?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cereal+crop+diversity%3A+Implications+for+production+and+products&rft.subject=Crop+health%2C+quality%2C+protection&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=+Crop+combinations+and+interactions&rft.subject=+Weed+management&rft.subject=+Breeding%2C+genetics+and+propagation&rft.subject=+Biodiversity+and+ecosystem+services&rft.subject=+Soil+tillage&rft.description=This+proceeding+comprises+papers+based+on+oral+and+poster+presentations+at+the+COST860+-+SUSVAR+workshop+on+cereal+crop+diversity+held+in+La+Besse%2C+France%2C+13-14+June+2006.+The+main+aims+of+the+SUSVAR+network+are+to+ensure+stable+and+acceptable+yields+of+good+quality+for+low-input%2C+especially+organic%2C+cereal+production+in+Europe.+This+will+be+achieved+by+developing+ways+to+increase+and+make+use+of+crop+diversity%2C+by+establishing+methods+for+selecting+varieties%2C+lines+and+populations+taking+into+account+genotype-environment+interactions+and+by+establishing+common+methodology+for+variety+testing+where+appropriate.%0D%0AThe+present+workshop+focused+on+ways+to+increase+and+make+use+of+crop+diversity+from+the+%0D%0Aproduction+to+the+product.+As+crop+diversity+often+is+argued+to+be+an+advantage+for+the+grower+but+a+problem+for+the+end+user+of+high+quality+grain+products%2C+the+six+introductory+oral+presentations+(Topic+0)+gave+introduction+to+farmer%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+conception+of+diversity+and+examples+of+practical+applications+of+variety+mixtures+for+baking+and+distilling+quality.+The+remaining+part+of+the+workshop+was+open+for+poster+contributions+reflecting+the+ongoing+research+within+the+SUSVAR+network+on+crop+diversity.+The+posters+were+grouped+into+four+topics%3A+Growing+variety+mixtures+(Topic+I)%2C+Evolutionary+processes+in+diverse+crops+(Topic+II)%2C+Genetic+diversity+(Topic+III)+and+Variety+and+species+mixtures%2C+diseases+and+soil+(Topic+IV).+The+posters+were+introduced+by+a+moderator+and+their+contribution+is+included+as+an+introduction+to+each+topic.+&rft.publisher=ITAB%2C+Paris&rft.contributor=%C3%83%C2%98sterg%C3%83%C2%A5rd%2C+H.&rft.contributor=Fontaine%2C+L.&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Proceedings&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10337%2F1%2F10337.pdf&rft.identifier=%C3%83%C2%98sterg%C3%83%C2%A5rd%2C+H.+and+Fontaine%2C+L.+(Eds.)+(2006)+Cereal+crop+diversity%3A+Implications+for+production+and+products.+Proceedings+of+COST+SUSVAR+workshop%2C+La+Besse%2C+Paris+(FR)%2C+12-15+Jun+2006.+ITAB%2C+Paris.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10337%2F