Perspectives; The genepools of rice: collecting activities 1983-1990; The network approach; Wild species and land races; Documentation and data management; Preservation of germplasm; germplasm research and utilizatin; Recommendations of working groups.

Conservation of heterogeneous rice populations; Conservation of wild species of Oryza; Survey of conservation activities in Asian countries and proposals for future action; Rice genetic resources collection and conservation activities in Africa and Latin America; Global role of the international rice germplasm center at the International Rice Research Institute; General discussion on the strategy for planning and implementing field conservation; Seed preservation; Interinstitutional collaboration on exchange and preservation of rice germplasm; Concluding remarks.