chapter 1 Plant Biotechnology—An Emerging Field -- chapter 2 Plant-Derived Drugs and Extracts -- chapter 3 Industrial Strategies for the Discovery of Bioactive Compounds from Plants -- chapter 4 Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques Used in Plant Breeding -- chapter 5 Plant Cell Cultures as Producers of Secondary Compounds -- chapter 6 Genetic Transformation of Plants and Their Cells -- chapter 7 Properties and Applications of Hairy Root Cultures -- chapter 8 Bioreactors for Plant Cell and Tissue Cultures -- chapter 9 The Potential Contribution of Plant Biotechnology to Improving Food Quality -- chapter 10 Engineering Plant Biochemical Pathways for Improved Nutritional Quality -- chapter 11 Transgenic Plants as Producers of Modified Starch and Other Carbohydrates -- chapter 12 Improving the Nutritional Quality and Functional Properties of Seed Proteins by Genetic Engineering -- chapter 13 Transgenic Plants as Sources of Modified Oils -- chapter 14 Flavors and Fragrances from Plants -- chapter 15 Fine Chemicals from Plants -- chapter 16 Genetic Engineering of the Plant Cell Factory for Secondary Metabolite Production -- chapter 17 Transgenic Plants for Production of Immunotherapeutic Agents -- chapter 18 Signal Transduction Elements -- chapter 19 The Plant Cell Wall—Structural Aspects and Biotechnological Developments -- chapter 20 Lignin Genetic Engineering -- chapter 21 Transgenic Plants Expressing Tolerance Toward Oxidative Stress -- chapter 22 Transgenic Plants with Increased Resistance and Tolerance against Viral Pathogens -- chapter 23 Transgenic Plants with Enhanced Tolerance against Microbial Pathogens -- chapter 24 Transgenic Crop Plants with Increased Tolerance to Insect Pests -- chapter 25 Transgenic Herbicide-Resistant Crops—Advantages, Drawbacks, and Failsafes -- chapter 26 Plants and Environmental Stress Adaptation Strategies -- chapter 27 Molecular Mechanisms that Control Plant Tolerance to Heavy Metals and Possible Roles in Manipulating Metal Accumulation.