ch. 1. History -- ch. 2. The early days of the industry -- ch. 3. Characteristics of safflower -- ch. 4. Development of the PVO strategy -- ch. 5. Alternatives to the PVO strategy -- ch. 6. Developmental research -- ch. 7. Processing and handling research -- ch. 8. Industrial oil research -- ch. 9. Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and edible research -- ch. 10. Protein and meal research -- ch. 11. Analytical research -- ch. 12. Unconventional use research -- ch. 13. The rise and fall of PVO. Pt. I -- ch. 14. The rise and fall of PVO. Pt. II -- ch. 15. Oleic safflower -- ch. 16. Safflower around the world -- ch. 17. 1980s to the present -- ch. 18. Safflower today, and where it is going -- Appendix A. U.S. and world acreage reports -- Appendix B. North American safflower variety descriptions -- Appendix C. Recommended cropping practices -- Appendix D. Legal and technical regulation of trade.