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Preface	p. v
1. Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology Revolution: Challenges Ahead and Some Biosafety Issues	p. 1
2. Somatic Embryogenesis in White Spruce: Physiology and Biochemistry	p. 7
3. Stimulatory and Inhibitory Conditioning Factors Regulating Somatic Embryogenesis in Carrot: Recent Advances	p. 25
4. Gene Expression during Somatic Embryogenesis in Carrot Suspension Cultures	p. 37
5. Germinability and Shoot Apical Meristem Differentiation of Somatic Embryos	p. 47
6. Tissue Culture of Woody Species	p. 57
7. Application of Biotechnological Tools in Conservation and Utilization of Medicinal Plant Genetic Resources	p. 81
8. Secondary Metabolites and Biotechnology in Plants	p. 97
9. Estimation of Genetic Relatedness in Rice Using DNA Marker Data	p. 105
10. Gene Discovery and Characterization for Crop Improvement	p. 113
11. Genetic Transformation of Cereals	p. 123
12. Production of Resveratrol in Transgenic Red Lettuce for Chemoprevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases	p. 133
13. Growth Responses of Tropical Epiphytic Orchid to CO2 Enrichment	p. 147
14. An Overview of Recent Research Efforts in Plant Virus Diseases in Singapore	p. 161
15. A New Approach to Control Bacterial Infections in Aquaculture	p. 165
16. A Review of Recombinant Vaccines for Aquaculture: Bacterial Systems for Vaccine Production and Delivery	p. 169
Index	p. 191