Contents

I. Research articles
Li XP, Sun FR, Guo BH, Liu LR and Pang CM: Evaluation of abiotic stress resistance in Hebei winter wheat genetic resources, p.1
Ahmad M, Arain MA and Siddiqui KA: Screening of Aegilops, Triticum and Hordeum species for grain weight, protein and Iysine content, p.7
Mahmood N and Chowdhry MA: Removal of green photosynthetic structures and their effect on some yield parameters in bread wheat, p.14
Schulz-Schaeffer J: Chromosome analysis of a hexaploid Triticum x Agropyron hybrid derivative using Leishman-C-banding., p.21
Kasai K, Nakamura C, Mori N and Uchida N: Rubisco activity vs photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation rate in the alloplasmic hybrids of common wheat cv. Chinese Spring, p.25
Allan RE: Agronomic performance of plant height near-isolines of Nugaines wheat, p.31
Sen A, Balyan HS, Sharma PC, Ramesh B, Kumar A, Roy JK, Varshney RK and Gupta PK: DNA amplification fingerprinting (DAF) as a new source of molecular markers in bread wheat, p.35

II. Research information
Sharma RK and Tandon JP: Combining ability analysis in relation to heat stress for yield, its components and some growth durations in wheat , p.43
Kawahara T: Screening of spontaneous translocations in cultivated Emmer wheat, p.45
Yadav RK: Transfer of rust resistance genes into high temperature and moisture stress tolerant genotype, p.47
Pienaar R de V, Horn M and Lesch AJG: A reliable protocol for doubled haploid accelerated wheat breeding, p.49

III. Proposal
Gupta PK: Nomenclature in Triticeae with emphasis on D genome diploid species, p.52

IV. Gene symbol
McIntosh RA Hart GE, Devos KM and Gale MD: Catalogue of gene symbols for wheat: 1997 Supplement, p.56

V. Recent publications on wheat genetics, p.82

VI. Information, p.87

VII. Editorial remarks, p.92