Despite benefits, commercialization of transgenic horticultural crops lags RESEARCH ARTICLE

The acreage of agronomic crops (soybean, cotton, corn and canola) developed using recombinant DNA technology has expanded dramati-cally since their introduction in 1996, while the commercialization of bio-tech horticultural crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ornamentals) has languished. This is not due to a lack of both current and potential traits that could be utilized in horticultural crops, as ongoing research is identify-ing a diverse array of applications. However, commercialization is stalled by market reluctance to accept bio