Medicinal and Aromatic Plants III

by Y. P. S. Bajaj

Overview

After the 1988 and 1989 volumes, this is the third volume on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Each of the 29 chapters contributed by international scientists deals with one individual plant genus, namely Atropa, Ageratina, Ailanthus, Aconitum, Apium, Aloe, Akebia, Bidens, Carthamus, Chamomilla, Carum, Citrus, Cymbopogon, Dysosma, Euphorbia, Fritillaria, Glycyrrhiza, Lavandula, Nigella, Pelargonium, Perilla, Podophyllum, Rosa, Scutellaria, Securinega, Solanum, Swertia, Symphytum, Syringa. Their distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation, in-vitro propagation and production of metabolites through tissue culture are treated in detail. Special emphasis is laid on the potential of industrial in-vitro production of plant compounds of medical and pharmaceutical relevance using tissue culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642840739
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	02/09/2012
Series:	Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry , #15
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Pages:	502
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

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.