Part A Generation and Analysis of Transgenic Plants Plant Nuclear Transformation J. Finer Plastid Transformation H. Warzecha & A. Hennig Concepts of Marker Genes for Plants J. Kraus Precise Breeding Through All-Native DNA Transformation C.M. Rommens Gene Silencing in Plants: Transgenes as Targets and Effectors A. E. Müller Breeding With Genetically Modified Plants C. Jung, Kiel Detection of Genetically Modified Plants in Seeds, Food and Feed L. Grohmann Part B Selected Characters of Transgenic Plants and Their Application in Plant Production Drought Stress Tolerance D. Bartels, Bonn & J. Phillips Herbicide Resistance M.D. Owen Insect and Nematode Resistance T. Thurau, W. Ye, D. Cai Metabolic Engineering L. Voll & F. Börnke Pharmaceuticals A. Schiermeyer & S. Schillberg Biopolymers M. Hühns & I. Broer Engineered Male Sterility F. Kempken\nPart C Transgenic Plants in Breeding and Crop Production Cotton K.S. Rathore Triticeae Cereals J. Kumlehn, G. Zimmermann, C. Berger, C. Marthe & G. Hensel Fruit Crops M. V. Hanke & H. Flachowsky Maize D.D. Songstad Ornamentals T. Debener & T.Winkelmann Potato J. Lübeck Rapeseed/Canola C. Möllers Rice H. Chen, Y. Lin, Q. Zhang Sugarcane F. Altpeter & H. Oraby Soybean J.M. Widholm, J.J. Finer, L.O. Vodkin, H.N. Trick, P. LaFayette, J. Li, W.Parrott Vegetables E. Klocke, G. Schumann, & T Nothnagel\nPart D Risk Assessment and Economic Applications Regulatory Oversight and Safety Assessment of Plants with Novel Traits Y. Devos, K. Lheureux, J. Schiemann Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Maize Expressing Cry1 Proteins D. Bartsch, Y. Devos, R. Hails, J. Kiss, P. Henning Krogh, S. Mestdagh, M. Nuti, A. Sessitsch, J. Sweet, A. Gathmann Benefits of Transgenic Plants: A Socioeconomic Perspective M. Qaim, A. Subramanian Risk Assessment and Economic Applications - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: GMO Approval and Import on a World Wide Scale J. Bendiek H.-J. Buhk Public Perceptions of Modern Biotechnology and the Necessity to Improve Communication R. J. Busch