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Editorial remarks
WIS No.93 contains 7 research and 3 information articles, in
addition to 21 pages of Gene Catalogue (2001 supplement). The
decision to have a wheat gene catalogue was made at the Third
International Wheat Genetics Symposium held in Canberra in 1968. At
the symposium Dr. R. A. McIntosh was appointed as a coordinator, and
the first catalogue was publicized at the Fourth Symposium at
Columbia Mo., USA in 1973, which included 328 citations. Since then,
various wheat researches arches have been achieved, and numbers of
references cited in the present supplement reaches 1882. Recently
more than 120 articles have been added annually. Dr. McIntosh have
mentioned in the preface of the 1998 issue "If the Catalogue is to
continue it is essential to link it to a database capable of rapid
updating". The present Catalogue was prepared in a way that should
expedite transfer to such a system. The Catalogue is never complete.
Information can always be added - the problem is what information,
and what form. Yes indeed, and WIS is willing to support his idea and
proposal by continuing publication of supplement issues every year.
At the same time, a Japanese database group KOMUGI
(http://www.shigen.nig.ac.jp/wheat.html) has started to construct a
database of the gene catalogue through a web interface. Already
GrainGenes (http://wheat.pw.usda.gov) and KOMUGI have referred this
gene catalogue on their cites, but not yet linked to map information
nor genetic stocks. Send us about ideas for construction of a wheat
gene catalogue database.
WIS will keep functioning for exchange of information on wheat
genetics and breeding. At the present time, we have constantly
received contribution papers, and the average acceptance for
publication is about 60%. The category of Research Information is on
the base of non-reviewing system and would like to be published more
frankly. We appreciate deeply your donation. In the year of 2001, we
have received it from 72 persons. On TV news, frequently the
landscapes of Afghanistan appear. Some wheat researchers may worry
about the wild habitat of Aegilops species. We hope peace and
safe in the world.
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