Sugarcane germplasm conservation and exchange report of an international workshop held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28-30 June 1995 editors, B.J. Croft ... [et al.]

Includes bibliographical references.

Objectives of the workshop / C.C. Ryan -- Importance of international germplasm exchange to the Australian sugar industry / D.M. Hogarth and N. Berding -- Review of restrictions to free access to germplasm exchange facing Australian and other international sugar industries / B.J. Croft -- International sugarcane germplasm collections -- Role of ISSCT in promoting sugarcane germplasm collections and their maintenance / B.T. Egan -- The role of IPGRI in germplasm conservation / F. Englemann and J. Engels -- Current status of the world sugarcane germplasm collection in Florida / J.C. Comstock, R.J. Schnell and J.D. Miller -- Conservation of sugarcane germplasm in India given the occurrence of new viral diseases / K.C. Alexander and R. Viswanathan --

Major diseases affecting sugarcane production and recent experiences with sugarcane diseases in quarantine -- Major diseases affecting sugarcane production in the United States / J.C. Comstock -- Acquisition and quarantine of Saccharum spp. germplasm and related genera in the United States / S.S. Hurtt -- Major diseases affecting sugarcane production on the Ramu Sugar Estate, Papua New Guinea / S. Suma and E. Pais -- The sugarcane disease and quarantine situation in South Africa / R.A. Bailey -- Problems of pests and diseases for sugarcane and the resistance breeding program in Indonesia / P.D.N. Mirzawan, Irawan and S. Lamadji -- Disease constraints associated with the movement of sugarcane germplasm to and from Mauritius / S. Saumtally ... [et al.] --

Major diseases affecting sugarcane production in India and recent experiences in quarantine / K.C. Alexander and R. Viswanathan -- Major diseases affecting sugarcane production in Guadeloupe and Râeunion Island, and recent experiences with sugarcane diseases in quarantine at CIRAD-CA in Montpellier / R. Rott, J.H. Daugrois and J.C. Girard -- Major sugarcane diseases in Fiji / R. Tamanikaiyaroi and S. Johnson -- Major diseases affecting sugarcane production in Australia and recent experiences with sugarcane diseases in quarantine / B.J. Croft and G.R. Smith -- Sugarcane diseases in Southern Brazil: a brief report / W.L. Burnquist and J. Vega -- Excluding diseases in exchange of vegetatively propagated crops -- Optimising disease expression in quarantine / R.L. Dodman --

Role of in-vitro maintenance of sugarcane for germplasm conservation and exchange / J.C. Glaszmann, P. Rott and F. Englemann -- New technologies for indexing crops for path0gens / J.W. Randles -- Molecular tools for indexing in sugarcane / K.S. Braithwaite and G.R. Smith -- Indexing of potato tubers for the presence of ring rot and brown rot / A.C. Hayward -- The Victorian certified seed potato scheme / J. Moran and R. Osborn -- The safe movement of Musa germplasm / D.R. Jones -- Indexing and establishing disease-free germplasm of pome and stone fruit crops / S.S. Hurtt and H.E. Waterworth -- Detection of latent viruses and double-stranded RNAs in clonal grasses during post-entry quarantine / K.C. Davis and M.R. Gillings -- Major quarantinable diseases of sugarcane --

Pest risk analysis and its implications for pest and disease exclusion in international germplasm exchange / S. Singh -- Sugarcane bacilliform virus, sugarcane mild mosaic virus and sugarcane yellow leaf syndrome / B.E.L. Lockhart, M.J. Irey and J.C. Comstock -- Downy mildew, ramu stunt and ramu orange leaf / R.C. Magarey -- Ratoon stunting disease / S. Saumtally, A. Dookun and L.J.C. Autrey -- Gumming disease / S. Saumtally, A. Dookun and L.J.C. Autrey -- Sugarcane mosaic and Fiji disease / G.R. Smith -- Leaf scald disease / P. Rott -- Red leaf mottle / P. Rott -- Smut, streak virus and new reovirus / R.A. Bailey- - Disease risk analysis and strategic planning for conservation and exchange of sugarcane germplasm / P.J.L. Whittle and P.H. Twine.xpert, indep.3