1. Adaptation, variation and selection in marginal areas

   • P. M. A. Tigerstedt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 174

2. Collecting and evaluating genetic resources of fodder plants from subalpine and alpine permanent grassland

   • U. Simon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 181

3. Potential for improving adaptation ofLolium perenne L. to continental climates in Norway

   • E. T. Solberg
   • O. A. Rognli
   • L. Østrem

   OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 191

4. Winter hardiness in marginal populations of timothy

   • I. Schjelderup
   • A. H. Aastveit
   • K. Aastveit

   OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 198

5. Variation within improved cultivars and landraces of lucerne in Central Italy

   • Mario Falcinelli
   • Luigi Russi
   • Fabio Veronesi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 203

6. Specific adaptation and breeding for marginal conditions

   • Salvatore Ceccarelli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 219

7. Cooperative breeding for the northern marginal areas

   • Áslaug Helgadóttir
   • Hólmgeir Björnsson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 221 - 230

8. Breeding winter hardy grasses

   • Arild Larsen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 237

9. Breeding white clover for tolerance to low temperature and grazing stress

   • I. Rhodes
   • R. P. Collins
   • D. R. Evans

   OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 242

10. Selection for improved adaptation of white clover to low phosphorus and acid soils

    • J. R. Caradus

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 250

11. Improvement of snow mould resistance by conventional and in vitro techniques

    • Ulrich K. Posselt
    • Fredy Altpeter

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 255

12. Development of procedures to identify red clover resistant toSclerotinia trifoliorum

    • P. Marum
    • R. R. Smith
    • C. R. Grau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 261

13. Morphological and biochemical variation in Sardinian populations ofMedicago polymorpha L. suitable for rainfed Mediterranean conditions

    • S. Bullitta
    • R. Floris
    • F. Veronesi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 268

14. Genetic markers and the selection of quantitative traits in forage grasses

    • M. D. Hayward
    • N. J. Mcadam
    • J. K. Will

    OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 275

15. Genetic control of frost tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    • J. Sutka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 282

16. Assessing success in gene transfer betweenLolium multiflorum andFestuca arundinacea

    • M. W. Humphreys
    • M. Ghesquière

    OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 289