Genetic Resources of Mediterranean Pasture and Forage Legumes

Abstract

Introduction: Role of Pasture and Forage Legumes in Mediterranean Farming Systems P.S. Cocks, S.J. Bennett. Reproductive Strategies and Genetic Structure of Wild and Naturalised Legume Populations P.S. Cocks. Reasons for Collecting Wild Plants R. Reid, S.J. Bennett. Using Collections to Describe Ecological Relationships S.J. Bennett. Ecogeography and Genetic Conservation N. Maxted. Genetic Erosion of Pasture and Forage Legumes in the Mediterranean Basin L.D. Robertson, M. Bounejmate. Sampling Wild Legume Populations D.R. Marshall, A.H.D. Brown. The Need to Collect New Pasture and Forage Species C.M. Farncis. The Host-Rhizobia Relationship J.G. Howieson. The Agronomic Purpose of Evaluation: Relating Nurseries to Field Situations P.P. Roggero, C. Porqueddu. Evaluation of the Feeding Value of Pasture Legumes S.K. Baker, R.A. Dynes. The Influence of Storage Conditions on Seed Viabiliyt E.H. Roberts. The Characterisation and Preliminary Evaluation of Medicago and Trifolium Germplasm G.C. Auricht, et al. Plant Genetic Resources Programme in Turkey with Special Reference to Forage Legumes C.O. Sabanci. Forage and Pasture Legume Genetic Resources at ICARDA M. Bounejmate, et al. From Free Access to Fair Trade: Political Dimensions of Collecting in situ Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) H. Paull. A Generic Conspectus of the Forage Legumes of the Mediterranean Basin K. Woodgate, et al. Conserving Plant Genetic Resources in Cyprus A. Della. Observations on the Distribution and Ecology of Annual Medicago Species in Northern Tunisia A. Zoghlami, H. Hassen.