Summer School Program

Abstract

09:00 10:00 Crop genetic diversity, Domestication and Traditional Varieties (Chapters 1,2, Chap. 3 part I) T. Hodgkin/ D. Jarvis/M. Turdieva (Bioversity) Introduction to traditional varieties (pp. 1-11) The origins of Agriculture and Crops (pp. 13-28) Centres of Crop diversity and Centres of Origin (pp. 28-33) Nature, Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (pp. 35-40) 10:00 – 13:00 Diversity and Its Evolution in Crop Populations (Chapter 4) The Nature of Diversity (pp. 64-66) Crops, Varieties, and Populations (pp. 67-70) Population Genetic Structure (pp. 71-77) 11:00 11:15 Coffee break Evolution in Crop Varieties and Populations (pp. 78-84) Reproductive Biology (pp. 84-89) Crops and Crop Varieties in Production Systems (pp. 91-92) 13:00 14:00 LUNCH BREAK 14:00-17:00 Measuring Diversity in Crops (Chapter 5)