1. Editorial

   • Jain S. Mohan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 85

2. Genetic engineering and accelerated plant improvement: Opportunities and challenges

   • Prem P. Jauhar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 91

3. Pathogenesis-related proteins and their genes in cereals

   • S. Muthukrishnan
   • George H. Liang
   • Bikram S. Gill

   OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 114

4. Genetic, physiological and molecular interactions of rice and its major dipteran pest, gall midge

   • Nagesh Sardesai
   • K.R. Rajyashri
   • Madan Mohan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 131

5. Bioengineering mint crop improvement

   • Paola Veronese
   • Xia Li
   • Paul M. Hasegawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 144

6. Oxidative stress and physiological, epigenetic and genetic variability in plant tissue culture: implications for micropropagators and genetic engineers

   • Alan C. Cassells
   • Rosario F. Curry

   OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 157

7. Genetic enrichment of cereal crops via alien gene transfer: New challenges

   • Anne Repellin
   • Monica Båga
   • Ravindra N. Chibbar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 183

8. Mutation induction and tissue culture in improving fruits

   • Stefano Predieri

   OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 210