Response to inbred progeny selection in Leaming and Midland Yellow Dent.
M.J. Carena, A.R. Hallauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  . . 

low phytic acid1-1 does not affect sugar metabolism in sugary1 kernels. Y.
Tadmor, W.F. Tracy, G.G. Yousef, J.A. Juvik, V. Raboy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The development of density-independent hybrids in maize. I.S. Tokatlidis, M.
Koutsika-Sotiriou, A.C. Fasoulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Detection of epistasis for horizontal resistance to Striga hermonthica in maize.
V.O. Adetimirin, M.E. Aken’Ova, S.K. Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Genetic studies on maize pollen and grain yield and their yield components.
V.A. Vidal-Martínez, M.D. Clegg, B.E. Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Genetic and biochemical analysis of the y9 gene of maize, a carotenoid
biosynthetic gene. D. Janick-Buckner, J.M. O’Neil, E.K. Joyce, B. Buckner . . . . .

Analysis of diallel crosses among CIMMYT’s subtropical-temperate and adapted
to the U.S. Corn Belt maize populations. G. Evgenidis, S. Georgiadis, E. Ligos,
B. Mellidis, J. Sfakianakis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Genetic variation for nitrogen use efficiency in a set of recombinant inbred lines. II.
QTL detection and coincidences. P. Bertin, A. Gallais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Stability of corn hybrids (Zea mays L.) for grain yield in Argentina. J. Lúquez,
L. Jurá . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Impact of atmospheric CO₂ concentration on water use efficiency of maize. O.
Bethenod, F. Ruget, N. Katerji, L. Combe, D. Renard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Backcross theory for maize. VI. Hybridization and heterosis with inbred
parental backcrosses. F. Márquez-Sánquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forage yield and quality combining ability of maize composites with different
improvement levels. L.M. Bertoia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Response to selection over 15 years in the hope maize breeding system. J. Popi,
L.W. Kannenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Potential geographical distribution of teosinte in Mexico: a GIS approach. J.A.
Ruiz, J. De J. Sánchez G., M. Aguilar S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Influence of plant age and genotype on resistance to European corn borer in
sweet corn. J. Gardner, M.P. Hoffmann, M.E. Smith, M.G. Wright . . . . . . . . . . 

Molecular markers to increase corn earworm resistance in a maize population. A.
Butrón, R.G. Li, B.Z. Guo, N.W. Widstrom, M.E. Snook, T.E. Cleveland, R.E.
Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

High frequency of restorers-of-fertility for CMS-EP in Zea mays L. S. Gabay-
Laughnan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Inconsistency between SSR groupings and genetic backgrounds of white corn
inbreds. J. Yu, H. Lu, R. Bernardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Complete absence of synapsis during meiosis in maize lines grown on acid soils.
C.M. Caetano, M.S. Pagliarini, E.M. Brasil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Genetic and molecular approaches for upgrading starch and protein fraction in
maize kernels. V. Rossi, H. Hartings, R.D. Thompson, M. Motto . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Quantitative trait loci affecting pericarp thickness of corn kernels. B. Wang,
J.L. Brewbaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

More on inbreeding on maize germplasm reproduction. F. Márquez-Sánchez. . . . . 

Genetic diversity and inbreeding potential of maize commercial hybrids. F. Souza
Sobrinho, M.A.P. Ramalho, J.C. de Souza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Variability for root and shoot traits in a maize population grown in hydroponics
and in the field and their relationships with vertical root pulling resistance.
P. Landi, M.M. Giuliani, L.L. Darrah, R. Tuberosa, s. Conti, M.C. Sanguineti . 

Chlorophyll meter readings across maize hybrids as affected by leaf insertion after
anthesis. M. Long, U. Weingartner, O. Kaeser, P. Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Checking performance of field corn inbreds as donors of favorable alleles to
improve early vigor and adaptation of sweet corn hybrids to European conditions.
R.A. Malvar, P. Revilla, M.A. Cartea, A. Butrón, A. Ordás . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

QTL mapping for resistance to European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis HB.) in
early maturing European dent maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm and comparison of
genomic regions for resistance across two populations of F₃ families. C. Papst,
A.E. Melchinger, J. Eder, B. Schulz, D. Klein, M. Bohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mass selection for agronomic performance and resistance to ear-feeding insects in
three corn populations. A. Butrón, N.W. Widstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Book review. Specialty Corns. P.A. Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Investigations of sources for haploidy in maize (Zea mays L.). B. Kraptchev,
M.Kruleva, B. Dimitrov, M. Markova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Performance of five generations of selection for increased stalk diameter in the
Lancaster variety of maize (Zea mays L.) crossed with B73 inbred. L. Bosch,
F. Casañas, E. Sanchez, A. Almirall, F. Nuez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Evaluation of the performance of maize hybrids, improved open-pollinated and
farmers’ local varieties under well-watered and drought stress conditions. A.
Menkir, A.O. Akintunde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Mitochondrial low-molecular-weight heat shock proteins and thermotolerance
of maize mitochondria. N.E. Korotaeva, A.I. Antipina, O.I. Grabelnych, N.N.
Varakina, G.B. Borovskii, V.K. Voinikov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Variability of European maize landraces for forage digestibility using near infrared
reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). I. Brichette Mieg, J. Moreno-González, A. López. . 

Genetic analysis in recombinant inbred lines of early dent forage maize. I. QTL
mapping for yield, earliness, starch and crude protein contents from per se value
and top cross experiments. Y. Barrière, C. Gibelin, O. Argillier, V. Méchin . . . . . 

Effect of storage environments and duration of equilibration on maize seed testing
and seedling evaluation. S.A. Ajayil, M.A.B. Fakorede . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Comparison of genetic gain for grain yield of maize between the 1980s and 1990s
in Argentina. G.H. Eyhérabide, A.L. Damilano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Expected and achieved responses to selection for stem thickness in the generations
F₂ and F₂Syn₃ of the semiexotic maize populations Mo17 x la Posta. F. Casañas,
L. Bosch, E. Sanchez, A. Almirall, J. Valero, F. Nuez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .