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Machine generated contents note: Preface v -- List of abbreviations ix -- List of contributors xi --Biochemical and molecular markers 1 -- Laurent Grivet and Jean-Louis Noyer -- Methods of data analysis 31 -- Xavier Perrier, Albert Flori and Francois Bonnot -- A method for building core collections 65 -- Michel Noirot, Francois Anthony, Stephane Dussert and -- Serge Hamon -- Asian rice 77 -- Jean-Christophe Glaszmann, Laurent Grivet, Brigitte Courtois, -- Jean-Louis Noyer, Claude Luce, Michel Jacquot, Laurence Albar, -- Alain Ghesquiere and Gerard Second -- Banana 99 -- Christophe Jenny, Francoise Carreel, Kodjo Tomekpe, -- Xavier Perrier, Cecile Dubois, Jean-Pierre Horry and -- Hugues Tezenas du Montcel -- Cacao 125 -- Claire Lanaud, Juan-Carlos Motamayor and Olivier Sounigo -- Cassava 157 -- Gerard Second, Jean-Pierre Raffaillac and Carlos Colombo -- Citrus 193 -- Patrick Ollitrault, Camille Jacquemond, Cecile Dubois and -- Franqois Luro Coconut 219 -- Patricia Lebrun, Yavo-Pierre N'cho, Roland Bourdeix and -- Luc Baudouin -- Coffee (Coffea canephora) 239 -- St6phane Dussert, Philippe Lashermes, Franqois Anthony, -- Christophe Montagnon, Pierre Trouslot, Marie-Christine -- Combes, Julien Berthaud, Michel Noirot and Serge Hamon -- Pearl millet 259 -- Gilles Bezanqon -- Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) 277 -- Marc Seguin, Albert Flori, Hyacinthe Legnat6 and -- Andr6 Cldment-Demange -- Sorghum 307 -- Monique Deu, Perla Hamon, Francois Bomnot and -- Jacques Chantereau -- Sugarcane 337 -- Jean-Christophe Glaszmann, Nazeema jannoo, Laurent Grivet and -- Ang6lique D'Hont.