This series ofbooks on the biotechnology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants provides a survey of the literature focusing on recent information and the state of the art in tissue culture and the in vitro production of secondary metabolites. This book, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VIII, like the previous seven volumes published in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1994, is unique in its approach. It comprises 26 chapters dealing with the distribution, importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Achillea, Anethum, Aquilaria, Arnica, Aspergillus, Astragalus, Catalpa, Chelidonium, Eremo- phila, Eucalyptus, Eucommia, Geranium, Heterocentron, Hypericum, Maclura, Morinda, Mortierella, Nicotiana, Phaseolus, Pinellia, Piqueria, Psorales, Rhodiola, Sanguisorba, Valeriana, and Vancouveria. This book is tailored to the needs of advanced students, teachers, and research scientists in the field of pharmacy, plant tissue culture, phytochemistry, biochemical engineering, and plant biotechnology in general. New Delhi, July 1995 Professor Y. P. S. BAJAJ Series Editor Contents I Achillea millefolium L. ssp. millefolium (Yarrow): In Vitro Culture and Production of Essential Oils A. C. FIGUEIREDO, M. S. S. PAIS, and J. J. c. SCHEFFER (With 9 Figures) 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 In Vitro Culture Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Ultrastructural Study of the Glandular Trichomes and Cell Suspension Cultures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 Composition of the Essential Oils of A. millefolium In Vivo and In Vitro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 Summary and Conc1usion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 II Anethum graveolens L.
| Author: Professor Dr y. P. S. Bajaj |
| Publisher: Springer |
| Publication Date: Nov 17, 1995 |
| Number of Pages: 476 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 3540582983 |
| ISBN-13: 9783540582984 |
