1 FOREWORD TGC REPORT No . 31, 1981 ANNUAL MEETING FOREWORD SEE TABLE OF CONTENTS ON PAGE 48 The Tomato Genetics Cooperative is a group of workers who have a common interest in tomato genetics and who are organized informally for the purpose of exchanging information and stocks . Participation is voluntary, and costs of activities are met by assessments to members . *** **** *** **** *** **** *** **** *** **** *** **** *** **** *** **** As of December 31, 1980, TGC membership stood at 354 (160 U . S . and 194 from other countries), and the financial balance was $1,359 . 64 . This issue contains the usual sections except bibliographies . Preparing bibliographies has become an increasingly expensive and difficult task . The accelerating proliferation of titles, often of inconsequential nature, from certain regions aggravates the problem of selecting meaningful literature on tomato genetics . This problem has been discussed at several annual meetings and the majority opinion, formulated on a discussion of these issues, favored discontinuation . The annual meeting was held in conjunction with the Tomato Breeders Round Table in Culiacan . Minutes appear below . Once again Dora Hunt has shouldered the many tasks essential for the production of this TGC Report . Memberships, financial accounts, cracking the whip to assemble all contributions on schedule, and the countless other jobs required in the managing and editing of the Report has been her responsibility . Kathy Hykonen typed the master copies and Maureen Farrell aided in proof reading . To them and many other dedicated assistants who helped with TGC 31 we express our deep appreciation . Coordinating Committee S . Honma C . M . Rick, Chairman E . A . Kerr Department of Vegetable Crops R . W . Robinson University of California M . A . Stevens Davis, California 95616 ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Tomato Genetics Cooperative was held in conjunction with the Tomato Breeders Round Table in Hotel Executivo, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, February 22, 1980 . The meeting was attended by some 50 tomato workers, mostly TGC members . C . M . Rick, who presided, reported a balance of $1,391 . 08 and a membership of 341 as of December 31, 1979, representing an increase in each category . George Reynard has retired after many years of active service, and, at his request, he has been replaced on the Coordinating Committee . As a representative of industry, Al Stevens, now with the Campbell Institute for Agricultural Research, has been appointed to replace George . Rick reported that TGC 30 will contain a revised linkage summary, an updated list of tomato species stocks maintained by the Tomato Genetics Stock Center, and a 10 - year index, which is being faithfully compiled by Dora Hunt . Following the favorable consensus of the 1979 annual TGC meeting, the TGC is reprinting reports No . 1 - 10 as a unit . Rick announced his intention<