Résumé
THE 5th International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) Molecular Biology Workshop was hosted by the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) from 3-7 April 2006. It was organised by Asha Dookun-Saumtally and the MSIRI staff. Initially, some 35 participants were expected, but a week prior to the Workshop, several cancellations were received and it ended up attended by 23 participants. However, this did not affect the Workshop and it had a concomitant advantage in that discussion times were extended and the interaction among participants was excellent. The Workshop covered five themes: (1) Genetics, physiology, mapping agronomic traits and disease resistance traits; (2) genetic improvement, marker assisted breeding and genetic diversity; (3) sugarcane genomics; (4) sugarcane transformation; and (5) scientific and technical advances. Besides the technical sessions, participants had the opportunity to visit different Departments at the MSIRI. Field trips were also programmed during the Workshop. (Résumé d'auteur)