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Section I Oils and Fibers I.1 Soybean P.M. OLHOFT and D.A. SOMERS 1 Introduction 2 Somatic Embryogenesis 3 Organogenesis 4 Other Regeneration and Transformation Methods 5 Conclusions References I.2 Canola V. CARDOZA and C.N. STEWART, JR. 1 Introduction 2 Economic Importance of Canola 3 Molecular Genetics of Rapeseed 4 Tissue Culture of Canola 5 Transformation of Canola 6 Transgenic Traits 7 Impact of Transgenic Plants 8 Conclusions References I.3 Sunflower G. LU, X. HU and D.L. BIDNEY 1 Introduction 2 Tissue Culture and Transformation 3 Genomics and Molecular Biology 4 Transgenic Improved Input Agronomic Traits 5 Transgenic Output Quality Traits 6 Gene Flow and Biosafety 7 Concluding Remarks References I.4 Oil Palm A. RIVAL 1 Introduction 2 Economic Importance 3 The Impact of Biotechnologies in Breeding Strategies 4 Advances in Tissue Culture 5 Genetic Transformation Technologies 6 Transgenic Plants for Oil Palm Improvement 7 Conclusion and Perspectives References I.5 Peanut P. OZIAS-AKINS 1 Introduction 2 Applications of Molecular Markers 3 Peanut Transformation 4 Conclusions References I.6 Cotton K.S. Rathore 1 Introduction 2 Importance of Genetic Engineering in Cotton 3 Modification of Cotton via Transgenic Means 4 Transformation Methods 5 Alternative Methods of Transformation 6 Selectable Marker Genes Used for Creating Transgenic Cotton 7 Reporter Genes Used in Cotton 8 Traits Introduced into Cotton through Transgenic Means 9 New Technological Advances and Their Role in Improving Cotton 10 Future Perspective References I.7 Flax A. PRETOVÁ, B. OBERT and Z. BARTOSOVA 1 Introduction 2 Tissue and Organ Culture 3 Somatic Embryogenesis 4 Protoplast and Cell Suspension Cultures 5 Anther, Microspore and Ovary Cultures 6 Gene Transfer in Flax 7 Potential Applications of Transgenic Flax 8 Molecular Markers 9 Concluding Remarks and Further Prospects References Section II Medicinal Crops II.1 Gingseng Y. E. CHOI 1 Introduction 2 Cell Culture of P. ginseng 3 Hairy Root Culture of P. ginseng 4 Adventitious Root Culture in P. ginseng 5 Plant Regeneration of P. ginseng via Organogenesis and Somatic Embryogenesis 6 Genetic Transformation and Metabolic Engineering 7 Genomics in P. ginseng 8 Concluding Remarks References II.2 Opium Poppy J.M. HAGEL, B.P. MACLEOD and P.J. FACCHINI 1 Introduction 2 Origins and History 3 Modern Cultivation 4 Classical Breeding 5 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6 Biotechnology 7 Future Prospects References II.3 Henbane, Belladonna, Datura and Duboisia R. ARROO, J. WOOLLEY and K-M. OKSMAN-CALDENTEY 1 Introduction 2 Tropane Alkaloids, Uses and Outlook 3 Economic Importance of Tropane Alkaloid Containing Crops 4 Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthetic Pathway 5 Current Research and Development in Transgenic Technology 6 Use of Hairy Root Cultures for Tropane Alkaloid Production 7 Novel Developments and Future Challenges References II.4 Taxus spp. M.T. PIÑOL, R.M. CUSIDÓ, J. PALAZÓN, and M. BONFILL 1 Introduction 2 Biosynthesis of