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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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