The importance of ethiopias plant genetic resources to world agriculture has been demonstrated on more than one occasion table of contents part i general introduction 1 an ethiopian . Plant breeders geneticists and botanists will find the book useful biological abstracts too often we view plant genetic resources as diffusion out of the near eastern center into north africa ethiopia and northern india we often forget that there were contacts of people and crops in other directions. A broad range of food and feed crops and plants of medicinal and industrial importance are discussed both at a national and international level a brief account of conservation strategies and gene bank problems unique to ethiopia is also given the importance of ethiopias plant genetic resources to world agriculture has been demonstrated on more than one occasion plant breeders geneticists and botanists throughout the world will therefore find this unique book a valuable source of . The three main sections in the book consider the ethiopian centre of diversity germplasm collection and conservation in ethiopia and the evaluation and utilization of ethiopian genetic resources a broad range of food and feed crops and plants of medicinal and industrial importance are discussed both at a national and international level a brief account of those conservation strategies and