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Editorial remarks

Even number of WIS is regularly edited in the season of wheat flowering in the northern hemisphere, and planting in the southern. No. 92 contains articles of ideal balance. The editorial office has been receiving a constant number of manuscript for Research Article last year, and the proportion of acceptance after reviewing is about 60%. Rejection is mostly due to just agronomic performance for regional interest without analysis. Also, we would like to receive more articles for Research Information, which could be tentative data, experimental plan or even idea and proposal for research. Useful information of molecular markers or mapping information. should be in this item.

Together with this volume, you may find a receipt of money contribution, or a form of money order sheet. Thanks for the formers, and please remind a spirit of mutual help for the latters.

We have received sad news of three wheat scientists recently., Dr. Masatake Tanaka (Kyoto University), Dr. Mutuo Sasaki (Tottori University), and Dr. A J. Worland (John Innes Centre). Dr. M. Tanaka had worked on genome analysis of wheat and Aegilops under the late Dr. H. Kihara, and contributed for conservation of Aegilops germplasms, all of which are conserved in Germplasm Institute of Kyoto Univ. He was in charge of the chief editor of Wheat Information Service during 1986-1993. Dr. M. Sasaki had studied on Triticale and always helpful for WIS. Dr. A. J. Worland had worked on genetics of physiological characters in wheats. Their contributions will be succeeded and utilized in the wheat researches of the 21st century.

Editorial Office:

K. Nishikawa, T. Sasakuma, H. Tsujimoto and K. Furukawa