Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2006

Table of Contents

Focus

Problems and Prospects of Banana Breeding in India
N. Kumar 77-94

Research Article

Composition and Properties of Fibre Extracted from Pseudostem of Banana (Musa Sp.)
S. Shivashankar, R. P. Nachane, S. Kalpana 95-98
Effect of Soil Moisture Stress on Physiological Response in Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Varieties
J. Satisha, G. S. Prakash, R. M. Bhatt, P. Sampathkumar 99-103
Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis in Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
M. M. Mir, A. A. Sofi, D. B. Singh, F. N. Bhat 104-108
Combining Ability Studies in Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)
Rukam S. Tomar, M. K. Bhalala 109-115
Synergistic Use of Hypocotyl Explants and High Bap Preconditioning for Enhanced Transformation Frequency in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)
Vageeshbabu S. Hanur, D. P. Prakash, B. S. Deepali, R. Asokan, Y. L. Ramachandra, Riaz Mahmood, Lalitha Anand 116-119
Integrated Management of the Yellow Mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks), on Sweet Pepper Grown under Polyhouse
S. G. Eswara Reddy, N. K. Krishna Kumar 120-123
Impact of Gamma Rays on Turmeric Crop (Curcuma longa L.)
H. Usha Nandhini Devi, N. Chezhiyan 124-128
Effect of NPK and Zn on Growth, Flowering and Bulb Production in Tulip under Polyhouse Conditions in Kashmir
F. U. Khan, A. Q. Jhon, F. A. Khan, M. M. Mir 129-134

Short Communication

Effect of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Maintenance of Quality in Apple
F. A. Khan, A. H. Rather, N. A. Qazi, M. Y. Bhat, M. S. Darzi, M. A. Beigh, Imtiyaz Ahmad 135-137
Evaluation of Spur and Colour Mutant Cultivars of Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) for their Suitablity under Mid Hill Conditions of Uttaranchal
Pankaj Kumar, M. P. Gangwar, D. C. Dimri 138-140
Genetic Divergence for Yield and Yield-Contributing Traits in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
H. R. Sharma, Deepa Sharma 141-143
Heterosis Studies in Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)
Rukam S. Tomar, M. K. Bhalala 144-147
Colonization of Introduced Parasitoid, Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani, on the Exotic Spiralling Whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell, Infesting Ornamentals
M. Mani, A. Krishnamoorthy 148-151