Continuing the Effort

Roger N. Beachy
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis Since the emergence of agricultural biotechnology as a bona fide method ...

Plant Biotechnology in Asia

Randy A. Hautea and Margarita Escaler
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications Crop improvement facilitated by modern biotechnology is ...

The Status of Plant Biotechnology in Africa

Jennifer A. Thomson
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Most of the plant biotechnology in ...

Agricultural Applications of Biotechnology and the Potential for Biodiversity Valorization in Latin America and the Caribbean

W. Roca, C. Espinoza, and A. Panta
Genetic Resources Conservation and Characterization Division, Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), Lima, Peru ...

Prospects for Bt Cotton Technology in India

R.B. Barwale, V.R. Gadwal, Usha Zehr, and Brent Zehr
Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company, India Cotton is a very important crop in ...

Global Impact of Insect-Resistant (Bt) Cotton

John P. Purcell and Frederick J. Perlak
Monsanto Company Insect-resistant (Bt) cotton has been rapidly adopted since its introduction in 1996 ...

Rice Biotechnology: A Need for Developing Countries

Swapan K. Datta
International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines Rice, the most important food crop of the developing world, feeds more ...

Transgenic Papaya in Hawaii and Beyond

Dennis Gonsalves
United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is ...

The Potato Story

Wojciech K. Kaniewski
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Peter E. Thomas
United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Prosser, WA The need ...

The Challenges and Potential for Future Agronomic Traits in Soybeans

Timothy Conner, E. Hamer Paschal, Alberto Barbero, and Eric Johnson
Monsanto Company Soybeans are the primary source of the world’s supply ...