The Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter publishes papers in English, French or Spanish, dealing with the genetic resources of useful plants, resulting from new work, historical study, review and criticism in genetic diversity, ethnobotanical and ecogeographical surveying, herbarium studies, collecting, characterization and evaluation, documentation, conservation, and genebank practice.
Management
The Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter is published under the joint auspices of the international Plant Genetic Resources institute (IPGRI) and the Plant Production and Protection Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Availability
The Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter appears as one volume per year, made up of four issues, published in March, June, September and December. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter is available free of charge to interested libraries of genebanks, university and government departments, research institutions, etc. The periodical may also be made available to individuals who can show that they have a need for a personal copy of the publication.
Types of paper
Articles
An article will publish the results of new and original work that makes a significant contribution to the knowledge of the subject area that the article deals with. Articles, which should be of a reasonable length, will be considered by the Editorial Committee for scope and suitability, then assessed by an expert referee for scientific content and validity.
Short communications
A short communication will report results, in an abbreviated form, of work of interest to the plant genetic resources community. Short communications in particular will contain accounts of germplasm acquisition missions.
Other papers
The Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter will publish other forms of reports such as discussion papers, critical reviews, and papers discussing current issues within plant genetic resources.
Book reviews will be printed, as well as a News and Notes section. Suggestions for books to review are invited, as are contributions to News and Notes.
Submission
In the first instance papers may be submitted in typescript form or as an Email message. The final version may be submitted as an Email file or as an MS-DOS-readable file on diskette.
Editorial office
Manuscripts submitted for publication and other communications on editorial matters should be addressed to:
Managing Editor
Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter
IPGRI
Via delle Sette Chiese 142
00145 Rome
Italy.
Phone: (39-6)51892233. Telex: 4900005332(IBR UI) [via USA].
Email: [email protected] or [email protected].
Fax: (39-6)5750309
Cover: A small boy selecting a coconut for home consumption from a heap of freshly harvested coconuts of a commercially grown tall variety in a home garden near Madampe, Sri Lanka (photograph by P.A. Henry Nimal and A. Kumar, Coconut Research institute, Sri Lanka)
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