese leymus (Leymus chinensis) G.S. Liu, J.S. Liu, D.M. Qi, C.C. Chu, H.J. Li 175-178 Preparative procedures and culture medium affect the success of cryostorage of Holostemma annulare shoot tips S.W. Decruse, S. Seeni, G.M. Nair 179-182 Somatic polyploid petals: regeneration offers new roads for breeding Belgian pot azaleas S. De Schepper, L. Leus, T. Eeckhaut, E. Van Bockstaele, P- Debergh, M. De Loose 183-188 Influence of liquid pulse treatment with growth regulators on in vitro propagation of banana (Musa spp. AAA) P. Madhulatha, M. Anbalagan, S. Jayachandran, N. Sakthivel 189-191 Erratum 193 Volume 76 No.3 March 2004 Review of Plant Biotechnology and Applied Genetics Recent advances of tea (Camellia sinensis) biotechnology T.K. Mondal, A. Bhattacharya, M. Laxmikumaran, P.S. Ahuja 195-254 Regular articles Sugar uptake and utilisation during adventitious bud differentiation on in vitro leaf explants of ‘Wegierka Zwykta’ plum (Prunus domestica) B. Nowak, K. Miczynski, L. Hudy 255-260 Variations among somacliones and its seedling progeny in Capsicum annuum A. Anu, K.N. Babu, K.V. Peter 261-267 Tomato transformation and transgenic plant production C. Cortina, F.A. Culiahlez-Macia 269-275 Research notes Callus induction and plant regeneration from mature embryos of a diverse set of wheat genotypes J.M. Zale, H. Borchardt-Wier, K.K. Kidwell, C.M. Steber 277-281 Somatic embryogenesis in mature Quercus robur trees M. Toribio, C. Fernandez, C. Celestino, M.T. Martinez, M.C. San-José, A.M. Vieitez 283-287 Efficient regeneration of Vanda coerulea, an endangered orchid using thidiazuron R.B. Malabadi, G.S. Mulgund, K. Nataraja 289-293 Instructions for authors 295-297 Author index Volume 76 299