1. Breeding gains and changes in morphotype of Nordic spring wheat (1901–1993) under contrasting environments

   • Rodomiro Ortiz
   • Birgitte Lund
   • Sven-Bode Andersen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 455 - 459

2. Genetic diversity in African cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) provides potential for germplasm enhancement

   • Ahmed Mliki
   • Jack E. Staub
   • Abdelwahed Ghorbel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 461 - 468

3. Analysis of genetic diversity in Piper nigrum L. using RAPD markers

   • T. Pradeepkumar
   • J.L. Karihaloo
   • Ambika Baldev

   OriginalPaper Pages: 469 - 475

4. The taxonomic status of the wild rice species Oryza ridleyi Hook. f. and O. longiglumis Jansen (Ser. Ridleyanae Sharma et Shastry) from Southeast Asia

   • Maria Elizabeth B. Naredo
   • Amita B. Juliano
   • Michael T. Jackson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 477 - 488

5. Chloroplast DNA study in sweet cherry cultivars (Prunus avium L.) using PCR-RFLP method

   • Sauris Panda
   • Juan Pedro Martín
   • Itziar Aguinagalde

   OriginalPaper Pages: 489 - 495

6. Phenotypic diversity of Ethiopian grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) in relation to geographical regions and altitudinal range

   • Wuletaw Tadesse
   • Endashaw Bekele

   OriginalPaper Pages: 497 - 505

7. Morphological diversity and potential interest for wheat improvement of three Aegilops L. species from Bulgaria

   • M. Zaharieva
   • A. Dimov
   • P. Monneveux

   OriginalPaper Pages: 507 - 517

8. Yam (Dioscorea ssp.) domestication by the Nago and Fon ethnic groups in Benin

   • H.D. Mignouna
   • A. Dansi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 519 - 528

9. Dual origin of the cultivated rice based on molecular markers of newly collected annual and perennial strains of wild rice species, Oryza nivara and O. rufipogon

   • Shinsuke Yamanaka
   • Ikuo Nakamura
   • Yo-Ichiro Sato

   OriginalPaper Pages: 529 - 538

10. Phenotypic diversity in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) core collection assessed by morphological and agronomical evaluations

    • Hari D. Upadhyaya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 539 - 550

11. Book Review: Thyme. The genus Thymus

    • Peter A. Schmidt

    BookReview Pages: 551 - 552

12. Book Review: Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding

    • D. Vaughan

    BookReview Pages: 552 - 553