Part 1 Storage: Brown rice stabilization, Elaine T. Champagne; storage stability of extrusion stabilized and parboiled rice bran, Don R. McCaskill and Frank T. Orthoefer; effect of storage on the physicochemical properties and quality factors of rice, Joseph Chrastil. Part 2 Quality: Breeding for rice quality, Kent S. McKenzie; new methods for the evaluation of rice quality and related terminology, David E. Kohlwey; degree of milling, James I. Wadsworth; the influence of rice protein on rice quality, Bruce R. Hamaker; enrichment of rice, Diane W. Hoffpauer and Salmen L. Wright III; starch gelatinization in brown and milled rice - a study using differential scanning calorimetry, Wayne E. Marshall. Part 3 Processing: New methods and equipment for processing rice, Robert S. Satake; parboiling rice with microwave energy, Lakshman Velupillai; new methods for on-the-farm rice drying - solar and biomass, Lalit R. Verma; microwave-vacuum drying, James I. Wadsworth; role of moisture content in affecting head rice yield, Terry J. Siebenmorgen. Part 4 Utilization: Processing and utilization of rice bran in the United States, Keith L. Hargrove, Jr.; food applications for modified rice starches, Roy N. Sharp and Carolyn Q. Sharp; rice bran oil and its health benefits, Robert J. Nicolosi, Eugene J. Rogers, et al; changing market demands for rice and rice products, Richard A. Meyers.