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Genetic Resources of Mediterranean Pasture and Forage Legumes

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Sarita Jane Bennett

    1. Co-operative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

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  2. P. S. Cocks

    1. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

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Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture (PSBA, volume 33)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N1-8
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  2. Introduction: Role of pasture and forage legumes in mediterranean farming systems

    • P. S. Cocks, Sarita Jane Bennett
    Pages 9-19

  3. Reproductive strategies and genetic structure of wild and naturalised legume populations

    • P. S. Cocks
    Pages 20-31

  4. Reasons for collecting wild plants

    • Robert Reid, Sarita Jane Bennett
    Pages 32-40

  5. Using collections to describe ecological relationships

    • Sarita Jane Bennett
    Pages 41-52

  6. Ecogeography and genetic conservation

    • Nigel Maxted
    Pages 53-66

  7. Genetic erosion of pasture and forage legumes in the Mediterranean basin

    • Larry D. Robertson, Mustapha Bounejmate
    Pages 67-77

  8. Sampling wild legume populations

    • D. R. Marshall, A. H. D. Brown
    Pages 78-89

  9. The need to collect new pasture and forage species

    • C. M. Francis
    Pages 90-95

  10. The host-rhizobia relationship

    • J. G. Howieson
    Pages 96-106

  11. The agronomic purpose of evaluation: Relating nurseries to field situations

    • Pier Paolo Roggero, Claudio Porqueddu
    Pages 107-119

  12. Evaluation of the feeding value of pasture legumes

    • S. K. Baker, R. A. Dynes
    Pages 120-131

  13. The influence of storage conditions on seed viability

    • E. H. Roberts
    Pages 132-140

  14. The characterisation and preliminary evaluation of Medicago and Trifolium germplasm

    • G. C. Auricht, J. M. Prosperi, R. Snowball, S. J. Hughes
    Pages 141-149

  15. Plant genetic resources programme in Turkey with special reference to forage legumes

    • Cafer Olcayto Sabanci
    Pages 150-162

  16. Forage and pasture legume genetic resources at ICARDA

    • M. Bounejmate, G. Gintzburger, S. Christiansen, L. D. Robertson, A. Abd El Moneim, J. Konopka
    Pages 163-170

  17. From free access to fair trade: Political dimensions of collecting in situ plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA)

    • Heather Paull
    Pages 171-181

  18. A generic conspectus of the forage legumes of the Mediterranean basin

    • Katherine Woodgate, Nigel Maxted, Sarita Jane Bennett
    Pages 182-226

  19. Conservation and utilisation of agricultural diversity in Greece. Current status and perspectives

    • S. Samaras, N. Stavropoulos, A. Mattheou
    Pages 227-230

  20. Conserving plant genetic resources in Cyprus

    • A. Della
    Pages 231-234
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Genetic Resources of Mediterranean Pasture and Forage Legumes is a comprehensive review of grassland improvement in Mediterranean areas using legume species. The book includes a detailed account of the processes involved in understanding the ecology of legumes and their collection in the Mediterranean, through to their preliminary evaluation and storage at various Genetic Resource Centres. A generic conspectus and key to the forage legumes of the Mediterranean basin is also included. These proceedings are truly international with examples on the collection and use of Mediterranean genetic resources being illustrated by Genetic Resource Centres in Australia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Syria, Turkey and Tunisia. Current important issues such as the sustainability of Mediterranean grasslands, the risk of genetic erosion and the principles of population genetics employed during a collecting mission are discussed.
The book will be of value to researchers working in the fields of grassland and rangeland improvement, Mediterranean farming systems, genetic resources, and pasture and forage ecology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Co-operative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

    Sarita Jane Bennett

  • Faculty of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

    P. S. Cocks

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