Essential Oil Plants and Their Cultivation

Contents: Preface. I. Family Annonaceae: 1. Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata). II. Family burseraceae: 1. Linaloe (Bursera delpechiana). III. Family compositae: 1. Davana (Artemisia pallens). 2. German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). IV. Family geraniaceae: 1. Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens). V. Family gramineae: 1. Citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus and Cymbopogon nardus). 2. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus and Cymbopogon citratus). 3. Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinu). 4. Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides). VI. Family Labiatae: 1. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea). 2. French basil (Sweet basil) (Ocimum basilicum). 3. Lavender (Lavandula species). 4. Bergamot mint (Mentha citrata). 5. Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis). 6. Peppermint (Mentha piperita). 7. Spearmint (Mentha spicata). 8. Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin). 9. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). VII. Family lauraceae: 1. Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora). 2. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum). VIII. Family myrtaceae: 1. Clove (Syzygium aromaticum). 2. Eucalyptus (Euclayptus species). IX. Family rosaceae: 1. Jasmine (Jasminum gradiflorum). X. Family rosaceae: 1. Rose (Rosa damascena). XI. Family rutaceae: 1. Bergamot (Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia). XII. Family Santalaceae: 1. Sandalwood (Santalum album). XIII. Family umbelliferae: 1. Aniseed (Pinpinella anisum). 2. Caraway (Carum carvi). 3. Celery (Apium graveolens). 4. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum). 5. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum). 6. Dill (Anethum graveolens). 7. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). XIV. Family zingiberaceae: 1. Cardamon (Elletaria cardamonum). 2. Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Author index. Subject index.

From the preface: "Although, there are a number of books on chemistry and technology of essential oils, there are very few publications which deal with various agricultural aspects of these plants. With the increase in demand for essential oils, there has been considerable development in agrotechnology of these crops during the last 30 years and as such there was a need for a publication which deals with various aspects of agrotechnology, which includes genetics, agronomy, post-harvest techniques, etc. The present publication is an attempt to compile most of the data available on agricultural aspects of these plants in addition to origin, geographical distribution as well as present world production of these crops. An attempt has also been made to describe general chemistry as well as the present uses of these essential oils. As enough data are not available on a number of plants some of the information included in this manuscript are based on author's own experience in growing these plants for the last 25 years."

[Akhtar Husain is Emeritus Scientist and formerly Director, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow.]