214 Pages
by
CRC Press
195 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Caraway, the seventh volume in the series Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles, collects together all of the existing information in connection with the biology, chemistry, agrotechnology and utilization of the plant genus Carum. After an overview on all Carum species, it deals mainly with th most important species Carum carvi L. The scientific and economic significance of the genus... Read more
1. Introduction Part 1. Biology and Chemistry 2. Taxonomy and Botanical Description of the Genus Carum 3. Main Chemical Constituents of Carum 4. The Role of Light and Temperature in the Growth, Development and Active Agent Accumulation in Caraway and Related Species 5. Questions of the Generative Development in Caraway 6. Regulation of Essential Oil Formation in Caraway Part 2. Breeding and Cultivation 7. A Century of Breeding Caraway in The Netherlands 8. Production of Biennial Caraway for Seed and Essential Oil 9. Agrotechnology of Annual Caraway Production Part 3. Utilization 10. Alimentary, Culinary and Industrial Uses of Caraway 11. Pharmacological Uses and Toxicology of Caraway 12. Application of S-Carvone as a Potato Sprout Suppressant and Control Agent of Fungal Storage Diseases
Biography
Eva Nemeth
