Subject: Biodiversity Conservation and Evaluation (Genetic Resources, Characterization and Utilization)
- Relationship between wild and cultivated yams: Case study of yam domestication in Benin [pdf 529Kb]
Dr Hana Chair, CIRAD, France. - Genetic diversity of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) introduced in the oceanic islands of Vanuatu, Melanesia, South Pacific [pdf 258Kb]
Ms Julie Sardos, CIRAD,Vanuatu. - Validation of Diversity Arrays Technology ( DArT) as a platform for whole genome profiling in cassava [pdf 270Kb]
Dr P.Wongtiem, Rayong Field Crops Research Center, Thailand. - Selection of sweet potato lines for high starch and fodder for yield [pdf 211Kb]
Dr S.K. Naskar, Regional Center of CTCRI, India. - Molecular diversity in the local cultivars of Colocasia and Xanthosoma [pdf 297Kb]
Dr Santha V. Pillai ,Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, India. - Towards a Global Taro Genetic Resources Conservation Strategy [pdf 303Kb]
Dr V. Ramanatha Rao, IPGRI, Malaysia. - Biofortification of sweet potato for pro-vitamin a (?-carotene), iron and zinc – What has been achieved and what is within reach? [pdf 213Kb]
Dr W.J. Gruneberg, International Potato Center (CIP), Peru. - Diversity and Distribution of the Genus Dioscorea in Western Ghats [pdf 475Kb]
Ms Elsamma Joseph Arackal, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, India. - Prospects of root and tuber crops in north-eastern region of India [pdf 247Kb]
K.M.Bujarbaruah, R.K. Yadav, L.C.De and S.K.Sanwal, ICAR research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya, India.