

| Table of Contents |
| The Synthetic Beta Core Collection - State of the Art |
| L. Frese |
| Differences Between Patterns of Gene Flow Inferred from RFLP's and Isozymes in Sea Beet are Consistent across Loci |
| A. F. Raybould and R. T. Clarke |
| Characterization of Weed Beet in Germany and Italy |
| Thomas Mucher, Peter Hesse, Matthias Pohl-Orf, Norman C. Ellstrand and Detlef Bartsch |
| Disease Resistance in Collections of Beta Species |
| M. C. Luterbacher, J. M. Smith, M. J. C. Asher and L. Frese |
| Fodder Beet and Sugarbeet Breeding , Germplasm Collection, and Utilization in Lithuania |
| Rima Tamosiuniere |
| Genetic Variation for Drought Stress in Sugarbeet |
| Seyed Y. Sadeghian, H. Fazli, R. Mohammadian, D. F. Taleghani and M. Mesbah |
| Genetic Diversity in Beta vulgaris ssp. matritima under Subtropical Climate of North India |
| H. M. Srivastava, H. N. Shahi, R. Kumar and S. Bhatnagar |