This second edition of the dictionary has undergone extensive revision since the first successful publication in 2003. A good handbook is never completed! It provides an update on research worldwide. In addition, several new technical terms are included, including improvements to as well as supplements of descriptions. This totally revised and expanded reference provides comprehensive coverage of the latest discoveries in cytogenetics, molecular genetics, markerassisted selection, experimental gene transfer, seed sciences, crop physiology, and genetically modified crops. The book offers an encyclopedic list of nearly 9,400 contemporary references, over 35% more than the first edition, and over 50 useful tables and 60 drawings and/or figures. This second edition, is an up-to-date resource for plant and crop physiologists; plant, crop, soil, and environmental scientists; botanists; agronomists; agriculturists; horticulturists; biochemists; foresters; plant culturists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.