Forest Genetic Resources Information No. 18

FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
information No. 18

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Note from the Editor

Efficiency and Limitations of Isozyme Studies in Forest Tree Genetics (G.M. Rothe)

Biological Diversity, its Conservation and Use for Sustainable Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Development

Provenance Collections of Grevillea robusta (C. Harwood)

Biotechnology and Development Monitor

Development of Genetic Resources of Multipurpose Trees in Sudano-Sahelian Africa (H. de Framond)

Ex situ Conservation of Philipine Bamboo Species (F.M. Schlegel & P.T. Tañgan)

Seventh Session of the FAO Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources

Tropical Tree Seed Research

Seed Bank Databases

- The ISIS Database: International Seed Information System (D. Fowler)

- An Outline of “Seed Bank” (A.P. Pedersen)