Molecular systematics and evolution / Marcus A. Koch and Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz -- Phylogeny of Brassica and wild relatives / Suzanne I. Warwick and Jocelyn C. Hall -- Biology and ecology of wild crucifers / Aditya Pratap and S.K. Gupta -- Floral variation in the subtribe Brassicinae with special reference to pollination strategies and pollen-ovule ratios / Yoshihito Takahata -- Breeding methods / S.K. Gupta and Aditya Pratap -- Self-incompatibility / Hiroyasu Kitashiba and Takeshi Nishio -- Wild germplasm and male sterility / Shyam Prakash, S.R. Bhat, and Ting-Dong Fu -- Plant-insect interaction / D.P. Abrol -- Seed dormancy and viability / M.S. Naeem. [et al.] -- Comparative cytogenetics of wild crucifers (Brassicaceae) / Martin A. Lysak -- Distant hybridization / Yukio Kaneko, Sang Woo Bang, and Yasuo Matsuzawa -- Phytoalexins / Soledade C. Pedras, and Qingan Zheng -- Introgression of genes from wild crucifers / Hu Qiong, Li Yunchang, and Mei Desheng -- Biotechnology / Vinitha Cardoza and C. Neal Stewart, Jr. -- Microsporogenesis and haploidy breeding / Aditya Pratap, S.K. Gupta, and Y. Takahata -- Genetic improvement in vegetable crucifers / Pritam Kalia -- Industrial products / Carla D. Zelmer and Peter B.E. McVetty -- Collection, preservation, and distribution of wild genetic resources / Cesar Gomez-Campo.