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Book Synopsis
Volatile (essential) oil crops yield a wide range of products - fresh and dried herbs, oils and oil components and various oleoresins. Changing lifestyles in developed countries have led to dramatic increases in demand for these products, particularly over the last decade.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

List of Contributors xiii

1 Introduction 1
R.K.M. Hay and K.P. Svoboda

2 Botany 5
R.K.M. Hay and K.P. Svoboda

3 Physiology 23
R.K.M. Hay

4 The Chemistry of Volatile Oils 47
P.G. Waterman

5 Genetics 63
Ch. Franz

6 Biological Activity of Volatile Oils 97
S.G. Deans and P.G. Waterman

7 Biotechnology of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants 113
K.P. Svoboda

8 Commercial Aspects 137
N. Verlet

Appendix: Commentary on the British Pharmacopoeia Monograph on Peppermint Oil 175

Botanical Species Index 177

Chemical Index 183

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 4/13/1995 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780582078673, 978-0582078673
    ISBN10: 0582078679
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Volatile (essential) oil crops yield a wide range of products - fresh and dried herbs, oils and oil components and various oleoresins. Changing lifestyles in developed countries have led to dramatic increases in demand for these products, particularly over the last decade.

    Table of Contents

    Preface ix

    Acknowledgements xi

    List of Contributors xiii

    1 Introduction 1
    R.K.M. Hay and K.P. Svoboda

    2 Botany 5
    R.K.M. Hay and K.P. Svoboda

    3 Physiology 23
    R.K.M. Hay

    4 The Chemistry of Volatile Oils 47
    P.G. Waterman

    5 Genetics 63
    Ch. Franz

    6 Biological Activity of Volatile Oils 97
    S.G. Deans and P.G. Waterman

    7 Biotechnology of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants 113
    K.P. Svoboda

    8 Commercial Aspects 137
    N. Verlet

    Appendix: Commentary on the British Pharmacopoeia Monograph on Peppermint Oil 175

    Botanical Species Index 177

    Chemical Index 183

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