Root demographics and their efficiencies in sustainable agriculture, grasslands and forest ecosystems. Ed. by James E. BOX Jr. 793 pages. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998. £221 h/b. ISBN 0 7923 5230 0.

John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK, June 2000
Genomics research involving legumes, an area that is attracting major funding, has two distinct branches – work involving model species, and work involving crops. This meeting aimed to stimulate communication between these two groups. The major research areas covered included leaf, flower and seed development, establishment of symbioses, pathogen interactions and applied aspects (from the conservation of legume ecotypes to products required by the market).