Genetic Engineering of Plants -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Program of the Convocation on Genetic Engineering of Plants: Speakers and Panelists -- Contents -- Introduction -- Crop Improvement -- THE FIRST BIOLOGICAL REVOLUTION -- BURGEONING DEMAND FOR FOOD -- MOLECULAR GENETICS -- UNCERTAIN IMPACT -- Gene Transfer -- THE BACKGROUND -- THE TECHNIQUE -- CURRENT CONSTRAINTS -- Vectors -- Gene Expression -- Single and Multigene Traits -- Plant Regeneration -- A Tool for Fundamental Plant Science -- SEED PROTEIN GENES -- Somatic Cell Genetics -- SELECTION -- PROTOPLAST FUSION -- SOMACLONAL VARIATION -- Applying the Tools of Biotechnology to Agricultural Problems -- HERBICIDE RESISTANCE -- Engineering an Atrazine-Resistant Crop -- BIOENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS TO COMBAT PLANT DISEASES -- NITROGEN FIXATION -- THE BOTTOM LINE -- Policy and Institutional Considerations -- NEGLECT OF BASIC SCIENCE -- MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING -- University-Industry Relations -- UNIVERSITY CONCERNS -- INDUSTRY CONCERNS -- THREE-WAY COLLABORATION -- Safety Regulations -- THE NEED FOR CONTINUED DILIGENCE -- Patents -- THE TEST CASE -- PATENT ACTIVITY -- Index.