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Abdulrazak, S. A., R. W. Muinga, et al. (1997). Supplementation with Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala on voluntary food intake, digestibility, rumen fermentation and live weight of crossbred steers offered Zea mays stover. Livestock Production Science 49(1): 53-62. {a} Dep. Anim. Sci., Egerton Univ., P.O. Box 536, Njoro, Kenya

Ach, R. A., T. Durfee, et al. (1997). RRB1 and RRB2 encode maize retinoblastoma-related proteins that interact with a plant D-type cyclin and geminivirus replication protein. Molecular and Cellular Biology 17(9): 5077-5086. {a} Dep. Plant Microbial Biol., Univ. California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3102, USA

Achar, P. N. and T. Naidoo (1997). Effect of Stenocarpella maydis on reducing sugars and starch in Zea mays. Geobios Jodhpur 24(4): 198-202. Dep. Microbiol., Univ. Durban-Westville, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa

Agboma, P. C., M. G. K. Jones, et al. (1997). Exogenous glycinebetaine enhances grain yield of maize, sorghum and wheat grown under two supplementary watering regimes. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 178(1): 29-37. {a} Dep. Plant Prod., Univ. Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland

Agrama, H. A., C. G. Tarek, et al. (1997). Genetic linkage maps in maize based on RAPD and RFLP markers. Journal of Genetics and Breeding 51(3): 225-233. {a} Applied Molecular Genetics Lab., Maize Res. Dep., Agricultural Res. Cent., 42 Memphis St., Camp Caesar, Alexandria 21321, Egypt

Agwunobi, L. N., A. Onifade, et al. (1997). Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) tuber meal as a substitute for maize (Zea mays L.) grain in rabbit ration. Tropical Agriculture. April 74(2): 168-171. {a} Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Ahrens, W. H. and W. R. Panaram (1997). Basis for thifensulfuron-insecticide synergism in soybeans (Glycine max) and corn (Zea mays). Weed Science 45(5): 648-653. {a} Dalian Maritime Univ., Box 74, Dalian 116026, China

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Alhendawi, R. A., V. Roemheld, et al. (1997). Influence of increasing bicarbonate concentrations on plant growth, organic acid accumulation in roots and iron uptake by barley, sorghum, and maize. Journal of Plant Nutrition 20(12): 1731-1753. {a} Univ. Leeds, Dep. Biol., Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

Ali, M., S. K. Khalil, et al. (1997). Plant density and phosphorus effects on yield and ear traits. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 13(3): 231-234. {a} Dep. Agronomy, NWFP Agric. Univ., Peshawar, Pakistan

Allah, E. M. F. (1997). Occurrence and toxigenicity of Fusarium moniliforme from freshly harvested maize ears with special references to fumonisin production in Egypt. Mycopathologia 140(2): 99-103. {a} Dep. Botany, Fac. Sci., Minia University, Minia, Egypt

Allender, W. J., G. C. Cresswell, et al. (1997). Effect of lithium and lanthanum on herbicide induced hormesis in hydroponically-grown cotton and corn. Journal of Plant Nutrition 20(1): 81-95. {a} Biol. Chem. Res. Inst., NSW Agric., PMB 10, Rydalmere, NSW 2116, Australia

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Anderson, I. C., D. R. Buxton, et al. (1997). Cropping system effects on nitrogen removal, soil nitrogen, aggregate stability, and subsequent corn grain yield. Agronomy Journal 89(6): 881-886. {a} USDA-ARS-NPS, Rm. 212, Build. 005, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

Anderson, R. L. (1997). Longspine sandbur (Cenchrus longispinus) ecology and interference in irrigated corn (Zea mays). Weed Technology 11(4): 667-671. {a} Central Great Plains Res. Unit, Akron, CO 80720, USA

Andrews, J. R. and N. R. Baker (1997). Oxygen-sensitive differences in the relationship between photosynthetic electron transport and CO2 assimilation in C3 and C4 plants during state transitions. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 24(4): 495-503. {a} Dep. Biol. Chem. Sci., Univ. Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex, UK

Andrieu, B., J. M. Allirand, et al. (1997). Ground cover and leaf area index of maize and sugar beet crops. Agronomie Paris 17(6-7): 315-321. {a} Unite de Recherches de Bioclimatol., Inra, 78850 Thiverval--Grignon, France

Angulo, J. F. M., B. E. Clothier, et al. (1997). Seasonal variation of hydraulic properties of soils measured using a tension disk infiltrometer. Soil Science Society of America Journal 61(1): 27-32. {a} Lab. d'etude Transferts Hydrol. Environnement, UMR 5564, B.P. 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France

Araujo, P. G., W. J. D. Silva, et al. (1997). Mapping of a novel viviparous unstable mutant of maize (vp 12). Brazilian Journal of Genetics 20(1): 71-74. {a} Dep. Genetica Evolucao, Instituto Biologia, Centro Biologia, Molecular Engenharia Genetica, Univ. Estadual Campinas, Caixa Postal 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil

Argillier, O., Y. Barriere, et al. (1997). Genotype X environment interactions for digestibility traits in silage maize estimated from in vivo measurements with standard sheep. Plant Breeding 116(5): 423-427. INRA-Stn. Amelioration Plantes Fourrageres, F-86600 Lusignan, France

Arnold, M. A., D. C. Wilkerson, et al. (1997). Impacts of copper leaching from copper hydroxide-treated containers on water recycling, nursery runoff, and growth of baldcypress and corn. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 122(4): 574-581. Dep. Horticultural Sci., Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX 77843-2133, USA

Asmus, G. L. and P. J. M. Andrade (1997). Reproduction of Meloidogyne javanica on corn cultivars. Nematologia Brasileira 21(2): 39-47. EMBRAPA-CPAO, Caixa Postal 661, 79804-970 Dourados, MS, Brazil

Atanassova, L., I. Stojanov, et al. (1997). Salt stress-induced changes of cytokinins in maize and pea plants RNA. Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology 23(1-2): 33-39. {a} Acad M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

Atuahene, A. G. and T. E. Michaels (1997). Genetic variances, heritabilities and genetic correlations of grain yield, harvest index and yield components for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in sole crop and in maize/bean intercrop. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 77(4): 533-538. Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

Auh, C. K. and J. G. Scandalios (1997). Spatial and temporal responses of the maize catalases to low temperature. Physiologia Plantarum 101(1): 149-156. {a} Dep. Genet., N.C. State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27695-7614, USA

Aune, J. B. and R. Lal (1997). Agricultural productivity in the tropics and critical limits of properties of Oxisols, Ultisols, and Alfisols. Tropical Agriculture. April 74(2): 96-103. {a} Centre for Sustainable Development, Agricultural University of Norway, 1432, Aas, Norway

Ayisi, K. K. and M. A. T. Poswall (1997). Grain yield potential of maize and dry bean in a strip intercropping system. Applied Plant Science 11(2): 56-58. {a} Dep. Plant Production, Univ. North, Sovenga 0727, South Africa

Ayyappath, R., J. F. Witkowski, et al. (1997). Ovipositional responses of two species of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) to sublethal concentrations of permethrin and methyl parathion on corn. Environmental Entomology 26(3): 489-496. {a} Dep. Entomol. Cornell Univ., Insectary Tower, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Azar, C., D. E. Mather, et al. (1997). Maize landraces of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes region of North America. Euphytica 98(3): 141-148. {a} Dep. Plant Sci., McGill Univ., Macdonald Campus, 21111 Lakeshore, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, PQ H9X 3V9, Canada

Bado, B. V., M. P. Sedogo, et al. (1997). Long-term effects of various fertilizers on maize yields in an oxisoil in Burkina Faso. Cahiers Agricultures 6(6): 571-575. {a} INERA, Stn. Farako-ba, BP 910, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

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Ball, C. B. R. and R. C. Roy (1997). Overseeding rye into corn reduces NO-3 leaching and increases yields. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 77(3): 443-451. Agriculture Agri-Food Lab., Pest Management Res. Cent., P.O. Box 186, Delhi, ON N4B 2W9, Canada

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Balyan, J. S. (1997). Performance of maize (Zea mays)-based intercropping systems and their after-effect on wheat (Triticum aestivum). Indian Journal of Agronomy 42(1): 26-28. Division Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Res. Inst., New Delhi 110 012, India

Banziger, M., F. J. Betran, et al. (1997). Efficiency of high-nitrogen selection environments for improving maize for low-nitrogen target environments. Crop Science 37(4): 1103-1109. {a} Int. Maize Wheat Improvement Cent., Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico D.F., Mexico

Banziger, M. and H. R. Lafitte (1997). Efficiency of secondary traits for improving maize for low-nitrogen target environments. Crop Science 37(4): 1110-1117. {a} Int. Maize Wheat Improvement Cent., Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico, D.F, Mexico

Barba, I., C. Gasparovic, et al. (1997). Measurement of intracellular pH of maize seeds (Zea mays) during germination by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Cellular and Molecular Biology Noisy Le Grand 43(5): 609-620. {a} Dep. Bioquim. Biol. Mol., Univ. Autonoma Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain

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Barker, F. J. and P. R. Thomison (1997). A summary of a conservation tillage corn yield contest in Knox County Ohio. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 26(1): 49-53. {a} Ohio State Univ. Extension, Knox County Office, 1025 Harcourt Rd., Mt. Vernon, OH 43050, USA

Barnett, N. G., C. A. Madramootoo, et al. (1997). Economic feasibility of subsurface irrigation in eastern Ontario and southern Quebec. Canadian Agricultural Engineering 39(3): 177-186. Dep. Agricultural Biosystems Engineering, MacDonald Campus McGill Univ., 21111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, PQ H9X 3V9, Canada

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Bass, H. W., W. F. Marshall, et al. (1997). Telomeres cluster de novo before the initiation of synapsis: A three-dimensional spatial analysis of telomere positions before and during meiotic prophase. Journal of Cell Biology 137(1): 5-18. {a} 341 LSA, Dep. Molecular Cell Biology, University California, Berkeley, CA, USA

Bedendo, I. P., R. E. Davis, et al. (1997). Molecular evidence for the presence of maize bushy stunt phytoplasma in corn in Brazil. Plant Disease 81(8): 957. {a} Mol. Plant Pathol. Lab., Agric. Res. Serv.-USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

Beeckmans, S., A. S. Khan, et al. (1997). Role of Mg-2+ in the structure and activity of maize (Zea mays L.) isocitrate lyase: Indications for hysteretic behaviour. Biochemical Journal 327(1): 171-176. {a} Dep. Protein Chem., Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Paardenstraat 65, B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium

Begna, S. H., R. I. Hamilton, et al. (1997). Effects of population density and planting pattern on the yield and yield components of leafy reduced-stature maize in a short-season area. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 179(1): 9-17. {a} Plant Sci. Dep., McGill Univ., Macdonald Campus, 21111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, PQ H9X 3V9, Canada

Begna, S. H., R. I. Hamilton, et al. (1997). Effects of population density on the yield and yield components of leafy reduced-stature maize in short-season areas. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 178(2): 103-110. {a} Plant Sci. Dep., McGill Univ., Macdonald Campus, 21111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, PQ H9X 3V9, Canada

Bellelli, A., R. Angelini, et al. (1997). Transient kinetics of polyamine oxidase from Zea mays L. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 343(1): 146-148. {a} Dip. Biol., Univ. degli Studi "Roma III", Viale G. Marconi 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy

Bellow, N. J. (1997). Evaluation of reference-crop evapo-transpiration by empirical method for predicting consumptive water use of a crop in a tropical wet-and-dry climate. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 67(6): 269-272. Dep. Agrometerol. Water Management, Univ. Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Benetti, P. H., S. I. Kim, et al. (1997). Cloning of the gene encoding the catalytic subunit of casein kinase II from the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Molecular and General Genetics 256(4): 355-364. {a} Lab. Chim. Biol., INRA Inst. Natl. Agron. Paris-Grignon, Cent. Biotechnol. Agro-Ind., F-78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France

Bengough, A. G. and B. M. McKenzie (1997). Sloughing of root cap cells decreases the frictional resistance to maize (Zea mays L.) root growth. Journal of Experimental Botany 48(309): 885-893. {a} Scottish Crop Res. Inst., Dundee DD5 2DA, UK

Benjamin, J. G., L. K. Porter, et al. (1997). Corn growth and nitrogen uptake with furrow irrigation and fertilizer bands. Agronomy Journal 89(4): 609-612. {a} USDA-ARS, Central Great Plains Res. Unit, P.O. Box 400, Akron, CO 80720, USA

Bergvinson, D. J., J. T. Arnason, et al. (1997). Phytochemical changes during recurrent selection for resistance to the European corn borer. Crop Science 37(5): 1567-1572. {a} CIMMYT Maize Program, Lisboa 27, Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico D.F., Mexico

Bernardo, R. (1997). RFLP markers and predicted testcross performance of maize sister inbreds. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 95(4): 655-659. Limagrain Genet., 4805 W. Old Church Rd., Champaign, IL 61821, USA

Bernardo, R., A. Murigneux, et al. (1997). RFLP-based estimates of parental contribution F-2- and BC-1-derived maize inbreds. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 94(5): 652-656. {a} Limagrain Genetics, 4805 W. Old Church Rd., Champaign, IL 61821, USA

Berner, D. K., F. O. Ikie, et al. (1997). ALS-inhibiting herbicide seed treatments control Striga hermonthica in ALS-modified corn (Zea mays). Weed Technology 11(4): 704-707. {a} Int. Institute Tropical Agric., P.M.B. 5320, Oyo Rd., Ibadan, Nigeria

Berzsenyi, Z., B. Gyorffy, et al. (1997). Studies on the phytotoxicity of herbicides in maize (Zea mays L.) as affected by temperature and antidotes. Acta Agronomica Hungarica 45(4): 443-448. Agric. Res. Inst. Hungarian Academy Sci., H-2462 Martonvasar, Hungary

Berzy, T., T. Szundy, et al. (1997). Effect of tassel damage at the beginning of female flowering on the yield and quality of maize (Zea mays L.) seed. Seed Science and Technology 25(1): 35-44. Agric. Res. Inst., Hungarian Acad. Sci., Martonvasar, Hungary

Bhattacharya, R. and L. A. Douglas (1997). Dieldrin uptake from a contaminated Haplustox by glasshouse-grown plants. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 43(Special Issue): 1037-1039. Dep. Agric. Resource Manage., Univ. Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia

Biard, F. and F. Baret (1997). Crop residue estimation using multiband reflectance. Remote Sensing of Environment 59(3): 530-536. {a} INRA Bioclimatol., Site Agroparc, Domaine St. Paul, 84914 Avignon, Montfavet Cedex 9, France

Bihn, E. A., A. L. Paul, et al. (1997). Localization of 14-3-3 proteins in the nuclei of arabidopsis and maize. Plant Journal 12(6): 1439-1445. {a} Horticultural Sci. Dep., Inst. Food Agricultural Sci., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

Biswal, B., P. N. Joshi, et al. (1997). Changes in leaf protein and pigment contents and photosynthetic activities during senescence of detached maize leaves: Influence of different ultraviolet radiations. Photosynthetica Prague 34(1): 37-44. {a} Lab. Biophyusics Biochem., Sch. Life Sci., Sambalpur Univ., Jyoti Vihar, Dist. Sambalpur, Orissa 768019, India

Blancaflor, E. B. and K. H. Hansenstein (1997). The organization of the actin cytoskeleton in vertical and graviresponding primary roots of maize. Plant Physiology Rockville 113(4): 1447-1455. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. Southwwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA

Bly, A. and H. J. Woodard (1997). Soybean growth and yield response to residual fertilizer phosphorus bands. Journal of Plant Nutrition 20(11): 1527-1538. {a} Plant Sci. Dep., S.D. State Univ., Brookings, SD 57007, USA

Bocca, S. N., A. Rothschild, et al. (1997). Initiation of starch biosynthesis: Purification and characterization of UDP-glucose:protein transglucosylase from potato tubers. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Paris 35(3): 205-212. {a} Inst. Invest. Bioquim. "Fundacion Campomar", Fac. Cienc. Exactas Nat., Univ. Buenos Aires, IIBBA-CONICET, Patricias Argentinas 435, 1405 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Boerboom, C. M. and J. G. Lauer (1997). Performance of imazethapyr-resistant corn (Zea mays) compared with susceptible near-isogenic and commercial hybrids. Weed Technology 11(1): 110-117. Dep. Agronomy, Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA

Boese, S. R., D. W. Wolfe, et al. (1997). Elevated CO-2 mitigates chilling-induced water stress and photosynthetic reduction during chilling. Plant Cell and Environment 20(5): 625-632. {a} 168 Plant Science Build., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Bohlen, P. J., R. W. Parmelee, et al. (1997). Earthworm effects on carbon and nitrogen dynamics of surface litter in corn agroecosystems. Ecological Applications 7(4): 1341-1349. {a} Inst. Ecosyst. Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA

Bohn, M., M. M. Khairallah, et al. (1997). QTL mapping in tropical maize: II. Comparison of genomic regions for resistance to Diatraea sp. Crop Science 37(6): 1892-1902. {a} Inst. Plant Breed. Seed Sci. Popul. Genet., Univ. Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany

Boisvert, R. N., A. Regmi, et al. (1997). Policy implications of ranking distributions of nitrate runoff and leaching from corn production by region and soil productivity. Journal of Production Agriculture 10(3): 477-483. {a} Dep. Agric. Resour. Managerial Economics, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Boldt, R. and J. G. Scandalios (1997). Influence of UV-light on the expression of the Cat2 and Cat3 catalase genes in maize. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 23(3): 505-514. {a} North Carolina State Univ., Dep. Genetics, Box 7614, Raleigh, NC 27695-7614, USA

Bordes, J., D. V. R. Dumas, et al. (1997). Haplodiploidization of maize (Zea mays L.) through induced gynogenesis assisted by glossy markers and its use in breeding. Agronomie Paris 17(5): 291-297. {a} Stn. Amelioration Plantes, INRA, Domaine Crouelle, F-63039 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 02, France

Borgemeister, C., F. Djossou, et al. (1997). Establishment, spread, and impact of Teretriosoma nigrescens (Coleoptera: Histeridae), an exotic predator of the larger grain borer (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in southwestern Benin. Environmental Entomology 26(6): 1405-1415. Plant Health Manage. Div., Int. Inst. Tropical Agric., 08 B.P. 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Benin

Borges, R. and A. P. Mallarino (1997). Field-scale variability of phosphorus and potassium uptake by no-Till corn and Soybean. Soil Science Society of America Journal 61(3): 846-860. {a} Dep. Agronomy, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011, USA

Borton, L. R., C. A. Rotz, et al. (1997). Alfalfa and corn silage systems compared on Michigan dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science 80(8): 1813-1826. {a} Dep. Agric. Econ., Mich. State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Bosnic, A. C. and C. J. Swanton (1997). Influence of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) time of emergence and density on corn (Zea mays). Weed Science 45(2): 276-282. {a} Dep. Crop Sciences, Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

Bosnic, A. C. and C. T. Swanton (1997). Economic decision rules for postemergence herbicide control of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in corn (Zea mays). Weed Science 45(4): 557-563. Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

Botella, M. A., V. Martinez, et al. (1997). Salinity induced potassium deficiency in maize plants. Journal of Plant Physiology 150(1-2): 200-205. {a} Dep. Plant Nutrition Physiol., Centro Edafologia Biologia Aplicada Segura, CSIC, Apdo. 4195, 30080 Murcia, Spain

Bowman, D. T. and C. E. Watson (1997). Measures of validity in cultivar performance trials. Agronomy Journal 89(6): 860-866. {a} Crop Sci. Dep., N.C. State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27695-8604, USA

Brandi, D. F. M., R. P. Dick, et al. (1997). Nitrate leaching under a cereal rye cover crop. Journal of Environmental Quality 26(1): 181-188. {a} Dep. Bioresource Eng., Gilmore Hall, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97331, USA

Brangeon, J., A. Reyss, et al. (1997). In situ detection of ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase expression during maize endosperm development. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Paris 35(11): 847-858. {a} Inst. Biotechnol. Plantes, Batiment 630, Univ. Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France

Brauer, D., M. Gruver, et al. (1997). Characteristics of DIDS inhibition of the tonoplast H+-ATPase from roots of maize seedlings. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Paris 35(4): 281-290. {a} Appalachian Soil Water Conservation Res. Lab, 1224 Airport Rd., POB 400, Beaver, WV 25813-0400, USA

Brauer, D., J. Uknalis, et al. (1997). Effects of bafilomycin A-1 and metabolic inhibitors on the maintenance of vacuolar acidity in maize root hair cells. Plant Physiology Rockville 113(3): 809-816. {a} Appalachian Soil Water Conservation Res. Lab., Agric. Res. Serv., US Dep. Agric., P.O. Box 400, 1224 Airport Rd., Beaver, WV 25813, USA

Brauer, D., J. Uknalis, et al. (1997). Effects of external pH and ammonium on vacuolar pH in maize root hair cells. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Paris 35(1): 31-39. {a} ASWCRL/ARS/USDA, PO Box 400, 1224 Airport Rd., Beaver, WV 25813-0400, USA

Brenac, P., M. Horbowicz, et al. (1997). Raffinose accumulation related to desiccation tolerance during maize (Zea mays L.) seed development and maturation. Journal of Plant Physiology 150(4): 481-488. {a} Seed Biol., Dep. Soil Crop Atmospheric Sci., 619 Bradfield Hall, Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853-1901, USA

Brenac, P., M. E. Smith, et al. (1997). Raffinose accumulation in maize embryos in the absence of a fully functional Vp1 gene product. Planta Heidelberg 203(2): 222-228. {a} Seed Biol., Dep. Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sci., 619 Bradfield Hall, Cornell Univ. Agric. Experiment Station, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853-1901, USA

Brewbaker, J. L. (1997). Registration of 13 tropically adapted parental inbred lines of maize resistant to maize mosaic virus. Crop Science 37(2): 637-638. Dep. Horticulture, Univ. Hawaii, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

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Henderson, J., J. M. Bauly, et al. (1997). Retention of maize auxin-binding protein in the endoplasmic reticulum: Quantifying escape and the role of auxin. Planta Heidelberg 202(3): 313-323. {a} Horticulture Res. Int., Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK

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Huang, Q. and C. Allen (1997). An exo-poly-alpha-D-galacturonosidase, PehB, is required for wild-type virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum. Journal of Bacteriology 179(23): 7369-7378. {a} Dep. Plant Pathol., Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, 284 Russell Lab., 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA

Huang, X. and J. O. Becker (1997). In vitro culture and feeding behavior of Belonolaimus longicaudatus on excised Zea mays roots. Journal of Nematology 29(3): 411-415. {a} Dep. Nematol., Univ. California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

Huehn, M. (1997). Weighted means are unnecessary in cultivar performance trials. Crop Science 37(6): 1745-1750. {a} Inst. Crop. Plant Breed., Christian-Albrechts-Univ., Olshausenstr. 40, D-24118 Kiel, Germany

Hulbert, S. H., G. Hu, et al. (1997). Kansas rust-resistant sweet corn populations A and B. Hortscience 32(6): 1130-1131. Dep. Plant Pathol., Kans. State Univ., Manhattan, KS 66506-5502, USA

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Hung, K. T. and C. H. Kao (1997). Lipid peroxidation in relation to senescence of maize leaves. Journal of Plant Physiology 150(3): 283-286. Dep. Agron., Natl. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

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Inouhe, M., M. McClellan, et al. (1997). Developmental regulation of polysaccharide metabolism and growth in the primary cells walls of maize. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 21(1-2): 21-28. {a} Dep. Vegetable Crops, Univ. California, Davis, CA 95616, USA

Inouhe, M. and D. Nevins (1997). Regulation of cell wall glucanase activities by non-enzymic proteins in maize coleoptiles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 21(1-2): 15-20. {a} Dep. Biol., Fac. Sci., Ehime Univ., Matsuyama 790, Japan

Iragavarapu, T. K. and G. W. Randall (1997). Yield and nitrogen uptake of spring wheat planted in a ridge-till system. Journal of Production Agriculture 10(1): 117-122. {a} Univ. Minnesota Southern Exp. Stn., 35838 120th St., Waseca, MN 56093-4521, USA

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Irish, E. and D. Jegla (1997). Regulation of extent of vegetative development of the maize shoot meristem. Plant Journal 11(1): 63-71. {a} Dep. Biological Sci., The Univ. Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA

Irish, E. E. (1997). Class II tassel seed mutations provide evidence for multiple types of inflorescence meristems in maize (Poaceae). American Journal of Botany 84(11): 1502-1515. {a} Dep. Biol. Sci., 312 Chemistry Build., Univ. Iowa City, Iowa City, IA 52242-1297, USA

Irish, E. E. (1997). Experimental analysis of tassel development in the maize mutant Tassel seed 6. Plant Physiology Rockville 114(3): 817-825. Dep. Biol. Sci., Univ. Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1298, USA

Ishida, S., K. Hirai, et al. (1997). Protoporphyrinogen-IX oxidase inhibition by N-(2,4,5-trisubstituted phenyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimides. Journal of Pesticide Science 22(4): 299-302. {a} Graduate Sch. Agric. Sci., Tamagawa Univ., Machida, Tokyo 194, Japan

Ivashikina, N. V. and O. A. Sokolov (1997). Regulation of nitrate uptake and distribution in maize seedlings by nitrate, nitrite, ammonium and glutamate. Plant Science Shannon 123(1-2): 29-37. {a} Inst. Soil Sci. Photosynthesis, Russian Acad. Sci., Pushchino, Moscow 142292, Russia

Jabro, J. D., W. L. Stout, et al. (1997). Nitrate leaching from soil core lysimeters treated with urine or feces under orchardgrass: Measurement and simulation. Journal of Environmental Quality 26(1): 89-94. {a} Dep. Agron., 116 ASI Bldg., Penn State Univ., University Park, PA 16802, USA

Jacinthe, P. A. and W. A. Dick (1997). Soil management and nitrous oxide emissions from cultivated fields in southern Ohio. Soil and Tillage Research 41(3-4): 221-235. {a} Sch. Nat. Resources, Ohio State Univ., Wooster, OH 44691-4096, USA

Jain, M. and R. Gadre (1997). Effect of As on chlorophyll and protein contents and enzymic activities in greening maize tissues. Water Air and Soil Pollution 93(1-4): 109-115. {a} Sch. Biochem., D.A. Univ., Khandwa Road, Indore 452 001, India

Jakkula, L. R., K. S. F. O, et al. (1997). Chemical characterization of a shriveled seed trait in peanut. Crop Science 37(5): 1560-1567. {a} Agron. Dep., Univ. Fla., Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

Jama, B., R. A. Swinkels, et al. (1997). Agronomic and economic evaluation of organic and inorganic sources of phosphorus in western Kenya. Agronomy Journal 89(4): 597-604. {a} Intl. Centre Res. Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Janovicek, K. J., T. J. Vyn, et al. (1997). No-till corn response to crop rotation and in-row residue placement. Agronomy Journal 89(4): 588-596. {a} Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

Janovicek, K. J., T. J. Vyn, et al. (1997). Early corn seedling growth response to phenolic acids. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 77(3): 391-393. {a} Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

Janovicek, K. J., T. J. Vyn, et al. (1997). Early corn seedling growth response to acetic, propionic and butyric acids. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 77(3): 333-337. {a} Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N11G 2W1, Canada

Jansens, S., V. A. Van, et al. (1997). Transgenic corn expressing a Cry9C insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis protected from European corn borer damage. Crop Science 37(5): 1616-1624. {a} Plant Genet. Syst. N.V., Plateaustr. 22, B9000 Gent, Belgium

Jaynes, D. B. and T. S. Colvin (1997). Spatiotemporal variability of corn and soybean yield. Agronomy Journal 89(1): 30-37. {a} Natl. Soil Tilth Lab., USDA-ARS, 2150 Pammel Dr., Ames, IA 50011, USA

Jeschke, W. D., M. Holobrada, et al. (1997). Growth of Zea mays L. plants with their seminal roots only. Effects on plant development, xylem transport, mineral nutrition and the flow and distribution of abscisic acid (ABA) as a possible shoot to root signal. Journal of Experimental Botany 48(311): 1229-1239. {a} Julius-von-Sachs-Inst. Biowissenschaften, Lehrstuhl Bot. I, Univ. Wuerzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, D-97082 Wuerzburg, Germany

Jia, W. and J. Zhang (1997). Comparison of exportation and metabolism of xylem-delivered ABA in maize leaves at different water status and xylem sap pH. Plant Growth Regulation 21(1): 43-49. {a} Coll. Plant Sci. Technol., China Agricultural Univ., Beijing, China

Jiang, C. J., A. G. Weeds, et al. (1997). The maize actin-depolymerizing factor, ZmADF3, redistributes to the growing tip of elongating root hairs and can be induced to translocate into the nucleus with actin. Plant Journal 12(5): 1035-1043. {a} Sch. Biological Sci., Royal Holloway, Univ. London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK

Joanin, P., R. J. Hersberger, et al. (1997). Sense and antisense transcripts of the maize muDR regulatory transposon localized by in situ hybridization. Plant Molecular Biology 33(1): 23-36. {a} Dep. Biological Sci., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA 94305, USA

Johnson, B. E., J. S. Posch, et al. (1997). Registration of 42 maize parental lines: N501 to N521, N523 to N526, N528 to N530, and N532 to N545. Crop Science 37(4): 1404-1405. {a} Dep. Agronomy, Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA

Johnson, B. E., O. R. E. Preciado, et al. (1997). Registration of N801w, a parental line of maize. Crop Science 37(1): 298. {a} Dep. Agron., Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915, USA

Johnson, D. E. and D. Wilman (1997). Effect of plant spacing and seed rate on leaf and grain production of maize (Zea mays L.) in southern Belize, Central America. Tropical Agriculture 74(1): 12-17. Welsh Inst. Rural Stud., Univ. Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AL, UK

Johnson, J. C., R. N. Gates, et al. (1997). Yield, composition, and in vitro digestibility of temperate and tropical corn hybrids grown as silage crops planted in summer. Journal of Dairy Science 80(3): 550-557. {a} Dep. Animal. Dairy Sci., Univ. Ga., Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, GA 31793-0748, USA

Johnson, W. G., M. S. Defelice, et al. (1997). Application timing affects weed control with metolachlor plus atrazine in no-till corn (Zea mays). Weed Technology 11(2): 207-211. {a} Dep. Agronomy, Univ. Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA

Jokela, W. E. and G. W. Randall (1997). Fate of fertilizer nitrogen as affected by time and rate of application on corn. Soil Science Society of America Journal 61(6): 1695-1703. {a} Plant Soil Sci. Dep., Univ. Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA

Jolivet, C., D. Arrouays, et al. (1997). Soil organic carbon dynamics in cleared temperate forest spodosols converted to maize cropping. Plant and Soil 191(2): 225-231. Inst. Natl. Rech. Agron., Unite Sci. Sol, Serv. Etudes Sols Carte Pedologique France, 45160 Ardon, France

Jorge, R. A. and P. Arruda (1997). Aluminum-induced organic acids exudation by roots of an aluminum-tolerant tropical maize. Phytochemistry Oxford 45(4): 675-681. {a} Dep. Fisico-Quimica Instituto Quimica, Univ. Estadual Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil

Joseleau, J. P. and K. Ruel (1997). Study of lignification by noninvasive techniques in growing maize internodes: An investigation by Fourier transform infrared cross-polarization-magic angle spinning 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and immunocytochemical transmission electron microscopy. Plant Physiology Rockville 114(3): 1123-1133. {a} Cent. Recherches sur les Macromol. Vegetales, Cent. Natl. de la Recherche Scientifique, Associe a l'Universite Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France

Joslin, J. D. and S. H. Schoenholtz (1997). Measuring the environmental effects of converting cropland to short-rotation woody crops: A research approach. Biomass and Bioenergy 13(4-5): 301-311. {a} Tenn. Valley Authority, Atmospheric Sci., Norris, TN, USA

Ju, G. C., X. Z. Li, et al. (1997). Influence of cadmium on the production of gamma-glutamylcysteine peptides and enzymes of nitrogen assimilation in Zea mays seedlings. Physiologia Plantarum 101(4): 793-799. {a} Dep. Bot., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

Kabar, K., O. Atici, et al. (1997). Effect of high-temperature and salt (NaCl) stresses on polyphenoloxidase activity during seed germination. Turkish Journal of Botany 21(1): 1-7. {a} Suleyman Demirel Univ., Biol. Dep., Fac. Sci Arts, Isparta, Turkey

Kabeere, F., J. G. Hampton, et al. (1997). Transmission of Fusarium graminearum (Schwabe) from maize seeds to seedlings. Seed Science and Technology 25(2): 245-252. {a} Seed Technol. Centre, Dep. Plant Sci., Massey Univ., Palmerston N., New Zealand

Kabeere, F., M. J. Hill, et al. (1997). The transmission of Fusarium subglutinans from maize seeds to seedlings. Australasian Plant Pathology 26(2): 126-130. {a} Kawanda Agric. Res. Inst., P.O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uuganda

Kabir, Z., H. I. P. O, et al. (1997). Overwinter survival of arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae is favored by attachment to roots but diminished by disturbance. Mycorrhiza 7(4): 197-200. {a} Dep. Hortic., Coll. Agric. Sci., Pa. State Univ., 102 Tyson Build., University Park, PA 16802-4200, USA

Kabirian, H. R. and Y. Emam (1997). Effect of corn plant residue placement upon early barley and triticale growth. Crop Research Hisar 14(1): 1-6. Dep. Agronomy, Coll. Agriculture, Shiraz Univ., Shiraz, Iran

Kaboneka, S., W. E. Sabbe, et al. (1997). Carbon decomposition kinetics and nitrogen mineralization from corn, soybean, and wheat residues. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 28(15-16): 1359-1373. Dep. Agronomy, Univ. Arkansas, PTSC 115, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

Kaeppler, S. M., W. A. Compton, et al. (1997). Registration of N209 and N215, two parental inbred lines of maize. Crop Science 37(5): 1677. {a} Dep. Agron., Univ. Wis., Madison, WI 53706-1597, USA

Kalbande, V. H. and C. T. Thomas (1997). Ruminal degradability evaluations of green forages by nylon-bag technique. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 67(3): 231-233. {a} Animal Nutrition, College Veterinary Animal Sci., MAU, Parbhani, Maharashtra 431 402, India

Kaldenhoff, R. and M. Lino (1997). Restoration of phototropic responsiveness in decapitated maize coleoptiles. Plant Physiology Rockville 114(4): 1267-1272. {a} Julius-von-Sachs-Inst. Biowissenschaften, Univ. Wuerzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, 97082 Wuerzburg, Germany

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Kamps, T. L. and C. D. Chase (1997). RFLP mapping of the maize gametophytic restorer-of-fertility locus (rf3) and aberrant pollen transmission of the nonrestoring rf3 allele. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 95(4): 525-531. {a} Hortic. Sci. Dep., Box 110690, Univ. Fla., Gainesville, FL 32611-0690, USA

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