Chapter 1 Botanical Descriptions of Castor Bean

Chapter 3 Classical Genetics, Cytogenetics, and Traditional Breeding in Castor Bean

Chapter 4 Recurrent Selection for Improved Oil Content in Castor Bean

Chapter 5 Molecular Linkage Maps in Castor Bean

Chapter 7 Genome Sequence of Castor Bean

Chapter 8 Mining Gene Families in the Castor Bean Genome

Chapter 9 Sexual Reproduction in Castor Bean

Chapter 10 Epigenetic Regulation in Castor Bean Seeds

Chapter 11 Oil Biosynthesis and Biotechnology in the Castor Bean

Chapter 12 Ricin and RCA—The Enemies Within Castor ( Ricinus communis L.): A Perspective on Their Biogenesis, Mechanism of Action, Detection Methods and Detoxification Strategies

Chapter 13 Castor Bean Metabolomics: Current Knowledge and Perspectives Toward Understanding of Plant Plasticity Under Stress Condition

Chapter 14 Biotechnological Means for Genetic Improvement in Castor Bean as a Crop of the Future