This book, edited by Dr S. K. Gupta, covers important topics by expert scientists on breeding major oil crops. The demand for growing oil crops is increasing continuously in view of growing world population and the ever-increasing threat of climate change. The book presents detailed chapters on the 11 most important oil crops, including brassicas, sunflower, sesame, safflower, oil palm, coconut, cotton, castor, olive, soybean and groundnut. However, keeping in view the recent advances in plant genomics, there are some chapters like chapter 6 on safflower, chapter 8 on coconut and chapter 9 on cotton, where authors have presented less information on the role of genomics and molecular breeding in the improvement of these crops. Nevertheless, the book, in my opinion, is timely and will prove useful for researchers, scholars and teachers in their chosen subject areas.