Genetically Modified Crops: Their Development, Uses, and Risks examines cutting-edge methods for intergrating foreign DNA into plant cells. This volume details the tools and tchniques for gene tranfer, and identifies the benefits, risks, and limitations of these methods in horticulture and agriculture. Complete with references, figures, and photographs, this book is a valuable manual for agronomists, plant and molecular geneticists, and students of agronomy, genetics, entomology, horticulture, and plant pathology.

Table of Contents:
Transformation: A Powerful Tool for Crop Improvement; Mechanism(s) of Transgene Locus Formation; Gene Stacking Through Site-Specific Integration; Transgenics of Plant Hormones and Their Potential Application in Horticultural Crops; Avidin: An Egg-Citing Insecticidal Protein in Transgenic Corn; Genetic Engineering of Wheat: Protocols and Use to Enhance Stress Tolerance; Development and Utilization of Transformation in Medicago Species; Sorghum Transformation for Resistance to Fungal Pathogens and Drought; Rice Transformation: Current Progress and Future Prospects; Cotton Transformation: Successes and Challenges; Progress in Transforming the Recalcitrant Soybean; Progress in Vegetable Crop Transformation and Future Prospects and Challenges; Genetic Transformation of Turfgrass; Risks Associated with Genetically Engineered Crops;