From the reviews: "The book has twenty-eight chapters compiled by international authors, many of whom have a wealth of experience because of their long involvement in this field of research. ... The volume is highly recommended as an addition to any library. It will be a very valuable source of information for personnel involved in research and teaching in academia, and for persons with a more 'industrial' bias." (M. R. Davey, Annals of Botany, Vol. 104 (7), 2009) "This volume ... attempts to give a broad overview of this wide topic, and also presents some recent findings and concepts. ... No doubt any researcher in haploid production would find this a very valuable source of information ... and drawing on the expertise of many of the acknowledged leaders in this area of science. For a general reader, there is a wide range of chapters, encompassing useful subjects such as patents and haploids, and in many cases providing a wealth of information ... ." (Steve Millam, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 46 (1), 2009)

• Progress in Doubled Haploid Technology in Higher Plants.- Doubled Haploids via Gynogenesis.- Overview of Barley Doubled Haploid Production.- Production of Doubled Haploids in Brassica.- An Overview on Tobacco Doubled Haploids.- An Overview of Triticale Doubled Haploids.- Patents and Haploid Plants.- Gene Expression Profiling of Microspore Embryogenesis in Brassica napus.- Expression Profiles in Barley Microspore Embryogenesis.- Proteomics in Rapeseed Microspore Embryogenesis.- Programmed Cell Death and Microspore Embryogenesis.- Albinism in Microspore Culture.- Doubled Haploids in Breeding Winter Oilseed Rape.- Anther Culture Derived Doubled Haploids in Oat.- Barley and Wheat Doubled Haploids in Breeding.- Rice Doubled Haploids and Breeding.- Potato Haploids and Breeding.- Current Status of Doubled Haploids in Medicinal Plants.- Microspore Embryogenesis in Selected Medicinal and Ornamental Species of the Asteraceae.- Carrot Doubled Haploids.- Haploids and Doubled Haploids in Fruit Trees.- Haploidy in Tef.- A Novel and Reversible Male Sterility System Using Targeted Inactivation of Glutamine Synthetase and Doubled Haploidy.- Embryogenic Pollen Culture: A Promising Target for Genetic Transformation.- Immature Pollen as a Target for Gene Targeting.- Induction of Semi-Dwarf, Salt Tolerant Rice Mutants from a Tall Salt Tolerant Indica Landrace.- Chromosome Doubling in Monocots.- Tracking Gene and Protein Expression During Microspore Embryogenesis by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy.

From the reviews: "The book has twenty-eight chapters compiled by international authors, many of whom have a wealth of experience because of their long involvement in this field of research. ... The volume is highly recommended as an addition to any library. It will be a very valuable source of information for personnel involved in research and teaching in academia, and for persons with a more 'industrial' bias." (M. R. Davey, Annals of Botany, Vol. 104 (7), 2009) "This volume ... attempts to give a broad overview of this wide topic, and also presents some recent findings and concepts. ... No doubt any researcher in haploid production would find this a very valuable source of information ... and drawing on the expertise of many of the acknowledged leaders in this area of science. For a general reader, there is a wide range of chapters, encompassing useful subjects such as patents and haploids, and in many cases providing a wealth of information ... ." (Steve Millam, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 46 (1), 2009)

• Progress in Doubled Haploid Technology in Higher Plants.- Doubled Haploids via Gynogenesis.- Overview of Barley Doubled Haploid Production.- Production of Doubled Haploids in Brassica.- An Overview on Tobacco Doubled Haploids.- An Overview of Triticale Doubled Haploids.- Patents and Haploid Plants.- Gene Expression Profiling of Microspore Embryogenesis in Brassica napus.- Expression Profiles in Barley Microspore Embryogenesis.- Proteomics in Rapeseed Microspore Embryogenesis.- Programmed Cell Death and Microspore Embryogenesis.- Albinism in Microspore Culture.- Doubled Haploids in Breeding Winter Oilseed Rape.- Anther Culture Derived Doubled Haploids in Oat.- Barley and Wheat Doubled Haploids in Breeding.- Rice Doubled Haploids and Breeding.- Potato Haploids and Breeding.- Current Status of Doubled Haploids in Medicinal Plants.- Microspore Embryogenesis in Selected Medicinal and Ornamental Species of the Asteraceae.- Carrot Doubled Haploids.- Haploids and Doubled Haploids in Fruit Trees.- Haploidy in Tef.- A Novel and Reversible Male Sterility System Using Targeted Inactivation of Glutamine Synthetase and Doubled Haploidy.- Embryogenic Pollen Culture: A Promising Target for Genetic Transformation.- Immature Pollen as a Target for Gene Targeting.- Induction of Semi-Dwarf, Salt Tolerant Rice Mutants from a Tall Salt Tolerant Indica Landrace.- Chromosome Doubling in Monocots.- Tracking Gene and Protein Expression During Microspore Embryogenesis by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy.