Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia

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Part I. General Introduction:
1. An Ethiopian perspective on conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources M. Worede
Part II. The Ethiopian Centre of Diversity:
2. The Ethiopian gene centre and its genetic diversity J. M. M. Engels and J. G. Hawkes
3. Crops with wild relatives found in Ethiopia S. B. Edwards
4. Diversity of the Ethiopian flora T. Berhan and G. Egziabher
5. Forest genetic resources of Ethiopia J. De Vletter
6. Plants as a primary source of drugs in the traditional health practices of Ethiopia D. Abebe and E. Hagos
7. Traditional aromatic and perfume plants in Central Ethiopia E. Goettsch
8. Spice germplasm in Ethiopia E. Goettsch
9. A diversity study in Ethiopian barley J. M. M. Engles
10. Sorghum history in relation to Ethiopia H. Doggett
11. Prehistoric Ethiopia and India: contacts through sorghum and millet genetic resources K. L. Mehra
12. Ethiopian fungal gene resources and the need for their conservation D. J. Bhat and E. Bekele
13. Konso agriculture and its plant genetic resources J. M. M. Engels and E. Goettsch
Part III. Germplasm Collection and Conservation in Ethiopia:
14. Theory and practice of collecting germplasm in a centre of diversity J. G. Hawkes
15. A decade of germplasm exploration and collection activities by the Plant Genetic Resources Centre/Ethiopia (PGRC/E) A. Demissi
16. Collection of Ethiopian forage germplasm at the International Livestock Centre for Africa J. Hanson and S. Mengistu
17. Germplasm conservation at the PGRC/E R. Feyissa
18. The strategic area seed reserve project in Ethiopia W. Woldemariam and F. Pinto
19. Documentation at PGRC/E E. Sendek and J. M. M. Engels
Part IV. Evaluation and Utilization of Ethiopian Genetic Resources:
20. Germplasm evaluation with special reference to the role of taxonomy in genebanks J. G. Hawkes
21. Crop germplasm.

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