Medicinal and Aromatic Plants III, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry Series, Vol. 15

The third volume on medicinal and aromatic plants, this book deals with the distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation and in-vitro propagation of a varity of plants. Modern biotechnological methods are examined in detail.

I Atropa belladonna L.: In Vitro Culture, Regeneration of Plants, Cryopreservation and the Production of Tropane Alkaloids.- II Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) K. & R.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- III Ailanthus altissima (the Tree of Heaven): In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Alkaloids and Quassinoids.- IV Aconitum spp. (Monkshood): Somatic Embryogenesis, Plant Regeneration, and the Production of Aconitine and Other Alkaloids.- V Apium graveolens L. (Celery): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavors.- VI Aloe barbadensis Mill. (A. vera L.).- VII Akebia quinata Decne (Akebi): In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Secondary Metabolites.- VIII Bidens alba (Smooth Beggar-Tick) and Bidens pilosa (Hairy Beggar-Tick).- IX Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): Production of Vitamin E in Cell Cultures.- X Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert (Camomile): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- XI Carum carvi L. (Caraway): In Vitro Culture, Embryogenesis, and the Production of Aromatic Compounds.- XII Citrus spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Naringin and Limonin.- XIII Cymbopogon Spreng. (Aromatic Grasses): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and the Production of Essential Oils.- XIV Dysosma pleiantha (Hance) Woodson: Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration.- XV Euphorbia spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Anthocyanins.- XVI Fritillaria spp. (Fritillary): In Vitro Culture and the Regeneration of Plants.- XVII Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Licorice): Cell Culture, Regeneration, and the Production of Glycyrrhizin.- XVIII Lavandula spp. (Lavender): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration of Plants, and the Formation of Essential Oils and Pigments.- XIX Nigella spp.: In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and the Formation of Secondary Metabolites.- XX Pelargonium spp. (Geranium): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Aromatic Compounds.- XXI Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Caffeic Acid.- XXII Podophyllum spp.: In Vitro Regeneration and the Production of Podophyllotoxins.- XXIII Rosa spp. (Roses): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Secondary Products.- XXIV Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavonoids.- XXV Securinega suffruticosa: In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Securinega Alkaloids.- XXVI Solanum eleagnifolium Cav. (Silverleaf Nightshade): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Solasodine.- XXVII Swertia spp.: In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- XXVIII Symphytum officinale (Comfrey): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and Biogenesis of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids.- XXIX Syringa vulgaris L. (Common Lilac): In Vitro Culture and the Occurrence and Biosynthesis of Phenylpropanoid Glycosides.