Grasslands and Forage Crops in France: Context and Stakes. Consequences for Breeding.- Genetic resources.- A State of the Art of Germplasm Collections for Forage and Turf Species.- Empirical Niche Modelling of the Spontaneous Diversity of Forage and Turf Species to Improve Collection and Ex Situ Conservation.- The Genetic Diversity of Fine-Leaved Fescue (Festuca L.) Species in Lithuania.- Plant Collection in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan for Forage Improvement in Australia.- Effect of Light Quality and Quantity on Leaf Growth in Lolium perenne L..- Genetic Variation in Lowland Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.).- Morphological and Molecular Diversity of Branching in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense).- Genotypic Differences in Symbiotic N2 Fixation of Some Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Genotypes.- Physiological and Genetic Diversity in Rhizobium sullae from Morocco.- Genetic Diversity in Tall Fescue Using AFLP Markers.- What are the Cellular Components Underlying the Genetic Diversity of Leaf Growth in Lolium perenne L.?.- Evaluation and Utilization of Morphological Variation in a Medicago truncatula Core Collection.- Genetic Diversity in a Collection of Lucerne Populations from the Mediterranean Basin Evaluated by SSR Markers.- Drought Survival of Some Perennial Grasses in Moroccan Rainfed Conditions: Agronomic Traits.- Drought Survival of Some Perennial Grasses in Moroccan Rainfed Conditions: Eco-physiological Traits.- Forage and Seed Yield Components in Four French Landraces of Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.).- Development of Melilotus siculus - A New Salt and Waterlogging-tolerant Annual Fodder Legume Species for Mediterranean-type Climates.- Domestication of New Mediterranean Annual Pasture Legumes.- The Population Genetic Structure of Diploid Medicago sativa L. Germplasm.- Characterization and Preliminary Evaluation of Hedysarum coronarium L. Ecotypes in Mediterranean Environment.- Phenotypic Assessment of Variability in Tillering and Early Development in Ryegrass (Lolium spp.).- Agronomic Evaluation of Moroccan Ecotypes of Tall Fescue.- The Czech Core Collection of Trifolium repens L..- Towards an Enhanced Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in Grass Breeding by Characterization and Evaluation Trials.- Genetic changes in grassland and turf communities.- Ecological and Population Genetic Concepts for Creating New Varieties.- Selection of Spaced Plants of Perennial Ryegrass in Association with White Clover.- Determination of Botanical Composition in Multispecies Forage Mixtures by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy.- Investigating the Competition for Water and the Depth of Water Extraction in Multispecies Grasslands Using 18O Natural Abundance.- Botanical and Genetic Change in Grass-clover Based Systems.- Plasticity Versus Selection in Morphological Evolution of Populations. A Case Study of Lolium perenne L. Mini-swards.- The Contribution of Hybrid Ryegrass (Lolium x hybridum Hausskn) to Dry Matter Yield in Mixtures with Perennial Ryegrass.- Characterisation of Variation in Condensed Tannin Levels and Persistence in Lotus spp..- Test and Selection of Festuca/Lolium Specific Markers for Festulolium Genetic Investigations.- Forage Production of Grasslands Composed by One, Two or Three Varieties of Perennial Ryegrass.- Genetic progresses to meet end-users' expectations.- Genetic Gain in Agronomic Value of Forage Crops and Turf: A Review.- Review of the Protocols Used for Assessment of DUS and VCU in Europe - Perspectives.- Modelling Adaptive Responses Across Agricultural Environments as a Prerequisite for Identifying Adaptive Traits and Plant Ideotypes.- Evaluation of Drought Tolerance Variability in Mediterranean Alfalfa Cultivars in the Field Under Moroccan Conditions.- Field Resistance of Festuca Rubra Varieties to Red Thread (Laetisaria Fuciformis).- Change in Agronomic Performance of Lolium perenne and Lolium multiflorum Varieties in the Past 40 Years Based on Data from Belgian VCU Trials.- Impact of Four Decades of B