Plant Biology Research and Training for the 21st Century -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- RECOMMENDATION 1 -- RECOMMENDATION 2 -- RECOMMENDATION 3 -- 1 WHY PLANT-BIOLOGY RESEARCH TODAY? -- PLANTS, HUMAN HEALTH, AND CIVILIZATION -- PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- PLANTS IN AGRICULTURE, MEDICINE, AND INDUSTRY -- PLANTS AND THE ORIGINS OF MODERN BIOLOGY -- 2 FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT -- THE FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS -- U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Funding for Plant-Science Research -- Support for Training -- Competitively Awarded Research and Training Grants -- Department of Energy -- National Science Foundation -- National Institutes of Health -- Multiagency Cooperation -- IMPEDIMENTS TO AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF BASIC PLANT-BIOLOGY RESEARCH -- Lack of Focus on Plant Science as an Important Basic Biology Discipline -- Plant Sciences are Isolated from Other Disciplines of Biology -- Funding for Basic Plant-Biology Research is Insufficient -- Funding is Awarded to Specific Institutions -- Grants for Plant Research are Smaller -- Financial Support for Training in Plant Sciences is Inadequate and Undependable -- The Need for Instrumentation and Facilities is Critical -- 3 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS -- 4 RECOMMENDATIONS -- MANAGEMENT OF THE PLANT-BIOLOGY PROGRAM -- RECOMMENDATION 1 -- RECOMMENDATION 2 -- ELEMENTS OF THE NIPB PROGRAM -- Individual Research Grants -- Competitive Postdoctoral Training Awards -- Predoctoral Training Awards -- Departmental Training Grants -- Individual Predoctoral Fellowships -- Summer Undergraduate Training -- Career Training and Redevelopment -- Facilities and Equipment -- Scientific Communications -- RECOMMENDATION 3 -- COST ELEMENTS AND SIZE OF THE PROGRAM -- LITERATURE CITED -- INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS.