
Volatile Oil Crops
Their Biology, Biochemistry and Production
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. April 1995
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-582-07867-3 (ISBN)
Description
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. More varied use has been made of oils and herbs in cooking, and oil components are now being regarded as safe alternatives to synthetic food additives and crop protection substances. The surge in demand for these produces has encouraged a number of temperate and mediterranean countries to evaluate a range of volatile oil-bearing species as alternative crops. This has resulted in a rapid expansion in the scientific and technical literature on culinary and medicinal herbs.
Volatile Oil Crops draws much of this literature together for the first time. It reviews 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.
Volatile Oil Crops draws much of this literature together for the first time. It reviews 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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Pop-up book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-07867-3 (9780582078673)
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Persons
Robert Hay is Director of the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, Edinburgh. Peter Waterman is Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Author
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, Edinburgh
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Content
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
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