7th International
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Members in attendance were:

José Fernández-Martínez, Spain
Peter Griffee, FAO, Rome
Li Dajue, Beijing Botanical Garden China
D.M. Hegde, India
R. C. Johnson, Incoming Chair, USA
Arthur B. Hill, USA
Zhang Zongwen, IPGRI, Beijing

Those unable to attend were:

Brent E. Zehr, India

Agenda items:

(1) Review and approve the minutes of last meeting of the Committee

The minutes of last meeting were reviewed and approved.

It was agreed that as the meeting time is short the Terms of Reference for the Committee would not be reviewed until the next meeting.

The Committee agreed that efforts would be continuously made to update the Descriptors for Safflower. The current Descriptor list was published by IPGRI in 1984. It needs updating to meet the needs of research in national and international programmes.

The Safflower Website has been maintained at the Washington State University and the Western Regional Plant Introduction Station (WRPIS). The site was initiated by Dr. Richard Johnson and is currently maintained by Vicki Bradley, the WRPIS Safflower Curator. It has added the function for posting papers and as a forum for questions, answers, and discussion of safflower germplasm topics.

It was suggested that every effort should be made to collect and maintain wild species of safflower. Current collection are small and lack many key species that may be needed for future breeding efforts.

The world core collection of safflower maintained at the WRPIS may help to bring out useful diversity for breeding and improvement.

It was recognized that training would play a role in promoting safflower. Due to lack of funds, efforts should be made to seek the opportunities including IPGRI Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship, and special proposals to FAO for the training of young scientists for conservation and use of safflower diversity.

It was suggested that the access to and information on safflower germplasm should be promoted. The Safflower Website and Sesame and Safflower Newsletter should be used to share relevant information.
It was suggested that the ISGAC should be integrated with the International Safflower Research Committee (ISRC). The Chair of the ISGAC should be a member of the International Safflower Research Committee and give a presentation on ISGAC's work at next international safflower conference. This suggestion has been endorsed by the ISRC.

The meeting elected Dr. Richard Johnson as the new Chair of the ISGAC for next four years until the 7th International Safflower Conference.