FAO has just published "Population improvement: A way of exploiting the rice genetic resources of Latin America", edited by E.P. Guimarães. The book contains 17 chapters, written by experts in their field, presenting "a series of theoretical and practical examples of how novel use of a broad genetic base and application of population breeding methods can help push the rice crops production beyond its current yield plateau". Two of the chapters focus on use of molecular markers. The book is a translation of "Mejoramiento poblacional, una alternativa para explorar los recursos genéticos del arroz en América Latina", first published in 2003. See http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5843e/y5843e00.HTM or contact [email protected] to request a copy.

07/09/2005