Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to agricultural biotechnology: challenges and prospects / William P. Ridley
  • The future of agrobiotechnology: implications for national competitiveness / Nicholas G. Kalaitzandonakes
  • Insecticidal Bacillus thurgingiensis plants versus chemical insecticides / Janet E. Carpenter [and others]
  • Applications of biotechnology for improving the healthfulness and utility of cereals / Ann E. Blechl
  • Enabling grain distribution and food labeling using protein immunoassays for products of agricultural biotechnology / James W. Stave [and others]
  • Development of polymerase chain reaction methods to detect plant DNA in animal tissues / Matthias Klaften [and others]
  • A review of the food/feed safety and benefits of Bacillus thuringiensis protein containing insect-protected crops / Bruce Hammond
  • Impact of Bacillus thuringiensis corn pollen on monarch butterfly populations: a risk assessment / Mark K. Sears
  • Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis corn on natural enemies of the European corn borer / Kevin L. Steffey [and others]
  • Allergy assessment for food biotechnology / Gary Bannon [and others]
  • Role of compositional analyses in the evaluation of substantial equivalence for biotechnology crops / William P. Ridley [and others]
  • Biotechnology crops as feeds for livestock / J.H. Clark, I.R. Ipharraguerre.