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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.
List 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.
