Special Issue on Rice Research in Asia Guest Editor: Balakrishna Pisupati Vol. 7 No 1 November 2004 ISSN: 0972-7566 Guest Editorial Some imperatives and Challenges for Rice Biotechnology in Asian National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems Edilberto D. Redoña and Lou Franz G. Mula Biotechnology and Rice: The Challenges AheadDevinder Sharma Emerging Trends in Managing and Using Rice Genetic ResourcesR.S. Rana Biosafety Considerations for Genetically Engineered Rice Lim Li Ching Rice Research in India and the Asian Perspective R. C. Saxena and R. K. Singh Current Status of Molecular Rice Breeding in Vietnam Bui Chi Buu Biotechnological Options for Enhancing Water use Efficiency of Rice Anil Kumar Singh and Viswanathan Chinnusamy Bio News International year of Rice: Follow-Up Bio Web Bio Stats