Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia.

Abstract

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.