Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / M. Duwayri and G. Hawtin
  • General Principles
  • Broadening the Genetic Base of Crops : an Overview / H.D. Cooper, C. Spillane and T. Hodgkin
  • Evolutionary and Genetic Perspectives on the Dynamics of Crop Genepools / C. Spillane and P. Gepts
  • Base-broadening : Introgression and Incorporation / W. Spoor and N.W. Simmonds
  • Role of Local-level Geneflow in Enhancing and Maintaining Genetic Diversity / J. Berthaud, J.C. Clément, L. Emperaire, D. Louette, F. Pinton, J. Sanou and S. Second
  • Regulatory Aspects of Breeding for Diversity / N.P. Louwaars
  • Decentralized and Participatory Plant Breeding for Marginal Environments / S. Ceccarelli, S. Grando, A. Amri, F.A. Asaad, A. Benbelkacem, M. Harrabi, M. Maatougui, M.S. Mekni, H. Mimoun, R.A. El-Einen, M. El-Felah, A.F. El-Sayed, A.S. Shreidi and A. Yahyaoui
  • Empowering Farmers and Broadening the Genetic Base : Agricultural Research and Resource Management / R. Salazar
  • Crop Case Studies
  • State of Millet Diversity and its Use in West Africa / O. Niangado
  • State of the Use of Maize Genetic Diversity in the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa / S.P. Tallury and M.M. Goodman
  • State of the Use of Potato Genetic Diversity / R. Ortiz
  • State of the Use of Cassava Genetic Diversity and a Proposal to Enhance it / G. Second and C. Iglesias
  • State of the Use of Musa Diversity / S.L. Sharrock, J.-P. Horry and E.A. Frison
  • Population Management
  • Dynamic Management of Genetic Resources : a 13-year Experiment on Wheat / I. Goldringer, J. Enjalbert, J. David, S. Paillard, J.L. Pham and P. Brabant
  • Genetic Base-broadening of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the Nordic Countries / M. Veteläinen and E.A.J. Nissilä
  • Evolutionary Changes in Cambridge Composite Cross Five of Barley / K.M. Ibrahim and J.A. Barrett
  • Genetic Base-broadening in the West Indies Sugar Cane Breeding Programme by the Incorporation of Wild Species / A.J. Kennedy
  • Potential of Genetic Resources and Breeding Strategies for Basebroadening in Beta / L. Frese, B. Desprez and D. Ziegler
  • HOPE, a Hierarchical, Open-ended System for Broadening the Breeding Base of Maize / L.W. Kannenberg
  • The Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) Project : Private and Public Sector Collaboration / L.M. Pollak and W. Salhuana
  • A French Cooperative Programme for Management and Utilization of Maize Genetic Resources / A. Gallais, J.P. Monod and others
  • Broadening the Genetic Base of Lentil in South Asia / W. Erskine, S. Chandra, M. Chaudhry, A. Sarker, B. Sharma, M. Tufail and M.C. Tyagi
  • Genetic Diversity of Barley : Use of Locally Adapted Germplasm to Enhance Yield and Yield Stability of Barley in Dry Areas / S. Grando, R. von Bothmer and S. Ceccarelli
  • Breeding Phaseolus for Intercrop Combinations in Andean Highlands / J.P. Baudoin, F. Camarena, M. Lobo and G. Mergeai
  • Improving Potato Resistance to Disease under the Global Initiative on Late Blight / B.R. Trognitz, M. Bonierbale, J.A. Landeo, G. Forbes, J.E. Bradshaw, G.R. Mackay, R. Waugh, M.A. Huarte and L. Colon
  • A Mexican Bean Breeding Programme for Comprehensive Horizontal Resistance to all Locally Important Pests and Diseases / R. García Espinosa, R.A. Robinson, P. Ramírez Vallejo, F. Castillo González and F. Romero Rosales
  • The Impact of Decentralized and Participatory Plant Breeding on the Genetic Base of Crops / J.R. Witcombe
  • Base-broadening for Client-oriented Impact : Insights Drawn from Participatory Plant Breeding Field Experience / L. Sperling, J. Ashby, E. Weltzien, M. Smith and S. McGuire.