Papers presented at the International Conference on "Science and Technology for Managing Plant Genetic Diversity in the 21st Century" held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June 2000.

These proceedings covers topics on managing plant genetic diversity i.e. applications of genomic sciences for better understanding of gene pools; technologies and strategies for ex situ conservation; the deployment and management of genetic diversity in agroecosystems; the role of bioinformatics in conservation and use; in situ conservation of wild species; indicators for sustainable management of genetic resources; germplasm enhancement and pre-breeding; exploring underused species--diverse options; implications of gene transformation techniques for ex situ conservation choices; geographic information system applications for genetic resources management; and the economics of managing genetic resources and the role of private and public sectors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jack Hawkes : Plant Collector, Researcher, Educator and Visionary / M.T. Jackson -- The Evolution of Plant Genetic Resources and the Work of O.H. Frankel / J.G. Hawkes -- The History of ex situ Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources / G.T. Scarascia-Mugnozza and P. Perrino -- The Past, Present and Future Contributions of Farmers to the Conservation and Development of Genetic Diversity / M.S. Swaminathan -- The Impact of Gene Technologies on the Use of Genetic Resources / J. Peacock and A. Chaudhury -- The New Genetic Era : Will it Help us in Managing Genetic Diversity? / A. Karp -- DNA Polymorphisms in Accessions of Nephelium lappaceum L. / P.C. Chew, M.M. Clyde, M.N. Normah and I. Salma -- Molecular Analysis of Phylogenetic Relationships among Coconut Accessions / A. Upadhyay, J. Jose, R. Manimekalai and V.A. Parthasarathy -- Molecular Characterization of Gossypium Germplasm for Cotton Improvement / R.J. Kohel and J. Yu -- Molecular Analysis of the Origin and Domestication of Theobroma cacao L. / J.C. Motamayor and C. Lanaud -- Technologies and Strategies for ex situ Conservation / F. Engelmann and J.M.M. Engels -- The Establishment of a Regional Germplasm Centre in the Pacific Island Region / M. Taylor -- Accession Management Strategies : Splitting and Lumping / Th.J.L. van Hintum, N.R. Sackville Hamilton, J.M.M. Engels and R. van Treuren -- The Deployment and Management of Genetic Diversity in Agroecosystems / S.D. Sastrapradja and P. Balakhrishna -- Combining Static and Dynamic Management of PGR : a Case Study of Beta Genetic Resources / L. Frese -- Rice, Farmers and Genebanks : a Case Study in the Cagayan Valley, Philippines / J.-L. Pham, S.R. Morin, L.S. Sebastian, G.A. Abrigo, M.A. Calibo, S.M. Quilloy, L. Hipolito and M.T. Jackson -- A Study on the On-farm Maintenance of Farmers' Varieties of Sorghum in Malawi / E.A. Chiwona -- The Role of Bioinformatics in Germplasm Conservation and Use / B.W.S. Sobral -- Distributed Databases Retrieval Systems in Germany as a National Approach in an International Context / S. Harrer, F. Begemann, J.D. Jiménez Krause and S. Roscher -- The Potential Role of Passport Data in the Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources / Th. Hazekamp -- In situ Conservation of Wild Species Related to Crop Plants : the Case of Turkey / A. Tan and A.S. Tan -- Metapopulation Dynamics of Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) in the Central Valley of Costa Rica / O.J. Rocha, J. Degreef, D. Barrantes, E. Castro, G. Macaya and L. Guarino -- Inventories for in situ Conservation of Broadleaved Forest Genetic Resources in South-eastern Europe / I. Blada, A.H. Alexandrov, G. Postolache, J. Turok and N. Donita -- Forest Genebanks : a New Approach to Conserving Forest Tree Genetic Resources / R.Uma Shaanker, K.N. Ganeshaiah, M. Nageswara Rao and G. Ravikanth -- Human Impacts on the Coffea arabica Genepool in Ethiopia and the Need for its in situ Conservation / Tadesse Woldermariam Gole, M. Denich, Demel Teketay and P.L.G. Vlek -- Indicators for Sustainable Management of Plant Genetic Resources : How Well are we Doing? / A.H.D. Brown and C.L. Brubaker -- Decision-making Strategies for Conservation and Use of Forest Genetic Resources / M.P. Koshy, G. Namkoong, P. Kageyama, A. Stella, F. Gandara and W.A. Neves do Amaral -- Germplasm Enhancement to Sustain Genetic Gains in Crop Improvement / R. Ortiz -- Genetic Base Broadening in Autogamous Crops : Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. as a Model / G. Saavedra and W. Spoor -- An Enhancement Strategy for Rice Germplasm : DNA Marker-assisted Identification of Beneficial QTL for Resistance to Rice Blast / K. Okuno and S. Fukuoka -- Prebreeding in Sugarcane with an Emphasis on the Programme of the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute / K. Ramdoyal and G.H. Badaloo -- Underutilized Crops : Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century / S. Padulosi, T. Hodgkin, J.T. Williams and N. Haq -- An Initiative in Exploration and Management of Plant Genetic Diversity in Saudi Arabia / T.A. Al-Turki -- Mushroom Breeding and Cultivation Enhances ex situ Conservation of Mediterranean Pleurotus Taxa / G. Zervakis and G. Venturella -- Conservation and Use of Underutilized Crops : an Indian Perspective / V. Joshi, P.L. Gautam, Bhag Mal, G.D. Sharma and S. Kochhar -- Underutilized Edible Plants from South Africa : a Perspective / T.V. Jacobs -- 'Mining the Gold' : Finding Allelic Variants for Improved Crop Conservation and Use / S. Kresovich, A.J. Luongo and S.J. Schloss -- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources / L. Guarino, A. Jarvis, R.J. Hijmans and N. Maxted -- Predicting Germplasm Differentiation Using GIS-derived Information / S.L. Greene, M. Gritsenko, G. Vandemark and R.C. Johnson -- In situ Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources at Regional Level : Two Complementary Programmes Using GIS Approach / K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker, N. Barve, M.C. Kiran, K.S. Bawa and V. Ramanatha Rao -- Managing Plant Genetic Resources and the Role of Private and Public Sectors : Oil Palm as a Model / N. Rajanaidu and V. Ramanatha Rao -- The Community-based Conservation and Management of Genetic Diversity in Agroecosystems : the Role and Function of Law / S. Biber-Klemm -- Evaluating the Benefits of Conserved Crop Germplasm in PNG / M. Milne, D. Godden, J. Kennedy and R. Kambuou -- People, Plants and DNA : Perspectives on the Scientific and Technical Aspects of Conserving and Using Plant Genetic Resources / T. Hodgkin and V. Ramanatha Rao.

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