marker-assisted selection in wheat - ictsd

viAcknowledgementsPreparation of this major publication on marker-assisted selection would not havebeen possible without the committed support of a large number of individualsfrom the time that the idea of this publication was initially raised in early 2004.First and foremost among these are the members of the FAO Working Group onBiotechnology, in particular its former Chairperson, Jim Dargie, and his successor,Shivaji Pandey. Three of the members, Devin Bartley (FAO Aquaculture Managementand Conservation Service), Pierre Sigaud (formerly of FAO Forest ResourcesDevelopment Service) and Nuria Urquia (FAO Seed and Plant Genetic ResourcesService), as well as Paul Boettcher (Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniquesin Food and Agriculture) and Eric Hallerman (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity, United States of America) are particularly thanked for commenting onindividual chapters in the book.Thanks are also extended to Adrianna Gabrielli, Michela Paganini and ChrissiRedfern for their assistance with editorial and layout aspects of this publication.Finally, special thanks go to all the authors for dedicating their time and effortsto the preparation of these chapters in an exemplary and timely fashion and for theirmeticulous attention to detail in the editing process.