Announcement

The "Rice Genome" newsletter has been launched by "Rice Genome Research Program", National Institute of Aerobiological Resources at Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba City, 305 Japan, coordinated by the staff of Society for Techno-Innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The first issue, Vol- 1, No. 1 (July 1992) contains the following articles: An overview of Rice Genome Program, the current strategy of cDNA cataloguing, RFLP linkage mapping, physical mapping and chromosome mapping, request form for DNA clones, etc., covering 16 pages. It is available free of charge. The second issue will be published in early 1993. If you would like to have your name included in their mailing list, please write to the Editorial Office of the Rice Genome Research Program at the above address.

Rice Genetics Cooperative

Treasurer's Report

The total membership of RGC now we distribute RGN is 573, including library subscription, as given in Mailing list. Many members paid their dues during the year. We request others to update their membership by remitting the dues (US$8,00/annum).

Printing costs of RGN 9 were partly met by the National Institute of Genetics, Japan, for which we are very grateful. All mailing and other costs were met by the RGC funds.

RGC's financial statement as of 30 November 1992 is as follows:

     Funds held at IRRI (D. Senadhira)
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    Income                US$  Expenses       US$
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B/F from 30.11.1991  5,736.42  Postage   1,117.99
Membership fees      2,379.51
Bank interest          303.21  Balance   7,301.15
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     Total           8,419.14  Total     8,419.14
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     Funds held in Japan (Y. Futsuhara) US$1.00 - 140
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     Income           Yen       US$  Expenses           Yen       US$
Balance from 1991  533,829  3,813.06  Postage        156,155  1,115.39
Membership fees    370,000  2,642.86  Meetings       187,440  1,338.86
                                      Balance        560,234  4,001.67
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      Total        903,829  6,455.92  Total          903,829  6,455.92
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RGN copies were sent to members in Japan, China and Korea by the secretary in Japan, Y. Futsuhara, and to members in other countries by the treasurer in IRRI, D. Senadhira; all overseas mails by air. Balances carried over are kept by the two offices separately.

Advices to Contributors of Research Notes

Short articles reporting new findings in rice genetics are invited as research notes. Each note should be in the form of an abstract, typewritten double-spaced throughout on one side of A4 paper. In principle, a note should be within two printed pages. References should be given when citation is made in the text. A few tables and/or figures evidencing the findings reported are welcome, but table should be concise with values given in as few digits as possible. Figures should also be small in size and concisely written. Particular strains used as experimental material should be clearly described. For reporting a new gene, its name, symbol, etc. should be registered and published in the Report of Committee on Gene Symbolization, Nomenclature and Linkage Groups (write to Dr. T. Kinoshita, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060 Japan), and a small bit of seed of the genetic stock carrying the gene should be sent to the Committee on Genetic Stocks (to Dr. N. Iwata, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812 Japan, or to Dr. G. S. Khush, IRRI, P. O. Box 933, Manila, Philippines). Recent papers on rice genetics published by the members in languages other than English may be briefly rewritten as research notes. In writing the manuscript, please carefully follow the style we use, by referring to previous issues of RGN. When deemed necessary, manuscripts accepted may be edited with approval of the author (except for minor changes). Manuscripts for the issue of the year should be received by the editor (H. I. Oka, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, 411 Japan, or G. S. Khush, l. c.) by the end of August.

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