Botany and plant sciences Books

Book SynopsisAt present the study of functional and ecological wood anatomy enjoys a vigorous renaissance and plays a pivotal role in plant and ecosystem biology, plant evolution, and global change research. This book contains a selection of papers presented at the successful meetings of the International Association of Wood Anatomists and the Cost-Action STReESS (Studying Tree Responses to extreme Events: a Synthesis) held in Naples in April 2013. Reprinted from IAWA Journal 34 (4), 2013.Trade ReviewIAWA [...] has built a reputation for well-produced supplements to its IAWA Journal and to trade editions of themed issues of the journal. The present volume is no exception. [...] This collection of papers clearly demonstrates that the study of functional and ecological wood anatomy is thriving, and that new techniques are constantly being sought. Students of plant evolution, ecosystem biology, climate change, forestry and wood science will all find plenty to interest them in this nicely presented volume. Peter Gasson in: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2015, 179, p. 548-550.

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Book SynopsisThe Plant Contract argues that visual and performance art can help change our perception of the vegetal world, and can return us to nature and thought. Via an investigation into the wasteland, robotany, feminist plants, and nature rights, this phytology-love story investigates how contemporary art is mediating the effects of plant-blindness, caused by human disassociation from the natural world. It is also a gesture of respect for the genius of vegetal life, where new science proves plants can learn, communicate, remember, make decisions, and associate. Art is a litmus test for how climate change affects human perception. This book responds to that test by expressing plant-philosophy to a wider public, through an interrogation of plant-art.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 The Wasteland and the Wilding: The Aesthetic of Abandoned and Reclaimed Green Spaces 2 Green Man: Human-plant Hybrids 3 Robotany and Aesthetics 4 Bio Rights: Earth of Agonies and Eco-punks 5 Eco-feminism: Plants as Becoming-Woman 6 Ungrounding Plant Life: The After-effects Conclusion: On Rhizomes and Dead Trees Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of the conifer book Pines is an amended and updated version of the first edition, which sold out in 2002. The scope and structure of the book have been maintained. It includes several taxonomic changes and presents a new chapter on phylogeny. Conservation aspects have been added. The book contains a total of 92 drawings and 103 distribution maps.Table of ContentsForeword to the First Edition 7 Foreword to the Second Edition 9 Introduction 10 Drawings and descriptions of morphology and reproduction in pines 15 Drawings and descriptions of species 35 Phylogeny and classification of the genus Pinus 218 Glossary 225 References 230 Index of botanical names of pines 232

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Book SynopsisIn Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants, Sally Francis and Maria Teresa Ramandi present the first translation into English of Johann Ferdinand Hertodt’s seminal 1671 work Crocologia, a book uniquely devoted to the medical uses of saffron. Hertodt discusses saffron’s origin, related species, cultivation, selection, properties and lists all its pharmaceutical preparations. Hertodt then journeys through diseases of the human body, presenting saffron-containing formulae for their treatment. The two authors complement the translation with a biography of Hertodt, and detail saffron’s botany, current production, uses, its changing reputation as a drug, and review findings from new medical research. There is a full Glossary, and translation of a contemporary animadversion of Crocologia by Hertodt’s rival, Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach.Trade Review"This scholarly edition is likely to interest botanists, pharmacologists, and historians of natural history, medicine and pharmacognosy." E. Charles Nelson, Society for the History of Natural History, in Archives of Natural History 2021. (https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2021.0703)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures Introduction  1 Crocologia and Its Author  2 Saffron  3 Saffron in Orthodox European Medicine after Crocologia  4 Conclusion Notes on Our Translation Methods Translated Text Frontispiece, Title Page, Dedications, and Cabalistichon I Etymology and Description of the Saffron Crocus. (Where Do Names Come From? Origin of the Name Crocus. What Is Saffron?) II Attributes, and Species, of Saffron. (This Chapter Describes Saffron, Autumnal & Vernal Wild Crocus Species, plus also Safflower) III Native Place, and Time When Saffron Emerges and Flowers IV Cultivation of Saffron. (Preferred Soil, How Planted and When, Means of Destroying Mice & Moles, Mouse-Traps, Recipe for “Multiplicative Solution”) V Selection of Saffron. (Methods of Adulteration & How to Spot Them, Places That the Best Saffron Comes From) VI Properties of Saffron. (Virtues of Saffron, Effects of Overdosing, Death of Pack-Horses Carrying Lots of Saffron) VII Uses of Preparations of Saffron. (Exhaustive Descriptions of Recipes: Two Culinary Recipes; The Rest Are for Specific Medicinal Preparations of Saffron Ranging from Spirit of Saffron to Elaeosaccharum of Saffron. Notes with the Recipes of Which Diseases the Different Preparations Can Be Used For. Interesting Uses for Whole Saffron-Flowers and for Corms) IIX Diseases of the Brain. (Sections Describing Symptoms & Causes, Associated Folklore, plus Suitable Recipes [Including Saffron] for Treating: Cephalgia or Headache, Paralysis, Vertigo, Epilepsy, Lethargy, Amnesia, Incubus, Catarrh, Agrypnia or Wakefulness, Phrenitis, Mania) IX Diseases of the Eyes. (Same Format as Above: Ophthalmia, Cataract or Opacity of the Cornea, Phlyctens, Ungula, Aegilops, Procidentia of the Eye, Swelling of the Eyelids) X Diseases of the Ears. (Same Format: Deafness, Tinnitus, Earache, Parotitis, Ear Discharges, Ulcer of the Ear) XII [No Chapter XI in Original] Diseases of the Teeth and the Tongue. (Same Format: Odontalgia, Prunella, Paralysis of the Tongue) XIII Diseases of the Chest. (Same Format: Angina, Asthma, Coughs, Phthisis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Empyema) XIV Diseases of the Heart. (Same Format: Syncope, Heart Palpitations) XV Diseases of the Stomach. (Same Format: Heartburn, Anorexia or Inappetence, Hiccups, Nausea) XVI Diseases of the Intestines. (Same Format: Hernia, Worms, Blind Haemorrhoids, Bleeding Haemorrhoids, Dysentery, Tenesmus, Diarrhoea, Colic) XVII Diseases of the Liver. (Same Format: Inflammation of the Liver, Hepatitis, Dropsy, Jaundice, Obstruction of the Liver, Distemper of the Liver) XVIII Diseases of the Spleen. (Same Format: Obstruction of the Spleen, Hypochondria, Scurvy) XIX Diseases of the Kidney and Bladder. (Same Format: The Stone, Urinary Retention, Impotence in Sexual Intercourse) XX Diseases of Women. (Same Format: Sterility, Chlorosis, Menstrual Retention, Uterine Haemorrhoids, Hysteric Passion, Distokia or Difficult Birth, Pain after Childbirth, Mola, Retained Secundines, Retained Lochia) XXI Fevers. (Same Format: Fevers, Plague) XXII Diseases of the External Parts. (Same Format: Erysipelas, Arthritis, Tumour, Scrofula, Breast Inflammation, Burns, Gangrene, Ecchymosis, Wounds, Ulcers, Synovia) XXIII The Mechanical Uses of Saffron. (Hair Dyes, Inks, Coloured Sugar) Questions Concerning Saffron (I. Is Saffron a Remedy against Monkshood? II. Does Saffron Prevent Intoxication or, Rather, Cause It? III. Does Saffron Induce Sleep or Wakefulness? IV. Does Saffron Tinge a Foetus in the Womb?) Illustration of Different Kinds of Crocuses, and Explicative Table Appendix 1: Hertodt’s References Appendix 2: Animadversion on Hertodt’s Crocologia by Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach (1671) Appendix 3: Glossary Crocologia, Our References Index

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Book SynopsisDorylaims are probably the most diverse order of nematodes and are often an abundant component of the fauna in soils and freshwater habitats. As a result of their widespread distribution and many different feeding habits, they are considered as good bio-indicators of environmental quality and soil health. Their usefulness in this regard is only impeded by practical difficulties related to the accurate identification of the members of such a large and complex group. In this volume, Professor Reyes Peña-Santiago gives a detailed morphology of the dorylaims and provides a thorough overview of their feeding behaviour, reproduction, ecology, and diversity. You will learn what dorylaims are like and how they live, making this book an invaluable tool for nematologists, ecologists and other scientists who wish to embark on an in-depth study of the members of this fascinating group.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. Concept   Morphological characterisation: distinctive features   Biology   Distribution   Diversity 2. General aspect   Size   Shape   Habitus   Colour 3. Body wall and pseudocoel   Cuticle    Structure (layers)    Surface ornamentation    Specialisations   Body pores   Epidermis and lateral chords   Somatic musculature   Pseudocoel and its components 4. Lip region and amphids   Lip region shape    Profile (contour)    Anterior margin    Tapering    Differentiation (separation from the adjoining body)   Lips and their papillae    General pattern    Lips    Papillae    Oral aperture (mouth)    Oral field   Amphids    Basic structure    Position    Aperture    Fovea 5. Stoma and feeding apparatus   Cheilostom    Detailed structure    General morphology   Guiding ring    Guiding sheath    Mural tooth    Axial odontostyle    Odontophore    Musculature associated with stoma 6. Digestive tract   Pharynx    General morphology    Sections    Ultrastructure    Anterior section    Enlargement    Basal expansion and pharyngeal glands    Basic patterns   Pharyngo-intestinal junction   Intestine proper   Prerectum   Rectum 7. Female genital system   General concept and terminology   Ovary   Oviduct   Sphincter   Uterus    Basic types    Uterine special differentiations   Vagina    Vulva    Malformations 8. Male genital system   General concept   Testes   Genital tract   Spicules   Lateral guiding pieces   Gubernaculum   Genital papillae (supplements) and other papillae   Specialised musculature   Glands associated with male genital system 9. Nervous system and receptors   Central nervous system   Nerves   Cephalic nervous system   Pharyngeal nervous system   Recto-sympathetic nervous system   Sensory structures    Chemoreceptors   Amphids   Other chemoreceptive elements    Mechanoreceptors   Labial and cephalic papillae   Other mechanoreceptive elements 10. Caudal region   General concept   Tail shape   Tail sexual dimorphism   Postembryonic changes in tail shape   Functional and evolutionary aspects of tail shape 11. Feeding habits and feeding behaviour   Methodological constraints   Feeding spectrum   Feeding behaviour   Food suitability and selection   Feeding functional morphology   Excretion and osmo-regulation in dorylaims 12. Reproduction and development   Bisexual vs monosexual species   Gatemetogenesis and egg production   Embryonic development and hatching   Postnatal development – general aspects   Moulting process   Genital system development   Other (minor) postnatal changes   Life cycle and life span 13. Ecology and Biogeography   Rationale – dorylaims as K-strategists   Dorylaims as components of nematode communities   Local distribution   Vertical (depth) distribution   Temporal (seasonal) distribution   Regional distribution   Global distribution .    The distribution of particular taxa – some examples    Historic biogeography    Phylogeography   Dispersal and transport   Chorological relationships   Biotic interactions   Dorylaims as bioindicators in a global change scenario   Notes on survival 14. Diversity   Historical outline    The origins (1845-1920)    The prodigious 1930s decade    The order Dorylaimida setting    The golden age of the exploration of dorylaimid diversity (1960-1990)    A new era for an integrative approach   The internal phylogeny of Dorylaimida   Evolutionary relationships of Dorylaimida with other nematode taxa    Dorylaims – members of the subclass Dorylaimia    Mononchs – the closest relatives of dorylaims?    Dorylaims and other animal-parasitic Dorylaimia    Dorylaimida and other non-Dorylaimia    Updated inventory of dorylaimid taxa Subject Index Cited Taxa Index

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Book Synopsis“Our” world is vegetal. None of it would have been in existence were it not for the life activity of plants. Time, discernible in the rhythms, intervals, logics, articulations, and disarticulations of the world, is the time of plants. Starting from scientific, philosophical, and theological insights into the time of plants, Michael Marder’s new study gently steers readers toward the vegetality of time. Specters and spirits, cosmic trees and phytogenesis, the vegetal apriori and weird chronos, the seeds of events and the branches of divergent chronologies, diachronic phases and symbiotic assemblages join the rich tapestry of this work to proclaim, Time is a plant! "Michael Marder’s Time Is a Plant is philosophy at its most productive. As far as imaginable from the postmodern conundrum, it states its premise openly in its title and elaborates it in a clear way with impeccable logic. The life of a plant in all its alterations, its generation and decay, is treated as more than just a metaphor of time: it renders visible the innermost structure of the deployment of time. What makes Marder’s book unique is the very feature that makes it naïve in the best sense of the term: Marder ignores all the endless self-reflexive precautions that characterize much of contemporary thought and simply plunges into basic ontological considerations. Time Is a Plant is a breath of fresh air in our stale philosophical scene. It proves that a thing can be done by simply doing it." -Slavoj Žižek, author of Surplus-Enjoyment: A Guide for the Non-Perplexed (2022) and Freedom: A Disease without Cure (2023)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Incipit: Adventures in the Vegetality of Time 1 In the Beginning: on Phytogenesis 2 The Vegetal Weirdness of Being in Time 3 Cosmic [Tree] Time 4 Diachrony, Sexual Difference, and Other Plant Matters 5 This Plant Who Is a Ghost: Vegetal Anachronies Excipit: Eleusinian Variations Index

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Book SynopsisWater plants of all sizes, from the 60-meter long Pacific Ocean giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) to the micro ur-plant blue-green algae, deserve attention from critical plant studies. This is the first book in environmental humanities to approach algae, swimming across the sciences, humanities, and arts, to embody the mixed nature and collaborative identity of algae. Ranging from Medieval Islamic texts describing algae and their use, Japanese and Nordic cultural practices based in seaweed and algae, and confronting the instrumentalization of seaweed to mitigate cow methane release and the hype of algal photobioreactors, amongst many other standpoints, this volume comprehensively addresses the ancestors of terrestrial plants through appreciating their unique aquatic medium.Table of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction  Algal mor(t)ality 1 There’s Something in the Water: Algae, Eliminativism, and Our Moral Obligation to Biological Beings  M. Polo Camacho and Andrew Lopez 2 Seeking an Algal Perspective: Exploring “Harmful” Algae through an Interview with Nodularia spumigena  Jesse D. Peterson 3 Contemplating Life, Death and Time Together with Diatoms  Nina Lykke 4 Communicating Algae Polycultures: Photobioreactors, the Phycosphere and Its Living Waters  Yogi Hendlin, Johanna Weggelaar, Natalia Derossi and Sergio Mugnai 5 Algae in the Human World: Beauty and Taste Come First  Ole G. Mouritsen and J. Lucas Pérez-Lloréns 6 An Investigation of Algae’s Applications, Inspired by Indigenous and Vernacular Craft Traditions  Kathryn Larsen 7 Uses of and Considerations on Algae in Medieval Islamic Geography  Mustafa Yavuz 8 Microalgae and Human Affairs: Massive Increase in Knowledge Drives Changes in Perceptions of Good and Bad Blooms  Gustaaf Hallegraeff 9 Becoming Marimo: The Curious Case of a Charismatic Algae and Imagined Indigeneity  Jon L. Pitt 10 “A Seaweed Goes to War”: Agar as a Thermal Medium in C.K. Tseng’s research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1943–1946)  Melody Jue 11 Augmented Polycultures: Scaling up Algal Ecosystems and Design of a Biofouling Aesthetic  Brenda Parker and Marcos Cruz 12 Phytofictions and Phytofication  Julia Lohmann 13 Seaweed as the Denizens of the New Commons in the Anthropocene  Soo Jung Ryu and Cintia Organo Quintana Being Algae ~ Coda Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Earth to Art presents papers from the ‘Early Medieval Plant Studies’ symposium, a meeting designed to explore the various disciplines which could help to elucidate the plant-names of Anglo-Saxon England, many of which are not understood. The range of disciplines represented includes landscape history, place-name studies, botany, archaeology, art history, Old English literature, the history of food and of medicine, and linguistic approaches such as semantics and morphology. This collection represents a first experimental step in the work of the Anglo-Saxon Plant-Name Survey (ASPNS), a multidisciplinary research project based in the University of Glasgow. ASPNS is dedicated to collecting and reviewing, for the first time, the total multidisciplinary evidence for each plant-name, and establishing new or improved identifications. The results will have implications for various historical studies such as agriculture, pharmacology, nutrition, climate, dialect, and more. Included in the book is the first ASPNS word-study, concerned with the Old English word æspe (the ancestor of ‘aspen’), and it is shown that this tree-name had a broader meaning than has hitherto been suspected. This book will be of interest to historians, botanists, archaeologists, linguists, geographers, gardeners, herbalists, conservationists and anyone interested in the crucial role of plants in history.Trade Review”…a mine of fascinating information on many aspects of plants in Anglo-Saxon England …. a worthwhile investment for anyone with an interest in plants and Anglo-Saxon history or archaeology.” in: Landscape History, Vol. 26, 2004, pp.98-99Table of ContentsIllustrations Abbreviations Preface I LANDSCAPE Della HOOKE: Trees in the Anglo-Saxon Landscape: the Charter Evidence Carole HOUGH: Place-Name Evidence for Anglo-Saxon Plant-Names Ralph S. FORBES: Criteria for Assessing the Native Status of British Plants: Some Case Histories II HUMAN SUSTENANCE AND COMFORT Allan R. HALL: Investigating Anglo-Saxon Plant Life and Plant Use: the Archaeobotanical Angle Debby BANHAM: Be hlafum and wyrtum: Food Plants in Anglo-Saxon Society and Economy Maria Amalia D’ARONCO: Anglo-Saxon Plant Pharmacy and the Latin Medical Tradition III PLANTNAMES: ANALYSIS AND RECORDING Peter BIERBAUMER: Real and Not-So-Real Plant-Names in Old English Glosses Hans SAUER: The Morphology of the Old English Plant-Names Philip G. RUSCHE: Dioscorides’ De materia medica and Late Old English Herbal Glossaries C. P. BIGGAM: The Æspe Tree in Anglo-Saxon England Anthony ESPOSITO: Medieval Plant-Names in the Oxford English Dictionary Mats RYDÉN: William Turner as Botanist and Plant-Name Scholar IV ART AND LITERATURE Jane HAWKES: The Plant-Life of Early Christian Anglo-Saxon Art Jennifer NEVILLE: Leaves of Glass: Plant-Life in Old English Poetry Lexical Indexes

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Book SynopsisGrassland covers 26% of the world’s total land area. It produces feed for livestock; maintains soil fertility; protects and conserves soil and water resources; creates a habitat for wildlife; provides recreational space for sport and leisure and contributes to the general landscape. This book provides an up-to-date account of progress and potential in the genetic improvement of grassland to meet all needs. It encompasses work on a wide range of temperate and tropical grassland species (including grasses, clovers and other forage legumes) and will interest all those concerned with grassland use in livestock-based agriculture, recreation, environmental protection, bio-industry etc. Specifically, it demonstrates how recent advances in molecular techniques are being used to develop breeding objectives and strategies with key-note papers on: Objectives and benefits of molecular breeding, Linkage/physical mapping and map-based cloning, QTL analysis and trait dissection, Genomics, model species, gene discovery and functional analysis, Use of molecular markers and bioinformatics for breeding, Molecular genetics and breeding of endosymbiont and grass/legume associations, Transgenics, Genetic diversity, breeding systems and resources Future directions for research and breeding. State-of-the-art molecular techniques and resources are described that encompass a unique range of expertise in genetic mapping, trait dissection, comparative genomics, bioinformatics, gene discovery and risk assessment. Examples of work in progress or recently completed are provided from across the world. The book has broad educational value and will interest plant geneticists and breeders as well as grassland users and policy makers.Table of ContentsForeword 7; Keynote presentations 17; Objectives and benefits of molecular breeding in forage species 19; T. Lubberstedt; Introgression mapping in the grasses 31; I.P. King, J. King, I.P. Armstead, J.A. Harper, L.A. Roberts, H. Thomas, H.J. Ougham, R.N. Jones, A. Thomas, BJ Moore, L. Huang and I.S. Donnison; QTL analysis and trait dissection in ryegrasses (Lolium spp.) 43; T. Yamada and J.W. Forster; Translational genomics for alfalfa varietal improvement 55; G.D. May; Application of molecular technologies in forage plant breeding 63; K.F. Smith, J.W. Forster, M.P. Dobrowolski, N.O.I. Cogan, N.R. Bannan, E. van Zijll de Jong, M. Emmerling and G.C. Spangenberg; A computational pipeline for the development of comparative anchor tagged sequence (CATS) markers 73; L. Schauser, J. Fredslund, L. Heegaard Madsen, N. Sandal and J. Stougaard; Future directions in the molecular breeding of forage and turf 83; G.C. Spangenberg, J.W. Forster, D. Edwards, U. John, A. Mouradov, M. Emmerling, J. Batley, S. Felitti, N.O.I. Cogan, K.F. Smith and M.P. Dobrowolski; Application of molecular markers in genetic resources management of perennial ryegrass 99; R. van Treuren; Section 1: Objectives, benefits and targets of molecular breeding 111; Leaves of high yielding perennial ryegrass contain less aggregated Rubisco than S23 113; A. Kingston-Smith and P.W. Wilkins; Variability in quantity and composition of water soluble carbohydrates among Irish accessions and European varieties of perennial ryegrass 114; S. McGrath, S. Barth, A. Frohlich, M. Francioso, S.A. Lamorte and T.R. Hodkinson; Introgression breeding for improvement of winter hardiness in Lolium/Festuca complex using androgenenesis 115; T. Yamada, Y.D. Guo and Y. Mizukami; A new napier grass stunting disease in Kenya associated with phytoplasma 116; A.B. Orodho, S.I. Ajanga, P. Jones and P.O. Mudavadi; Studies of seed characteristics of ecotypes of lucerne, Bromus and Agropyron in response to Fusarium oxysporum and F. solani 117; M.A. Alizadeh; Genetic analysis of the interaction between the host perennial ryegrass and the crown rust pathogen (Puccinia coronata f.sp. lolii) 118; P.M. Dracatos, J.L. Dumsday, R.S. Olle, N.O.I. Cogan, M.P. Dobrowolski, K.F. Smith and J.W. Forster; Molecular characterisation of bacterial wilt resistance in Lolium multiflorum Lam. 119; B. Studer, B. Boller, F. Widmer, U.K. Posselt, E. Bauer and R. Kolliker; Discriminating stay-green grasses using hyperspectral imaging and chemometrics 120; J. Taylor, B. Moore, J.J. Rowland, H. Thomas and H. Ougham; Non-destructive assessment of quality and yield for grass-breeding 121; A.G.T. Schut, M.J.J. Pustjens, P. Wilkins, J. Meuleman, P. Reyns, A. Lovatt and G.W.A.M. van der Heijden; Root senescence in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) 122; K.J. Webb, E. Tuck and S. Heywood; Tropical vine legume-maize mixtures for enhanced silage in temperate climates 123; H. Riday. Section 2: Linkage/physical mapping and map-based cloning of genes 125; Development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and their use to assess genetic diversity in apomictic Guineagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) 127; M. Ebina, K. Kouki, S. Tsuruta, M. Takahara, M. Kobayashi, T. Yamamoto, K. Nakajima and H. Nakagawa 127; Construction of microsatellite-enriched libraries for tropical forage species and characterization of the repetitive sequences found in Brachiaria brizantha 128; L. Jungmann, C.B. do Valle, P.R. Laborda, R.M.S. Resende, L. Jank and A.P. de Souza; Isolation of SSR markers from Zoysiagrass 129; H. Cai, N. Yuyama and M. Inoue; Development of SSR markers for variety identification in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) 130; M. Inoue, N. Yuyama and H. Cai; Development of EST-derived simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) 131; M. Hirata, Y. Miura, T. Takamizo and M. Fujimori; Development of a microsatellite library in Lolium perenne 132; J. King, I.P. King, D. Thorogood, L. Roberts, K. Skot and K. Elborough; Tall fescue expressed sequence tag and simple sequence repeats: important resources for grass species 133; M.C. Saha, J.C. Zwonitzer, K. Chekhovskiy and M.A.R. Mian; Development of EST and AFLP markers linked to a gene for resistance to ryegrass blast (Pyricularia sp.) in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) 134; Y. Miura, C. Ding, R. Ozaki, M. Hirata, M. Fujimori, H. Cai and K. Mizuno; Construction and exploitation of a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library for Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) 135; K. Farrar, A.M. Thomas, M.O. Humphreys and I.S. Donnison; Characterisation of perennial ryegrass parental inbred lines for generating recombinant inbred lines for fine mapping and gene cloning 136; U.C.M. Anhalt, S. Barth, T. Schwarzacher and J.S. Heslop-Harrison; A high-density SSR linkage map of red clover and its transferability to other legumes 137; S. Isobe, S. Sato, E. Asamizu, I. Klimenko, N.N. Kozlov, K. Okumura and S. Tabata; Estimation of the coefficient of double-reduction in autotetraploid lucerne 138; R. Ayadi, P. Barre, C. Huyghe and B. Julier; A core AFLP map of aposporic tetraploid Paspalum notatum (Bahiagrass) 139; J.P.A. Ortiz, J. Stein, E.J. Martinez, S.C. Pessino and C.L. Quarin; Repulsion-phase linkage analysis of tetraploid creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) 140; S.E. Warnke, N. Chakraborty and G. Jung; Towards a genetic map in creeping bentgrass based on SSRs, AFLPs and RFLPs 141; H. Zhao and S. Bughrara; Integration of perennial ryegrass (L. perenne) genetic maps using gene-associated SNPs 142; A.C. Vecchies, R.C. Ponting, M.C. Drayton, N.O.I. Cogan, K.F. Smith, G.C. Spangenberg and J.W. Forster; Construction and comparison of genetic linkage maps of four F1 populations of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) 143; M. Vandewalle; Section 3: QTL analysis and trait dissection 145; QTLs for morphogenetic traits in Medicago truncatula 147; B. Julier, T. Huguet, J.M. Prosperi, P. Barre, G. Cardinet and C. Huyghe; A Medicago truncatula population segregating for aluminum tolerance 148; M. Sledge, B. Narasimhamoorthy and G. Jiang; Genetic mapping in tetraploid alfalfa: Results and prospects 149; E.C. Brummer, J.G. Robins, B. Alarcon Zuniga and D. Luth; Quantitative trait locus analysis of morphogenetic and developmental traits in an SSR- and AFLP-based genetic map of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) 150; M.T Abberton, N.O.I. Cogan, K.F. Smith, G. Kearney, A.H. Marshall, A. Williams, T.P.T. Michaelson-Yeates, C. Bowen, E.S. Jones, A.C. Vecchies and J.W. Forster. Changes in gene expression during acclimation to cold temperatures in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) 151; M. Lowe, R.P. Collins and M.T. Abberton; QTL analysis of mineral content and grass tetany potential in Leymus wildryes 152; S.R. Larson and H.F. Mayland; QTL analysis of mineral content in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) 153; N.O.I. Cogan, A.C. Vecchies, T. Yamada, K.F. Smith and J.W. Forster; A glucanase gene cosegregates with a QTL for crown rust resistance in L. perenne 154; H. Muylle, J. Baert, E. Van Bockstaele and I. Roldan-Ruiz; Mapping water-soluble carbohydrate content in perennial ryegrass 155; L. Turner, J. Gallagher, I. Armstead, A. Cairns and M. Humphreys; Quantitative trait loci for vegetative traits in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) 156; A.M. Sartie, H.S. Easton, M.J. Faville and C. Matthew; Approaches for associating molecular polymorphisms with phenotypic traits based on linkage disequilibrium in natural populations of Lolium perenne 157; L. Skot, J. Humphreys, I.P. Armstead, M.O. Humphreys, J.A. Gallagher and I.D. Thomas; Identification of quantitative trait loci for flowering time in a field-grown Lolium perenne x Lolium multiflorum mapping population 158; R.N. Brown, R.E. Barker, S.E. Warnke, L.A. Brilman, M.A.R. Mian, S.C. Sim and G. Jung; Crown rust resistance of Italian ryegrass cultivar 'Axis' to an isolate from Japan 159; T. Kiyoshi, M. Hirata, T. Takamizo, H. Sato, Y. Mano and M. Fujimori; Locating, and utilising Festuca pratensis genes for winter hardiness for the future development of more persistent high quality Lolium cultivars 160; M.W. Humphreys, D. Gasior, A. Kosmala, O.A. Rognli, Z. Zwierzykowski and M. Rapacz; QTL analysis of vernalisation requirement and heading traits in Festuca pratensis Huds. 161; A. Ergon, C. Fang, O. Jorgensen, T.S. Aamlid and O.A. Rognli; Consistency of QTL for dollar spot resistance between greenhouse and field inoculations, multiple locations, and different population sizes in creeping bentgrass 162; N. Chakraborty, J. Bae, J. Curley, S. Warnke, M. Casler, S. Bughrara and G. Jung; Section 4: Genomics, model species, gene discovery and functional analysis 163; Structural and functional genomic research in model legume plants: The National BioResource Project (NBRP) in Japan 165; S. Tsuruta, M. Hashiguchi and R Akashi; Identification of putative AtTT2 R2R3-MYB transcription factor orthologues in tanniferous tissues of L. corniculatus var. japonicus cv Gifu 166; D.N Bryant, P. Bailey, P. Morris, M. Robbins, C. Martin and T. Wang; Foliar expression of candidate genes involved in condensed tannin biosynthesis in white clover (Trifolium repens) 167; S.N. Panter, J. Simmonds, A. Winkworth, A. Mouradov and G.C. Spangenberg; Discovery, isolation and characterisation of promoters in white clover (Trifolium repens) 168; C.M. Labandera, Y.H. Lin, E. Ludlow, M. Emmerling, U. John, P.W. Sale, C. Pallaghy and G.C. Spangenberg; Application of molecular markers derived from Medicago truncatula in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) 169; C. Jones and M.T. Abberton; Gene-associated single nucleotide polymorphism discovery in white clover (T. repens L.) 170; M.C. Drayton, R.C. Ponting, A.C. Vecchies, T.C. Wilkinson, J. George, N.O.I. Cogan, N.R. Bannan, K.F. Smith, G.C. Spangenberg and J.W. Forster; A molecular study of alfalfa megasporogenesis 171; D. Rosellini, S. Capomaccio and F. Veronesi; The efficacy of GeneThresher[registered] methylation filtering technology in the plant kingdom 172; U. Warek, J.A. Bedell, M.A. Budiman, A.N. Nunberg, R.W. Citek, D. Robbins, N. Lakey and P.D. Rabinowicz; Screening of perennial grasses and a mutant maize collection by Fourier-Transformed InfraRed (FTIR) spectroscopy for improved biofuel traits 173; S.C. Thain, P. Morris, S. Hawkins, C. Morris and I.S. Donnison. A proposal for an international transcriptome initiative for forage and turf: microarray tools for expression profiling in ryegrass, clover and grass endophytes 174; T. Webster, N. Nguyen, C. Rhodes, S. Felitti, R. Chapman, D. Edwards and G.C. Spangenberg; Isolation and characterisation of genes encoding malate synthesis and transport determinants in the aluminium-tolerant Australian weeping-grass (Microlaena stipoides) 175; R.M. Polotnianka, E. Ribarev, L. Mackin, K.A. Sivakumaran, G.D. Nugent, U.P. John and G.C. Spangenberg; Novel genotypes of the subtropical grass Eragrostis curvula for the analysis of apomixis (diplospory) 176; S. Cardone, P. Polci, J.P. Selva, M. Mecchia, S. Pessino, P. Voigt, G.C. Spangenberg and V. Echenique; Discovery and functional categorisation of expressed sequence tags from flowers of Eragrostis curvula genotypes showing different ploidy levels and reproductive modes 177; V. Echenique, S. Felitti, N. Paniego, L. Martelotto, S. Pessino, D. Zanazzi, P. Fernandez, M. Diaz, P. Polci and G.C. Spangenberg; A comprehensive analysis of gene expression and genomic alterations in a newly formed autotetraploid of Paspalum notatum 178; L.G. Martelotto, J.P.A. Ortiz, F. Espinoza, C.L. Quarin and S.C. Pessino; Gene discovery and molecular dissection of fructan metabolism in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) 179; J. Chalmers, A. Lidgett, X. Johnson, K. Terdich, N. Cummings, Y.Y. Cao, K. Fulgueras, M. Emmerling, T. Sawbridge, E.K. Ong, A. Mouradov and G.C. Spangenberg; Gene discovery and molecular dissection of lignin biosynthesis in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) 180; A. Lidgett, M. Emmerling, R. Heath, R. McInnes, D. Lynch, A. Bartkowski, K. Fulgueras, T. Sawbridge, E.K. Ong, K.F. Smith, A. Mouradov and G.C. Spangenberg; An in silico DNA sequence comparison of the perennial ryegrass and rice genomes 181; M.J. Faville; The identification of genetic synteny between Lolium perenne chromosome 7 and rice chromosome 6 genomic regions that have major effects on heading-date 182; I.P. Armstead, L.B. Turner, L. Skot, I.S. Donnison, M.O. Humphreys and I.P. King; Towards understanding photoperiodic response in grasses 183; M. Gagic, I. Kardailsky, N. Forester, B. Veit and J. Putterill; Controlled flowering project for Lolium perenne at Agresearch: an overview 184; I. Karadailsky, B. Veit, N. Forester, M. Gagic, K. Richardson, M. Faville and G. Bryan; The investigation of flowering control in late/rare flowering Lolium perenne 185; S. Byrne, I. Donnison, L.J. Mur and E. Guiney; Isolation of candidate genes involved in cold temperature response in Festuca pratensis Huds., using suppression subtractive hybridisation and microarray approaches 186; H. Rudi, V. Alm, L. Opseth, A. Larsen and O.A. Rognli; Isolation and characterization of a CBF gene from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) 187; Y. Xiong and S. Fei; Isolation and characterisation of genes encoding ice recrystallisation inhibition proteins (IRIPs) in the cryophilic antarctic hair-grass (Deschampsia antarctica) and the temperate perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) 188; U.P. John, R.M. Polotnianka, K.A. Sivakumaran, L. Mackin, M.J. Kuiper, J.P. Talbot, O. Chew, G.D. Nugent, N.O.I. Cogan, M.C. Drayton, J.W. Forster, G.E. Schrauf and G.C. Spangenberg; Development of genetic markers for drought tolerance in Festuca-Lolium complexes 189; J.P. Wang and S.S. Bughrara; Monitoring of gene expression profiles and identification of candidate genes involved in drought tolerance in Festuca mairei with cDNA-AFLP 190; J.P. Wang and S.S. Bughrara; Section 5: Use of molecular markers and bioinformatics in breeding 191; Towards a comparative map of white clover (Trifolium repens) and barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) 193; M. Febrer, G. Jenkins, M. Abberton and D. Milbourne; Use of cross-species amplification markers for pollen-mediated gene flow determination in Trifolium polymorphum Poiret 194; M. Dalla Rizza, D. Real, R. Reyno and K. Quesenberry; Clover ASTRA: a web-based resource for Trifolium EST analysis 195; G.C. Spangenberg, T. Sawbridge, E.K. Ong, C.G. Love, T.A. Erwin, E.G. Logan and D. Edwards. SNP discovery and haplotypic variation in full-length herbage quality genes of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) 196; R.C. Ponting, M.C. Drayton, N.O.I. Cogan, G.C. Spangenberg, K.F. Smith and J.W. Forster; Development and use of a tool for automated alignments of genes in the rice BAC's GenBank card against other species 197; P. Barre, G. Darrieutort, J. Auzanneau and B. Julier; Screening genes for association with loci for nitrogen-use efficiency in perennial ryegrass by pyrosequencing[trademark] 198; O. Dolstra, D. Dees, J.-D. Driesprong and E.N. van Loo; Gene-associated single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) 199; J.W. Forster, N.O.I. Cogan, A.C. Vecchies, R.C. Ponting, M.C. Drayton, J. George, J.L. Dumsday, G.C. Spangenberg and K.F. Smith; Development and testing of novel chloroplast markers for perennial ryegrass from de novo sequencing and in silico sequences 200; S. McGrath, T.R. Hodkinson and S. Barth; Ryegrass ASTRA: a web-based resource for Lolium EST analysis 201; G.C. Spangenberg, T. Sawbridge, E.K. Ong, C.G. Love, T.A. Erwin, E.G. Logan and D. Edwards; Positive effect of increased AFLP diversity among parental plants on yield of polycross progenies in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) 202; R. Kolliker, B. Boller and F. Widmer; Genomic constitution of Festulolium varieties 203; D. Kopecky, V. Cernoch, R. Capka and J. Dolezel; Genetic changes over breeding generations of Festulolium 204; M. Ghesquiere, P. Barre and L. Barrot; Phenotypic variation within local populations of meadow fescue shows significant associations with allele frequencies at AFLP loci 205; S. Fjellheim, A.B. Blomlie, P. Marum and O.A. Rognli; Marker-assisted selection for fibre concentration in smooth bromegrass 206; C. Stendal, M.D. Casler and G. Jung; Endophyte ASTRA: a web-based resource for Neotyphodium and Epichloe EST analysis 207; K. Shields, M. Ramsperger, S.A. Felitti, C.G. Love, T.A. Erwin, D. Singh, E.G. Logan, D. Edwards and G.C. Spangenberg; Section 6: Genetics and breeding for symbiosis 209; Genetic variation in the perennial ryegrass fungal endophyte Neotyphodium lolii 211; E. van Zijll de Jong, N.R. Bannan, A.V. Stewart, K.F.M. Reed, M.P. Dobrowolski, K.F. Smith, G.C. Spangenberg and J.W. Forster; Isolation and characterisation of novel BTB domain protein encoding genes from fungal grass endophytes 212; M. Ramsperger, S.A. Felitti, D. Edwards and G.C. Spangenberg; Genetic analysis of the interaction between perennial ryegrass and the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium lolii 213; E. van Zijll de Jong, A.C. Vecchies, M.P. Dobrowolski, N.O.I. Cogan, K.F. Smith, G.C. Spangenberg and J.W. Forster; Microarray-based transcriptome analysis of the interaction between perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium lolii 214; S.A. Felitti, P. Tian, T. Webster, D. Edwards and G.C. Spangenberg; A high-throughput gene silencing approach for studying the interaction between perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium lolii 215; S.A. Felitti, P. Tian, D. Edwards and G.C. Spangenberg; Metabolome analysis of the interaction between perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium lolii 216; P. Tian, S.A. Felitti, M.P. Dobrowolski, K.F. Smith, D. Edwards, R. Hall, J. Kopka and G.C. Spangenberg; Endophyte effects on antioxidants and membrane leakage in tall fescue during drought 217; C.P. West, R.D. Carson, C.A. Guerber and B. de los Reyes. Section 7: Transgenics for research and breeding including risk assessment 219; Role of the BANYULS(BAN) gene from Arabidopsis thaliana in transgenic Alfalfa expression of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins 221; S.M. Hesamzadeh Hejazi, S. Arcioni and F. Paolocci; Development of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) transgenic plants expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin and their evaluation against alfalfa caterpillar (Colias lesbia) 222; F. Ardila, M.C. Gomez, M.J. Dieguez, E.M. Pagano, M. Turica, R. Lecuona, V. Arolfo, D. Basigalup, C. Vazquez Rovere, E. Hopp, P. Franzone and R.D. Rios; Increased cuticular wax accumulation and enhanced drought tolerance in transgenic alfalfa by overexpression of a transcription factor gene 223; Z.-Y. Wang, J.-Y. Zhang, C. Broeckling, E. Blancaflor, M. Sledge and L. Sumner; Molecular breeding of white clover for transgenic resistance to Alfalfa mosaic virus and natural resistance to Clover yellow vein virus 224; P. Chu, G. Zhao and G.C. Spangenberg; Molecular breeding of transgenic virus-immune white clover (Trifolium repens) cultivars 225; M. Emmerling, P. Chu, K.F. Smith, C. Binnion, M. Ponnampalam, P. Measham, Z.Y. Lin, N. Bannan, T. Wilkinson and G.C. Spangenberg; Polyphenolic phenomena: transgenic analysis of some of the factors that regulate the cell-specific accumulation of condensed tannins (proanthocyanidins) in forage crops 226; M.P. Robbins, G. Allison, D. Bryant and P. Morris; Minimising bloat through development of white clover (T. repens) with high levels of condensed tannins 227; M.T. O'Donoghue, C. Spillane and E. Guiney; Production and analysis of transgenic white clover (Trifolium repens) plants over-expressing organic acid biosynthetic genes 228; C.M. Labandera, S. Panter, A. Winkworth, J. Simmonds, A. Mouradov, U. John, P.W. Sale and G.C. Spangenberg; LXR[trademark] white clover: development of transgenic white clover (Trifolium repens) with delayed leaf senescence 229; Y.H. Lin, J. Chalmers, E. Ludlow, C. Pallaghy, G. Schrauf, Pablo Rush, A.M. Garcia, A. Mouradov and G.C. Spangenberg; Genetic transformation of rhodesgrass (Chloris gayana Kunth.) by particle bombardment 230; J. Matsumoto, S. Tsuruta, T. Gondo and R. Akashi; Modulation of the gibberellin content in transgenic turf-type bahiagrass for improved turf characteristics and reduced mowing requirements 231; F. Altpeter, M. Agharkar and H. Zhang; Inducible over-expression of the CBF3 abiotic stress regulon in transgenic bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge) 232; V.A. James and F. Altpeter; Genetic engineering for breeding for drought resistance and salt tolerance in Agropyron spp. (wheatgrass) 233; M. Fugui, Y. Jinfeng and H. Xiuwen; A novel genotype independent protocol for in vitro plant regeneration from mature seed derived callus of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) 234; S. Chennareddy, R.V. Sairam and S.L. Goldman; Efficient in vitro regeneration system from seed derived callus of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) 235; S. Chennareddy, R.V. Sairam and S.L. Goldman; Nylon mesh as an improved support for bombarded calli or cell suspensions 236; S.J. Dalton, P. Robson, M. Buanafina, A.J.E. Bettany, E. Timms, D. Wiffen and P. Morris; A comparison of hygromycin and paromomycin selection strategies in the genetic transformation of seven Lolium, Festuca, Poa, and Agrostis species 237; S.J. Dalton, P. Robson, M. Buanafina, A.J.E. Bettany, E. Timms and P. Morris; Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) 238; H. Sato, M. Fujimori, Y. Mano, T. Kiyoshi and T. Takamizo. Manipulating the phenolic acid content and digestibility of forage grasses by targeted expression of fungal cell wall degrading enzymes 239; M.M. de O. Buanafina, P. Morris, T. Langdon, S. Dalton, B. Hauck and H. Porter; Improving forage quality of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) by genetic manipulation of lignin biosynthesis 240; Z.-Y. Wang, L. Chen, C.-K. Auh, A. Hopkins and P. Dowling; Crown rust resistance in transgenic Italian ryegrass (L. multiflorum) expressing a rice chitinase gene and crosses with cytoplasmic male sterile hybrid ryegrass 241; W. Takahashi, M. Fujimori, Y. Miura, T. Komatsu, S. Sugita, A. Arakawa, Y. Nishizawa, H. Sato, Y. Mano, T. Hibi and T. Takamizo; Discovery, isolation and characterisation of promoters from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) 242; A. Lidgett, N. Petrovska, J. Chalmers, N. Cummings and G.C. Spangenberg; Development and field evaluation of transgenic ryegrass (Lolium spp.) with down-regulation of main pollen allergens 243; N. Petrovska, A. Mouradov, Z.Y. Wang, K.F. Smith and G.C. Spangenberg; Shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted? Risk assessment and regulation for transgenic forages 244; C.J. Pollock; Assessing the risk posed by transgenic virus-resistant Trifolium repens to native grasslands in Southeast Australia 245; R.C. Godfree, P.W.G. Chu and A.G. Young; Pollen-mediated gene flow from genetically modified herbicide resistant creeping bentgrass 246; L.S. Watrud, E.H. Lee, A. Fairbrother, C. Burdick, J.R. Reichman, M. Bollman, M. Storm, G. King and P.K. van de Water; Use of cellular automata modelling approaches to understand potential impacts of GM grasses on grassland communities 247; R. Colasanti, R. Hunt and L.S. Watrud; Section 8: Genetic diversity, genetic resources and breeding systems 249; The importance of exotic forage germplasm in feeding New Zealand's livestock 251; J. Lancashire; Application of molecular diversity in a forage grass breeding program 252; A.A. Hopkins and M.C. Saha; Databases for managing genetic resources collections and mapping populations of forage and related species 253; I. Thomas, H. Ougham and D. Peltier; The use of molecular markers in genetic variability analysis of a collection of Dactylis glomerata L. 254; R. Costa, G. Pereira, C. Vicente and M.M. Tavares de Sousa; Genetic diversity in colonial bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris L.) revealed by EcoRI/MseI and PstI/MseI AFLP markers 256; H. Zhao and S. Bughrara; Genetic diversity in zoysiagrass ecotypes based on morphological characteristics and SSR markers 257; M. Hashiguchi, S. Tsuruta, T. Matsuo, M. Ebina, M. Kobayashi, H. Akamine and R. Akashi; Utilization of SSR to distinguish alfalfa cultivars 258; G.R. Bauchan, C. He and Z-L. Xia; Genetic diversity among alfalfa cultivars using SSR markers 259; S. Flajoulot, J. Ronfort, P. Baudouin, T. Huguet, P. Barre, C. Huyghe and B. Julier; Evaluation of genetic diversity in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) through measurement of simple sequence repeat (SSR) polymorphism 260; J. George, E. van Zijll de Jong, T.C. Wilkinson, M.P. Dobrowolksi, N.O.I. Cogan, K.F. Smith and J.W. Forster; Genetic and phenotypic diversity of Swiss red clover landraces 261; D. Herrmann, B. Boller, F. Widmer and R. Kolliker; Improving the utilisation of germplasm of Trifolium spumosum L. by the development of a core collection using ecogeographical and molecular techniques 262; K. Ghamkhar, R. Snowball and S.J. Bennett. Molecular characterization and tissue culture regeneration ability of the USA Arachis pintoi (Krap. and Greg.) germplasm collection 263; M.A. Carvalho, K.H. Quesenberry and M. Gallo-Meagher; Genetic and molecular characterization of temperate and tropical forage maize inbred lines 264; B. Alarcon-Zuniga, E. Valadez-Moctezuma, T. Cervantes-Martinez, T. Cervantes-Santana and M. Mendoza; Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis in section Pnigma of the genus Bromus L. 265; M. Tuna, O. Barzani, K.P. Vogel and A. Golan-Goldhirsh; Genetic characterization of prairie grass (Bromus catharticus Vahl.) natural populations 266; R. Sellaro, E.M. Pagano, B. Rosso, P. Rimieri and R.D. Rios; Analysis of Bromus inermis populations using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism markers to identify duplicate accessions 267; V.L. Bradley and T.J. Kisha; Characterisation of naturalised populations of Thinopyrum ponticum Podp through indexes obtained under saline stress 268; S.M. Pistorale, A.N. Andres and O. Bazzigalupi; Genetic structure of Mongolian Wheatgrass (Agroypron mongolicum Keng) in Inner Mongolia of China 269; Y. Jinfeng, Z. Mengli and X. Xinmin; RFLP analyses of chloroplast DNA of the crested wheatgrasses 270; K.P. Vogel, D.J. Lee and C.A. Caha; Tracing the origins of Timothy species (Phleum sp.) 271; A.V. Stewart, A. Joachimiak and N. Ellison; Genetic diversity and heterosis in perennial ryegrass 272; U.K. Posselt; Population genetics of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.): differentiation of pasture and turf cultivars 273; M.P. Dobrowolski, N.R. Bannan, R.C. Ponting, J.W. Forster and K.F. Smith; Analysis of genetic changes in single-variety ryegrass swards 274; C. Straub, G. Boutet and C. Huyghe; Genetic variability between adapted populations of annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam) in Argentina 275; A. Andres. B. Rosso, J. De Battista and M. Acuna; Does AFLP diversity reflect consanguinity within meadow fescue breeding material? 276; B. Boller and R. Kolliker; Genetic diversity in Festuca species as shown by AFLP 277; X.Q. Zhang and S.S. Bughrara; Analyses of genetic change in grass-clover based systems over time 278; A. Ghesquiere, K. Mehdikhanlov, M. Malengier and J. De Riek; Keyword index 279; Author index 283.

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