TABLE OF CONTENTS Numbers in brackets indicate page numbers in printed volume.

Graphic version

Virgil A. Johnson [1]

Svitlana V. Rabinovich [2]

I. SPECIAL REPORTS [4]

• Minutes - Wheat Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting [4]
• Minutes - National Wheat Improvement Committee Meeting [7]
• Members - National Wheat Improvement Committee [12]
• Wheat Workers Code of Ethics [14]

II. ANNOUNCEMENTS [15]

• Introducing IGROW (International Genome Research on Wheat) [15]
• IGROW project on the sequencing of the bread wheat genome [15]

III. CONTRIBUTIONS [18]

PRIVATE COMPANIES [18]

AGRIPRO WHEAT [18]

• Southern Plains Hard Winter Wheat - D. Worrall, D. Graf, B. Burkett.
• Central Plains Hard Winter Wheat - R. Sears, C. Johnson, J. Robbens, J. Rich, H. Erichsen.
• Northern Plains Hard Red Spring Wheat - J.A. Smith, D. Tweed, S. Seifert, L. Sizemore, B. Schabinger.
• Canadian Hard Red Spring Wheat - K. McCallum, J. Dyck.
• Northern Soft Red Winter Wheat - C. Beazer, D. Eckoff, D. Scruggs, E. Glover.
• Southeastern Soft Red Winter Wheat - B. Fogleman, G. Moore, M. Montgomery, C. DeArmond.
• Pacific Northwest - J. Moffat, B. Knudson, J.Hemerick,

OR SEED BREEDING COMPANY [21]

• Passo Fundo, Brazil - O. S. Rosa, O. Rosa-Filho.

STOLLER ARGENTINA S.A. [21]

• Córdoba, Argentina - W. Londero, L.E. Torres, R.H. Maich.
  

ARGENTINA

• Córdoba National University - R.H. Maich, Z.A. Gaido, S.P. Gil, G.A. Manera, M.E. Dubois, M.M. Cerana. [22]
• Instituto de Recursos Biológicos, CNIA, INTA, Castelar - M.M. Manifesto, E.Y Suárez, M. Bonafede, G. Tranquilli, A.E. Bossio, C. Bender, A. Acevedo, C.A. Kamlofski, R. Marrero, A.D. Paleo. [23]

AUSTRALIA

• The University of Adelaide - . [26]
• Victorian Institute for Dryland Agriculture - C. Ogbonnaya, F. Dreccer, R.F. Eastwood, P.R. Hearnden, E. Martin, J. Oman, D. Rodríguez, J.S. Brown. [27]

AUSTRIA

• IFA-Interuniversity Research Institute for Agricultural Biotechnology, Tulln - H. Buerstmayr, M. Lemmens, U. Scholz, P. Ruckenbauer, B. Steiner, M. Mardi, M. Stierschneider, M. Griesser. [31]

BRAZIL

• Centro Nacianal de Pesquisa de Trigo, EMBRAPA, Passo Fundo - C.N.A. de Sousa, L.J.A. Del Duca, A.L. Barcellos, E.M. Guarienti, L.M. Costamilan, M.S. Silva, P.L. Scheeren, O. Rodrigues, G.R. Cunha, R.S. Fontaneli, J. Almeida, N. Antoniazzi, R. Molin, F. Franco, S.R. Dotto, S.P. Brammer, D.S. Boscardin, G.R.C. Lamb. [33]

CANADA

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,Winnipeg, Manitoba - S. Haber, R. DePauw, J. Thomas, J. Noll, D.L. Seifers. [39]

CROATIA

• BC Institute for Breeding and Production of Field Crops, Zagreb - S. Tomasovic, R. Mlinar, Z. Martinic-Jercic, S. Gasperov, I. Ikic. [42]

CZECH REPUBLIC

• Research Institute of Crop Production, Prague-Ruzyne - Z. Stehno, L. Cejka, I. Faberova, S.P. Martynov, J. Chrpova, M. Skorpik, V. Síp, L. Bobkova, S. Sykorová, L. Papousková. [46]

ESTONIA

• Estonian Agricultural University, Harku - T. Enno, H. Peusha, O. Priilinn, M. Tohver, R. Koppel, A. Kann, A. Mihhalevski, I. Rahnu, R. Täht. [49]

ETHIOPIA

• Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and Research, Addis Ababa - Y. Tsehaye. [54]

GERMANY

• Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben - A. Börner, U. Freytag, U. Sperling, K.F.M. Salem, E.K. Khlestkina. [58]

HUNGARY

• Department of Wheat Breeding, Agricultural Research Institute, Martonvásár - Z. Bedö, L. Szunics, L. Láng, O. Veisz, I. Karsai, A. Juhász, M. Rakszegi, Gy. Vida, P. Szücs, Cs. Kuti, M. Megyeri, M. Gál. [65]
• Departments of Genetics and Cell Biology, Agricultural Research Institute, Martonvásár - J. Sutka, G. Galiba, M. Molnár-Láng, G. Kocsy, G. Kovács, G. Linc, A. Vágújfalvi, E.D. Nagy, A.F. Bálint, B. Tóth, I. Molnár [70]

INDIA

• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumba - S.G. Bhagwat, B.K. Das, N. Eswaran, A. Saini, N. Jawali, J.K. Sainis, S.A. Shouche, R. Rastogi. [73]
• Bharathiar University, Coimbatore - V.R.K. Reddy, K.M. Gothandam, G. Kalaiselvi. [74]
• Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut - P.K. Gupta, H.S. Balyan, S. Kumar, M. Prasad, J.K. Roy, N. Kumar, S. Sharma, P.L. Kulwal, S. Rustgi, R. Singh. [76]
• Indian Agricultural Research Station, Wellington - M. Sivasamy, A.J. Prabakaran, K.A. Nayeem, R.N. Brahma, S.M.S. Tomar, M.K. Menon. [80]
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - S.S. Singh, G.P. Singh, J.B. Sharma, N. Chand, D.N. Sharma, J.B. Singh, P.C. Pandey, M.R.S. Kaim, T. Mohaparta, K.P. Singh. [81]

ITALY

• Istituto Sperimentale per la Cerealicoltura, Rome - V. Vallega, C. Rubies-Autonell, C. Ratti. [87]
• Istituto Sperimentale per la Cerealicoltura, S. Angelo Lodigiano - G. Boggini, M. Perenzin, M. Corbellini, M. Cattaneo, S. Empilli, P. Vaccino, N.E. Pogna, L. Gazza, A. Brandolini. [88]

JAPAN

• Gifu University - N. Watanabe [90]
• Tohodu National Agricultural Experiment Station, Morioka - H. Nakamura. [91]

MEXICO

• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center - CIMMYT - A. Mujeeb-Kazi, R. Delgado, S. Cano, A.A. Vahidy, T. Razzaki, J.L. Diaz-de-León, A. Cortés, V. Rosas, F. Shafiq, S. Lianfa, Z. Jumei, S. Qingjie, Z. Yanbin, L. Gilchrist, M. Zaharieva, K. Suenaga, M. William. [93]

PAKISTAN

• Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahawalpur - M.S. Cheema, L. Ali, M. Akhtar. [112]

ROMANIA

• S.C.A. Agricultural Research Station, Turda - V. Moldovan, M. Moldovan, R. Kadar. [113]

RUSSIA

• Agricultural Research Institute for South-East Regions, Saratov - V.A. Krupnov, S.A. Voronia, S.N. Sibikeev, A.E. Druzhin, A.Yu. Buyenkov. [116]
• Institute of Complex Analysis of Regional Problems, Khabarovsk - I.M. Shindin. [118]
• Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology - E.D. Kovalenko, A.I. Zhemchuzina, N.N. Kryazheva. [120]
• Russian University of Peoples' Friendship, Moscow - A.K. Federov. [122]
• Saratov State Agrarian University named after N.I. Vavlov, Saratov - Yu.V. Lobachev, O.V. Tkachenko, T.I. Djatchouk, M.V. Noritsina. [124]
• Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry - A.K. Glyanko, G.G. Vasilieva, A.V. Kolesnichenko, E.L. Tauson, V.V. Zykova, E.S. Klimenko, O.I. Grabelnych, T.P. Pobezhimova, V.V. Tourchaninova, V.K. Voinikov, S.V. Osipova, V.A. Trufanov, T.A. Pshenichnikova, R.K. Salyaev, L.V. Dudareva, S.V. Lankevich, V.M. Sumtsova, N.I. Rekoslavskaya, O.V. Yurieva, B.A. Shainyan, T.V. Kopytina, V.A. Davydov, A.V. Permyakov, S.L. Didenko, L.V. Pomazkina, L.G. Kotova. [124]
• N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry, St. Petersburg - S.P. Martynov, T.V. Dobrotvorskaya. [150]

SOUTH AFRICA

• Small Grain Institute, Bethlehem - J.C. Aucamp, D.J. Exley, F. Middleton, P. Delport, W.H.P. Boshoff, A.D. Barnard, M.V. van Wyk, R. Prins, V. Ramburan, L.A. Boyd, Z.A. Pretorius, J.H. Louw, C.W. Miles, K.B. Majola, M.L.T. Moloi, M.M. Radebe, N.E.M. Mtjale, C.N. Matla, M.M. Mofokeng, M.L. Dhlamini, N.M. Mtshali, J.H. Hatting, L. Visser, W. Otto, V.L. Tolmay, K. Naudé. [158]
• University of Stellenbosch - G.F. Marais, H.S. Roux, A.S. Marais, W.C. Botes. [163]

SPAIN

• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and University of Lleida - A. Delibes, I. Lopez-Braña, M.J. Montes, M. Gomez Colmenarejo, C. Gonzalez-Belinchon, D. Romero, M.F. Andres, J.A. Martín-Sánchez, E. Sin, C. Martinez, A. Michelena. [165]
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, University of Lleida, and Junta de Extremadura - A. Delibes, I. Lopez Braña, M.J. Montes, M. Gomez Colmenarejo, C. Gonzalez-Belinchon, J.A. Martín-Sánchez, E. Sin, C. Martinez, A. Michelena, J. del Moral, F. Perez Rojas, F.J. Espinal. [167]

UKRAINE

• V Ya. Yurjev Plant Production Institute, Kharkov - Y.G. Krasilovets, V.S. Zouza, A.E. Litvinov, V.V. Sotnikov, N.V. Kouzmenko, S.V. Rabinovich, T.Yu. Markova, R.L. Boguslavsky, V.A. Vlasenko, O.Ju. Leonov, I.A. Panchenko, Z.V. Usova, S.Ju. Didenko, R.G. Parchomenko. [169]

UNITED KINGDOM

• John Innes Centre, Norwich, Norfolk - R.M.D. Koebner, J. Brown, L. Arraiano, P. Brading, C. Ellerbrook, E. Foster, A.J. Worland, L. Boyd, P. Smith, P. Minchin, J. Garrood, E. Chandler, R. Draeger, N. Gosman, M. Thomsett, D. Simpson, A. Steed, L. Covarelli, P. Nicholson, S. Griffiths, S. Reader, T. Foote, G. Moore, J. Flintham, M. Bassoi, R. Adlam, M.D. Gale. [198]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

COLORADO

• Colorado State University, Ft. Collins - S.Haley, J. Stromberger, B. Clifford, S. Clayschulte, T. Mulat, E. Ball, A. Brown. [201]

GEORGIA / FLORIDA

• University of Georgia Experiment Station and the USDA-ARS, Griffin - J.W. Johnson, R.D. Barnett, B.M. Cunfer, G.D. Buntin. [205]

IDAHO

• University of Idaho, Moscow, and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Aberdeen - R. Zemetra, E. Souza, S. Guy, L. Robertson, B. Brown, N. Bosque-Perez, J. Hansen, K. O'Brien, M. Guttieri, D. Schotzko, Y. Wu, T. Koehler, L. Sorensen, J. Clayton. [207]

INDIANA

• USDA-ARS and Purdue University, West Lafayette - J.M. Anderson, H.W. Ohm, F.L. Patterson, H.C. Sharma, J. Uphaus, G. Buechley, S. Goodwin, D.M. Huber, G. Shaner, X.R. Xu, R.H. Ratcliffe, R. Shukle, C.E. Williams, S. Cambron, C. Collier, J.J. Stuart, M. Yoshiyama, A. Johnson, J. Myers, N. Sardesai. [208]

KANSAS

• Kansas Agricultural Statistics, Topeka - E.J. Theissen, S. Hand, R. Sitzman. [214]
• Environmental Physics Group, Kansas State Unviersity, Manhattan - M.S. Liphadzi, M.B. Kirkha. [217]
• The Wheat Genetics Resource Center and the Departments of Plant Pathology and Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan - W.J. Raupp, B.S. Gill, B. Friebe, P. Zhang, L. Qi, S. Muthukrishnan, W.L. Li, E.D. Badaeva [218]
• USDA-ARS Plant Science and Entomology Research Unit, Manhattan - G.L. Brown-Guedira. [221]
• U.S. Grain Marketing and Production Center, USDA-ARS, Manhattan - O.K. Chung, F.E. Dowell, S.R. Bean, G.L. Lookhart, J.B. Ohm, M. Tilley, L.M. Seitz, M.S. Ram, D.B. Bechtel, M.E. Casada, S.H. Park, J.D. Hubbard, B.W. Seabourn, M.S. Caley, J.D. Wilson, R.E. Dempster, J.M. Downing, J.E. Throne, J.E. Baker, C.S. Chung [224]

MINNESOTA

• USDA-ARS Cereal Rust Laboratory, St. Paul - D.L. Long, D.V. McVey, J.A. Kolmer, M.E. Hughes, L.A. Wanschura. [234]

NEBRASKA

• University of Nebraska, USDA-ARS, Lincoln - R.A. Graybosch, T. Clemente, S. Sato, M. Dickman, A. Mitra, J. Watkins, J. Schimelfenig, P.S. Baenziger, H. Budak, T. Campbell, M. Erayman, Y. Mater, K.S. Gill, K. Eskridge, I. Dweikat, S. Dere, A. Lukaszewski, D. Baltensperger, B. Beecher. [245]

NORTH DAKOTA

• USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo -J.D. Faris, J. Miller, D. Klindworth, L. Joppa, P. Meyer, M. Johnshoy, D. Birdsall, K. Haen, K. Simons, E. Doehler, R.W. Stack, N.D. Williams, S.S. Maan. [249]

OKLAHOMA

• Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater - EB.F. Carver, G. Bai, A.K. Klatt. [251]
• Entomology & Plant Pathology Department, Oklahoma State Universty, Stillwater - B. Hunger, B. Olson, M.E. Payton, L.L. Singleton, G. Krenzer, R. Sidwell, J. Verchot. [254]

SOUTH DAKOTA

• South Dakota State University, Brookings - A.M.H. Ibrahim, M.A.C. Langham, S.A. Kalsbeck, R.S. Little, F. Hakizimana, Y. Jin, D. Gustafson, Y. Yen, D. Xing, L. Bai, L. Zhu, H.J. Woodard, A. Bly, D. Winther, L. Hesler, W. Riedell, C.I. Bergman. [256]

 

VIRGINIA

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg - C.A. Griffey, W.L. Rohrer, D.E. Brann, L. Whitcher, J. Chen, M.A. Saghai Maroof, W. Zhao, J. Wilson, D. Nabati, T. Pridgen, B. Robinson. [261]

WASHINGTON

• USDA-ARS Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology and Disease Research Unit and Washington State University, Pullman- R.E. Allan, X.M. Chen, D.A. Wood, M.K. Moore, G. Yan, R.F. Line. [266]

YUGOSLAVIA

ARI 'Serbia' Center for Small Grains, Kragujevac - D. Knezevic, V. Zecevic, N. Djukic, D. Micanovic, D. Urosevic, B. Dimitrijevic. [269]

IV. CULTIVARS AND GERMPLASM [273]

• National Small Grains Germplasm Research Facility, Aberdeen, ID, USA.
• Wheat germ plasm evaluations - H.E. Bockelman, D.M. Wesenberg, C.A. Erickson, B.J. Goates, S. Nieto, A. Hang. [274]
• PI assignments in 2001
  • Triticum [276]
  • Secale and X Tritiosecale [285]

V. CATALOGUE OF GENE SYMBOLS FOR WHEAT, 2002 SUPPLEMENT [287]

VI. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS VOLUME [322]

VII. ADDRESSES OF CONTRIBUTORS [325]

VIII. E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF SMALL GRAINS WORKERS [330]

IX. ANNUAL WHEAT NEWSLETTER FUND [337]

X. VOLUME 49 MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES [338]