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Membership |
The Pisum Genetics Association
(PGA) is a non-
profit, unincorporated organization established to facilitate the exchange of information and to ensure the preservation of valuable genetic stocks. The Pisum Newsletter (PNL) is the principal means of meeting these aims. Published annually, the PNL con- tains reports of research findings and other develop- ments relating to genetic variation in Pisum. The number of PGA members now stands at 180. Membership in the PGA is open to
all interested
persons. Dues are $15.00 for two years (U.S. cur- rency) and are used to help defray the costs of pub- lishing the PNL (see announcement of dues change be- low). Members are encouraged to pay dues for two or more years to simplify bookkeeping. Please make prime bankers' checks or international money orders payable to PISUM GENETICS ASSOCIATION and send to G. A. Marx, Department of Horticultural Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 USA. The PNL will be sent upon receipt of dues. On several occasions in recent
years I have
called attention to the deteriorating financial con- dition of the PGA. A generous gift from the Del Monte Corporation in 1985, sustained support from the NPIA, and an increase in dues have enabled us to sur- vive to this point. Despite these timely and signi- ficant infusions of support, fiscal plight remains. In fact, until a few days prior to submitting this issue of the PNL to the printer, the financial condi- tion of the PGA was desperate. Accordingly, a sub- committee (S. Blixt, I. C. Murfet, and G. A. Marx) decided to raise the dues from $5/year to $8/year ($15 for 2 years). However, that action by itself in no way solves our problem. We have a projected shortfall of nearly $1000 when the expenses related to the present volume are met. Financial collapse is inevitable unless we can find major sources of sup- port . While immersed in the depths of
despair, strug-
gling to find a solution to our problem, we were in- formed that Del Monte Corporation would make another very substantial contribution of $1,000, thus alle- viating our immediate problem. This largess was ar- ranged through the good offices of L. G. Cruger, a benefactor of long standing. Nevertheless, we are compelled to press forward with the increase in dues. Our present policy stipulates
that PNL articles may not be cited unless prior approval is obtained from the author(s). This policy has now been changed. Authors who submit articles in 1988 (Vol. 20) and thereafter are asked to specify at the time |
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Acknowledgments |
of submission if they do not
wish to have their ar-
ticles cited. When published, such papers will be identified by some suitable means so that the reader will know if the article should not be cited. A re- minder of this change will appear in our annual Call for Papers letter. For typing the entire text of this
volume in her
usual exacting manner, we are again indebted to Mrs. Frances Van Kirk. Occasionally, as many as three drafts are required before the editor ceases making changes and approves the final version. She also handles all financial transactions and business cor- respondence. We are grateful that she willingly per-' forms, all these vital services while officially re- tired . We also wish to recognize and
acknowledge the
professional services provided by staff members in the Publications Department: Elaine Gotham (art and composition), Bruce Moore (printer), and John Truini (photographer). Special thanks are extended to Dr.
I. C. Murfet
for reviewing and re-editing the entire volume. He found and corrected numerous errors prior to prin- ting, thus benefitting us all. A list of pea genes with
descriptions last ap-
peared in PNL 10, 1978. Since then a substantial number of new mutants and biochemical variants have been isolated, described, and named. It is our in- tention to publish an updated list of genes and des- criptors next year in PNL Vol. 20. The financial report for the period
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Financial
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Balance,
4/1/86
Income Dues collected
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Expenditures
Postage Publishing Bookkeeping Typing Bank charges Total Balance,
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950.46 |
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507.47 441.68 142.00 7 37.00 41.98 1870.13 |
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G. A. Marx
for the Coordinating
Committee
S. Blixt L. Monti W. Gottschalk I. Murfet
E. Gritton B. Sharma G. Marx B. Snoad |
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