Front Matter -- Contents -- Plant genomics and our food supply: An introduction -- Comparative genetics in the grasses -- Grass genomes -- Down-regulation of RFL, the FLOyLFY homolog of rice, accompanied with panicle branch initiation -- Toward a plant genomics initiative: Thoughts on the value of cross-species and cross-genera comparisons in the grasses -- Plant genomics: More than food for thought -- Assisting developing countries toward food self-reliance -- Toward a successful multinational crop plant genome initiative -- Quantitative trait loci and metabolic pathways -- Genome projects and gene pools: New germplasm for plant breeding? -- Relationships of cereal crops and other grasses -- Plant genome values: How much do we know? -- Importance of anchor genomes for any plant genome project -- Functional genomics: Probing plant gene function and expression with transposons -- The rice genome project in Japan -- Potentials of the National Corn Genome Initiative.