Quinzieme Colloque Scientifique International sur le Cafe, 2 vols.These two volumes present in full detail the findings of a huge number of people involved in the coffee industry with all the essays resulting from the colloquium col·lo·qui·um n. pl. col·lo·qui·ums or col·lo·qui·a 1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views. 2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting. held in Montpellier in June 1993. The range of topics covered is quite outstanding, which is a fitting reflection of the international flavour of the authors. Anyone involved in the coffee industry, at whatever stage, should find something of interest here with the two volumes split into sections such as biotechnology, chemistry, technology, physiological and health topics, and agricultural subjects. Of the one hundred and thirty plus essays in this publication ninety five are printed in English with the remainder in French. Here is a brief selection of the English chapter titles: Variations in the total nuclear DNA content in African Coffea species; Arabica a·rab·i·ca n. 1. a. A species of coffee, Coffea arabica, originating in Ethiopia and widely cultivated for its high-quality, commercially valuable seeds. b. The beanlike seed of this plant. 2. coffee micropropagation mi·cro·prop·a·ga·tion n. A tissue culture technique for plant propagation in which offspring are cloned from tissue taken from a single plant. through somatic embryogenesis Embryogenesis The formation of an embryo from a fertilized ovum, or zygote. Development begins when the zygote, originating from the fusion of male and female gametes, enters a period of cellular proliferation, or cleavage. via bioreactors; Purine metabolism and alkaloid biosynthesis Biosynthesis The synthesis of more complex molecules from simpler ones in cells by a series of reactions mediated by enzymes. The overall economy and survival of the cell is governed by the interplay between the energy gained from the breakdown of compounds in leaves of Coffea arabica; Coffee and Health; Does caffeine dependence exist; Inhibition of oral carcinogenesis by roasted coffee beans and roasted coffee bean fractions; Quantification of potent odorants in coffee; Instant coffee with natural aroma by spray drying; Relative performance of three coffee cultivars under varying shade levels; The effect of time of harvesting on yield and harvest quality in Robusta coffee; Development of strategies to control coffee leaf rust in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (păp`  ə, –y ; and Recent
advances in plant breeding through molecular markers and their
development for coffee plant.
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