1. Agricultural and Food Crops: Development, Science, and Society / George G. Khachatourians -- 2. The Dynamics of Plant Genome Organization / Isabel A. Parkin and Derek J. Lydiate -- 3. Embryogenesis / Alison M.R. Ferrie -- 4. Shoot Regeneration and Proliferation / Seedhabadee Ganeshan, Karen L. Caswell and Kutty K. Kartha / [and others] -- 5. Techniques for Gene Marking, Transferring, and Tagging / Albert Abbott -- 6. Pollen Biotechnology / Vipen K. Sawhney -- 7. Parent-of-Origin Effects and Seed Development: Genetics and Epigenetics / Charles Spillane, Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada and Ueli Grossniklaus -- 8. Direct DNA Delivery Into Intact Cells and Tissues / Joseph F. Petolino -- 9. Electroporation and Cell Energy Factor / Paul F. Lurquin, Guangyu Chen and Anthony Conner -- 10. Cell Culture and Regeneration of Plant Tissues / Wei Wen Su -- 11. Genetic Engineering for Modified Starch Structure in Cereals / Ming Gao, Monica Baga and Ravindra N. Chibbar -- 12. Improving Crop Performance Through Transgenic Modification of Flowering / Pierre Fobert -- 13. Genetic Technology in Peas for Improved Field Performance and Enhanced Grain Quality / Roger Leslie Morton, Stephanie Gollasch and Hart E. Schroeder / [and others] -- 14. Genetic Engineering for Levels of Select Phytonutrients Affecting Human Health / George G. Khachatourians -- 15. Genetic Engineering and Resistance to Viruses / Marc Fuchs and Dennis Gonsalves -- 16. Genetic Engineering for Resistance to Nematodes / Daguang Cai, Urs Wyss and Christian Jung / [et al.] -- 17. Genetic Engineering and Resistance to Insects / Dwayne D. Hegedus, Margaret Y. Gruber and Lorraine Braun / [et al.] -- 18. Intellectual Property Protection for Transgenic Plants / Brian G. Kingwell and Joy D. Morrow -- 19. Public Perceptions of Transgenic Plants / Thomas Jefferson Hoban -- 20. Industry Perspectives / Katherine A. Means -- 21. Political and Economic Consequences / Peter W.B. Phillips and George G. Khachatourians -- 22. Introduction and Expression of Transgenes in Apples / Abhaya M. Dandekar -- 23. Genetic Transformation of Avocado / Richard E. Litz and Witjaksono -- 24. Production of Transgenic Banana (Musa species) / Laszlo Sagi, Serge Remy and Juan Bernardo Perez Hernandez / [et al.] -- 25. Production of Transgenic Melon / Ekaterini Papadopoulou and Rebecca Grumet -- 26. Cranberry Transformation and Regeneration / James J. Polashock and Nicholi Vorsa -- 27. Transgenic Grapevines / Dennis J. Gray, Subramanian Jayasankar and Zhijian Li / [et al.] -- 28. Genetic Transformation of Kiwifruit (Actinidia species) / M. Margarida Oliveira and M. Helena Raquel -- 29. Genetic Transformation of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) / Richard E. Litz and Miguel A. Gomez-Lim -- 30. Transgenic Papayas in Hawaii -- A Useful Tool for New Cultivar Development and Clonal Propagation / Maureen M.M. Fitch -- 31. Genetic Engineering of Strawberries and Raspberries / Robert R. Martin -- 32. Progress in Asparagus Biotechnology / Amnon Levi and Kenneth C. Sink -- 33. Generation of Transgenic Bean (Phaseolus species) Plants for Improvement of Nutritional Quality / Jae-Whune Kim and Chee H. Harn -- 34. Genetic Engineering of Beet and The Concept of the Plant as a Factory / Robert Sevenier, Andries J. Koops and Robert D. Hall -- 35. Transgenic Carrots with Enhanced Tolerance to Fungal Pathogens / Zamir K. Punja -- 36. Transgenic Cassava for Food Security and Economic Development / Nigel J. Taylor, M.V. Masona and Claude M. Fauquet / [et al.] -- 37. Transgenic Cauliflower with Insect Resistance / K. Chengalrayan, Yih-Ming Chen and Kai-Wun Yeh / [et al.] -- 38. Virus-Resistant Chili Pepper Produced by Agrobacterium Species-Mediated Transformation / Wen-qi Cai, Rong-Xiang Fang and Feng-li Zhang / [et al.] -- 39. Transgenic Cucumber with Resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus / Soryu Nishibayashi -- 40. Transgenic Parthenocarpic and Insect-Resistant Eggplant / Giuseppe Leonardo Rotino, Francesco Sunseri and Nazareno Acciarri / [et al.] -- 41. Transgenic Cowpea, Lentil, and Chickpea with Reporter and Agronomically Relevant Genes / Paul F. Lurquin, Edgardo Filippone and Gabriella Colucci -- 42. Genetic Manipulation of Lettuce / Michael Raymond Davey, Matthew Sean McCabe and Umaballava Mohapatra / [et al.] -- 43. Maize Food and Feed: A Current Perspective and Consideration of Future Possibilities / Bruce R. Hamaker and Brian A. Larkins -- 44. The Transformation of Onions and Related Alliums / Colin C. Eady -- 45. Potato Transformation Produces Value-Added Traits / Lawrence M. Kawchuk -- 46. Transgenic Sweet Potato with Agronomically Important Genes / Motoyasu Otani and Takiko Shimada -- 47. Genetic Enrichment of Barley: Opportunities and Challenges / Seedhabadee Ganeshan, Monica Baga and Ravindra N. Chibbar -- 48. Transgenic Coffee / Maria Filomena Carneiro and John I. Stiles -- 49. Transgenic Linseed Flax / Alan McHughen -- 50. Antimicrobial Peptides from Macadamia Nuts: Potential Source of Novel Resistance in Transgenic Crops / Kemal Kazan, John P. Marcus and Ken C. Goulter / [et al.] -- 51. Transgenic Oilseed Brassicas / Constantine E. Palmer and Wilf A. Keller -- 52. Studies on Genetic Engineering of Rice / Honghong Zheng, Xiaotian Ming and Yi Li / [et al.] -- 53. Transgenic Sorghum with Improved Nutritional Quality / Yohannes Tadesse and Michel Jacobs -- 54. Sunflower Seed / Gunther Hahne -- 55. Transformation of Wheat / Mark C. Jordan, Fredy Altpeter and Javed A. Qureshi.