1. IUMS News International Union of Microbiological Societies Newletter

   News Pages: i - iv

2. Ex situ conservation of plant germplasm using biotechnology

   • V. M. Villalobos
   • F. Engelmann

   Special Topic Review Pages: 375 - 382

3. Genetically engineered resistance to bacterial and fungal pathogens

   • L. Herrera-Estrella
   • J. Simpson

   Special Topic Review Pages: 383 - 392

4. Current developments in plant biotechnology for genetic improvement: the case of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

   • F. J. Zapata-Arias
   • L. B. Torrizo
   • A. Ando

   Special Topic Review Pages: 393 - 399

5. In vitro production of haploid plants

   • A. Atanassov
   • N. Zagorska
   • D. Djilianov

   Special Topic Review Pages: 400 - 408

6. Crop improvement through tissue culture

   • D. C. W. Brown
   • T. A. Thorpe

   Special Topic Review Pages: 409 - 415

7. Somatic embryogenesis for agricultural improvement

   • R. E. Litz
   • D. J. Gray

   Special Topic Review Pages: 416 - 425

8. Application of recombinant DNA technology to plant protection: molecular approaches to engineering virus resistance in crop plants

   • H. R. Pappu
   • C. L. Niblett
   • R. F. Lee

   Special Topic Review Pages: 426 - 437

9. Molecular marker technologies for plant improvement

   • P. Winter
   • G. Kahl

   Special Topic Review Pages: 438 - 448

10. Plant genetic engineering for crop improvement

    • G. Kahl
    • P. Winter

    Special Topic Review Pages: 449 - 460

11. Recent advances in plant cell cultures in bioreactors

    • J. -J. Zhong
    • J. -T. Yu
    • T. Yoshida

    Special Topic Review Pages: 461 - 467

12. Meeting announcements

    Events Pages: 468 - 468