JOURNAL

Contents

Review

Genetic engineering of melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Ezura,H.. . . . . . . 1 [PDF]

Improvement of micronutrient contents by genetic engineering
– Development of high iron content crops –

Goto, F. and T. Yoshiharai. . . . . . . 7 [PDF]

The sulfate assimilation pathway in higher plants: recent progress regarding multiple isoforms and regulatory mechanisms

Yamaguchi, Y. and H. Sano. . . . . . . 17 [PDF]

Original Paper

p>Addition of 2, 4-D enhances excretion of barley lectin in transgenic tobacco cells of vacuole targeting signal deleted mutant

Ishihara, A., S. Wakao, Y. Tanji, X.・h. Xing, K. Hori, K. Miyanaga and H. Unno. . . . . . . 27 [PDF]

Analyses of the genomic sequence and promoter activity of a gene for a protein similar to Tat binding protein isolated from Brassica rapa

Kitashiba, H., R. Ota and K. Toriyama. . . . . . . 33 [PDF]

Response of an active-oxygen scavenging system to cadmium in cadmium-tolerant cells of carrot

Kim, Y・O., M. Hara and T. Kuboi. . . . . . . 39 [PDF]

Comparison and characterization of cis-regulatory regions in some embryo-specific and ABA-responsive carrot genes, DcECPs

Ko, S., S. Thitamadee, H. Yang, C・H. Eun, K. Sage・ Ono, K. Higashi, S. Satoh and H. Kamada. . . . . . . 45 [PDF]

Analysis of cis-regulatory elements in carrot embryo-specific and ABA-responsive gene, DcECP31

Ko, S., C・H. Eun, S. Satoh and H. Kamada. . . . . . . 55 [PDF]

Short Communication

TDZ-mediated differentiation in commercially valuable Indian mulberry, Morus indica cultivars K2 and DD

Bhatnagar, S., A. Kapur and P. Khurana. . . . . . . 61 [PDF]

Note

Light-controlled expression of β-glucuronidase gene driven by palg2b promoter from Populus kitakamiensis in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia

Nishiyama, Y. and T. Yamakawa. . . . . . . 67 [PDF]

Dual luciferase assay for monitoring transient gene expression in higher plants

Matsuo, N., M. Minami, T. Maeda and K. Hiratsuka. . . . . . . 71 [PDF]

Efficient plant regeneration of Ipomoea aquatica by direct shoot formation from cotyledon segments

Akaracharanya, A., Y・E. Choi, T. Kusano, A. Shinmyo and H. Sano. . . . . . . 77 [PDF]