Volatile Oil Crops: Their Biology, Biochemistry and Production covers the basic botany, physiology and biochemistry of the major species and then analyses the genetics of oil composition.
The effects of oils on a wide range of organisms are discussed and the book surveys the biotechnological methods, which can be employed in the laboratory production of oils. It concludes with a full analysis of the world trade in the products of volatile oils.
Contents
Botany
- Taxonomic distribution and geographic origins of plant species exploited for volatile oils
- Labiatae—the mint family
- Umbelliferae—the carrot family
- Compositae—the daisy familym
Physiology
- The variabililty of volatile oil crops
- Seed physiology
- Phenology and ontogeny
- Environmental physiology
- Physiological aspects of yield improvement and crop imrovement
The chemistry of volatile oils
- The chemical composition of volatile oils
- Biosynthesis of the components of volatile oild
- Methods for the extraction and analysis of volatile oils
Genetics
- Inter- and infraspecific variation
- Qualitative genetics: effects of major genes
- Quantitative genetics
Biological activity of volatile oils
- Ecological roles for volatile oils
- Biological activities of volatile oils and their components in vitro and in practice
Biotechnology of aromatic and medicinal plants
- Production of secondary metabolites from plant cell culture
- Transformed root culture
- Commercial production of secondary metabolites by tissue culture/fermenters
Commercial aspects
- Sources of economic information
- Outline structure of the industry
- World production
- The producing countries
- International trade
- Fixing prices
Index
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