Volatile Oil Crops: Their Biology, Biochemistry and Production

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