Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops

Part I. Section 1

1. The Genus Chenopodium: A Potential Food Source
Eulogio Cruz Torres, Guadalupe Palomino Hasbach, Juan Manuel García Andrade, Cristina Mapes Sánchez, Josefina González Jiménez, Thelma Falcón Bárcenas, Octavio Vázquez Arriaga

2. Thin Cell Layer Technology in Micropropagation ofJatropha curcasL.
Duong Tan Nhut, Do Dang Giap, Bui The Vinh, Nguyen Thi Kim Loan, Nguyen Phuc Huy, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Hoang Xuan Chien, Tran Trong Tuan, Thai Xuan Du

3. New Achievement in Panax vietnamensis Research
Duong Tan Nhut, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Nguyen Phuc Huy, Hoang Xuan Chien, Nguyen Ba Nam

Part II. Section 2

4. Molecular Biology and Physiology of the Resurrection Glacial Relic Haberlea Rhodopensis

Maria Benina, Veselin Petrov, Valentina Toneva, Atanaska Teneva, Tsanko Gechev

5. Cell Morphometry as Predictor of Protein Legume In Vitro Growth
S. J. Ochatt

6. Application of TILLING for Orphan Crop Improvement
Korinna Esfeld, Cristobal Uauy, Zerihun Tadele

Part III. Section 3

7. Neglected Oil Crop Biotechnology
Sharad Tiwari, Sunil Kumar

8. Prospects for Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Willd.) Improvement Through Biotechnology
Eric N. Jellen, Peter J. Maughan, Daniel Bertero, Hassan Munir

9. Biotechnology of Eruca Sativa Mill
Susan MH Slater

10. Biotechnology of Stylosanthes

Amaresh Chandra

11. Biotechnology of Miscanthus

S. J. Dalton

Part IV. Section 4

12. Tissue Culture and Genetic Transformation of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
M. Sujatha, S. Dutta Gupta

13. Plant Regeneration and Genetic Transformation in Jatropha

M. Sujatha, S. Nithianantham, M. P. Reddy

14. Genetic Transformation of Bael (Aegle marmelos Corr.)
Rajesh Pati, M. Muthukumar

15. Genetic Transformation of Taro
Xiaoling He, Maureen M. M. Fitch, Yun J. Zhu, Susan C. Miyasaka

16. Bioprospecting and Genetic Engineering of Mangrove Genes to Enhance Salinity Tolerance in Crop Plants
Anath Bandhu Das

Keywords: Life Sciences, Life Sciences, general, Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Plant Genetics & Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology