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.
