V. Announcement
Publication of a 100th memorial issue of WIS
Wheat Information Service (WIS), published its first issue in October, 1954, will be discontinued with the 100th issue, of which publication is scheduled in 2005, due to financial problem of its supporting body, Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation, Yokohama, Japan.
To commemorate its 50 years' history of publication and the 100th issue in the coming year, the Foundation has decided to publish a special issue in a form of book. Its tentative title is "Frontiers of Wheat Bioscience", will be published by the end of 2005.
Dr., Koichiro Tsunewaki, emeritus professor of Kyoto University has accepted to take his initiative to edit the memorial issue. His idea is to edit this book with invited articles prepared by active researchers in the fields of wheat genetics and breeding, who are expected, from a worldwide viewpoint, to play a key role in progress of these fields for future decades. He asked recommendation of such persons to the International Advisory Board members of WIS.
Based on their recommendation and his own thought, he chose 16 wheat researchers, inviting them to contribute their original articles.
Tentative content and plan of this memorial book are as follows:
Title of book; "Frontiers of Wheat Bioscience" (tentative)
Chapter makeup: Authors and tentative subjects (not title)
1] Genetics of differentiation
1. Fans, J. D., USDA/ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit,
USA: Q-gene for square-headedness
2. Mural, K., Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui, Japan;
Floral differentiation
3. Byrne, M., John lnnes Centre, Colney, UK:
Inflorescence architecture
2] Genetics of biotic and abiotic stress response
4. Lagudah, E. S., CSIRO, Canberra, Australia; Rust
and cyst resistant genes
5. Ma, Zhengqiang, Nanjing Agricultural University,
Nanjing, China; Use of alien genetic materials
6. Takumi, S., Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Genes for
cold tolerance
3] Quality
7. Rahman, S., CSIRO, Canberra, Australia: Seed softness
gene
8. Porceddu, E., University of Tusca, Viterbo, Italy.
Storage protein genes
4] Chromosome study and manipulation
9. Mukai, Y., Osaka Kyouiku University, Osaka, Japan:
ISH in chromosome studies
10. Dolezel, J., Inst. Experimental Botany, Olomouc, Czech
Republic; Flow sorting of chromosomes
11. Moore, G., John lanes Centre, Colney, UK; Meiosis and
Ph1 gene
12. Tsujimoto, H., Tottori University, Tottori, Japan; Chromosome
engineering
5] Genomics
13. Gill, K. S., Washington State University, Pullman, USA;
Genome mapping
14. Ogihara, Y., Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan:
Geriatrics
15. Levy, A., Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel:
Genome divergence after polyploidization
16. Somers, D. J., Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre,
Ottawa, Canada: Microsatellite mapping in breeding and genetics
Schedule of publication
Manuscript submission; April, 2005
Editing works; up to August, 2005
Publication; December, 2005
Distribution
Distributed to the registered members of WIS with asking for voluntary contribution
to cover mailing and publication cost.