Preface <br>Reviewers <br>Contributors <br>1 Agricultural and Food Crops: Development, Science, and Society / George G. Khachatourians 1 <br>2 The Dynamics of Plant Genome Organization / Isabel A. Parkin, Derek J. Lydiate 29 <br>3 Embryogenesis / Alison M. R. Ferrie 43 <br>4 Shoot Regeneration and Proliferation / Seedhabadee Ganeshan, Karen L. Caswell, Kutty K. Kartha 69 <br>5 Techniques for Gene Marking, Transferring, and Tagging / Albert Abbott 85 <br>6 Pollen Biotechnology / Vipen K. Sawhney 99 <br>7 Parent-of-Origin Effects and Seed Development: Genetics and Epigenetics / Charles Spillane, Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada, Ueli Grossniklaus 109 <br>8 Direct DNA Delivery Into Intact Cells and Tissues / Joseph F. Petolino 137 <br>9 Electroporation and Cell Energy Factor / Paul F. Lurquin, Guangyu Chen, Anthony Conner 145 <br>10 Cell Culture and Regeneration of Plant Tissues / Wei Wen Su 151 <br>11 Genetic Engineering for Modified Starch Structure in Cereals / Ming Gao, Monica Baga, Ravindra N. Chibbar 169 <br>12 Improving Crop Performance Through Transgenic Modification of Flowering / Pierre Fobert 183 <br>13 Genetic Technology in Peas for Improved Field Performance and Enhanced Grain Quality / Roger Leslie Morton, Stephanie Gollasch, Hart E. Schroeder 197 <br>14 Genetic Engineering for Levels of Select Phytonutrients Affecting Human Health / George G. Khachatourians 207 <br>15 Genetic Engineering and Resistance to Viruses / Marc Fuchs, Dennis Gonsalves 217 <br>16 Genetic Engineering for Resistance to Nematodes / Daguang Cai, Urs Wyss, Christian Jung 233 <br>17 Genetic Engineering and Resistance to Insects / Dwayne D. Hegedus, Margaret Y. Gruber, Lorraine Braun 249 <br>18 Intellectual Property Protection for Transgenic Plants / Brian G. Kingwell, Joy D. Morrow 279 <br>19 Public Perceptions of Transgenic Plants / Thomas Jefferson Hoban 293 <br>20 Industry Perspectives / Katherine A. Means 305 <br>21 Political and Economic Consequences / Peter W. B. Phillips, George G. Khachatourians 311 <br>22 Introduction and Expression of Transgenes in Apples / Abhaya M. Dandekar 327 <br>23 Genetic Transformation of Avocado / Richard E. Litz, Witjaksono 345 <br>24 Production of Transgenic Banana (Musa species) / Laszlo Sagi, Serge Remy, Juan Bernardo Perez Hernandez 359 <br>25 Production of Transgenic Melon / Ekaterini Papadopoulou, Rebecca Grumet 371 <br>26 Cranberry Transformation and Regeneration / James J. Polashock, Nicholi Vorsa 383 <br>27 Transgenic Grapevines / Dennis J. Gray, Subramanian Jayasankar, Zhijian Li 397 <br>28 Genetic Transformation of Kiwifruit (Actinidia species) / M. Margarida Oliveira, M. Helena Raquel 407 <br>29 Genetic Transformation of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) / Richard E. Litz, Miguel A. Gomez-Lim 421 <br>30 Transgenic Papayas in Hawaii - A Useful Tool for New Cultivar Development and Clonal Propagation / Maureen M. M. Fitch 437 <br>31 Genetic Engineering of Strawberries and Raspberries / Robert R. Martin 449 <br>32 Progress in Asparagus Biotechnology / Amnon Levi, Kenneth C. Sink 465 <br>33 Generation of Transgenic Bean (Phaseolus species) Plants for Improvement of Nutritional Quality / Jae-Whune Kim, Chee H. Harn 475 <br>34 Genetic Engineering of Beet and The Concept of the Plant as a Factory / Robert Sevenier, Andries J. Koops, Robert D. Hall 485 <br>35 Transgenic Carrots with Enhanced Tolerance to Fungal Pathogens / Zamir K. Punja 503 <br>36 Transgenic Cassava for Food Security and Economic Development / Nigel J. Taylor, M. V. Masona, Claude M. Fauquet 523 <br>37 Transgenic Cauliflower with Insect Resistance / K. Chengalrayan, Yih-Ming Chen, Kai-Wun Yeh 547 <br>38 Virus-Resistant Chili Pepper Produced by Agrobacterium Species-Mediated Transformation / Wen-qi Cai, Rong-Xiang Fang, Feng-li Zhang 563 <br>39 Transgenic Cucumber with Resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus / Soryu Nishibayashi 579 <br>40 Transgenic Parthenocarpic and Insect-Resistant Eggplant / Giuseppe Leonardo Rotino, Francesco Sunseri, Nazareno Acciarri 587 <br>41 Transgenic Cowpea, Lentil, and Chickpea with Reporter and Agronomically Relevant Genes / Paul F. Lurquin, Edgardo Filippone, Gabriella Colucci 603 <br>42 Genetic Manipulation of Lettuce / Michael Raymond Davey, Matthew Sean McCabe, Umaballava Mohapatra 613 <br>43 Maize Food and Feed: A Current Perspective and Consideration of Future Possibilities / Bruce R. Hamaker, Brian A. Larkins 637 <br>44 The Transformation of Onions and Related Alliums / Colin C. Eady 655 <br>45 Potato Transformation Produces Value-Added Traits / Lawrence M. Kawchuk 673 <br>46 Transgenic Sweet Potato with Agronomically Important Genes / Motoyasu Otani, Takiko Shimada 699 <br>47 Genetic Enrichment of Barley: Opportunities and Challenges / Seedhabadee Ganeshan, Monica Baga, Ravindra N. Chibbar 717 <br>48 Transgenic Coffee / Maria Filomena Carneiro, John I. Stiles 737 <br>49 Transgenic Linseed Flax / Alan McHughen 747 <br>50 Antimicrobial Peptides from Macadamia Nuts: Potential Source of Novel Resistance in Transgenic Crops / Kemal Kazan, John P. Marcus, Ken C. Goulter 763 <br>51 Transgenic Oilseed Brassicas / Constantine E. Palmer, Wilf A. Keller 773 <br>52 Studies on Genetic Engineering of Rice / Honghong Zheng, Xiaotian Ming, Yi Li 793 <br>53 Transgenic Sorghum with Improved Nutritional Quality / Yohannes Tadesse, Michel Jacobs 801 <br>54 Sunflower Seed / Gunther Hahne 813 <br>55 Transformation of Wheat / Mark C. Jordan, Fredy Altpeter, Javed A. Qureshi 835 <br>Index 849 <br>