The Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter is published under the joint authorship of the Plant Production and Protection Division of FAO, Rome and the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources. The following articles which may be of interest to the readers of FGRI, have recently been published in the Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter:
Nbr 45 (1981), pp. 23–26. “Regeneration of samples for genetic conservation (with beet as an example of an outbreeder)”, by B.V. Ford-Lloyd.
Nbr 47 (1981), pp. 13–14. “Members of the SABRAO Plant Genetic Resources Committee 1981”.
Nbr 48 (1982), pp. 13–17. “Packaging seeds for storage - a preliminary report”, by M.S. Freire and P.M. Mumford.
Nbr 48 (1982), pp. 25–30. “Oil palm genetic resources: current methods of conservation”, by N. Rajanaidu.
Nbr 48 (1982), pp. 38–40. “Date palm repository in Nigeria”, by I. Samarawira.
(The Newsletter is available from the Plant Production and Protection Division, IBPGR Secretariat, FAO, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, I-00100 Rome, Italy).
