Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. Medicinal plants / (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Ram J. Singh.
• Other Names: Singh, Ram J
• Contents: Front Cover; Preface; The Editor; Contributors; Abbreviations; Contents; Chapter 1: Landmark Research in Medicinal Plants; Chapter 2: Medicinal Plants-Nature's Pharmacy; Chapter 3: Indian Traditional and Ethno Medicines from Antiquity to Modern Drug Development; Chapter 4: Medicinal Fruit Trees of Southeast Asia; Chapter 5: Medicinal Plants of China; Chapter 6: Medicinal Plants of the Middle East; Chapter 7: An Overview of the Medicinal Plants of Turkey; Chapter 8: An Overview of the Ethnobotany of Turkmenistan and Use of Juniperus turcomanica in Phytotherapy. Chapter 9: Medicinal Plants of GhanaChapter 10: Medicinal Plants of Australia: Melaleuca alternifolia for the Production of Tea Tree Oil; Chapter 11: Medicinal Plants of New South Wales, Australia; Chapter 12: Medicinal Properties of Legumes; Chapter 13: Artemisia spp.; Chapter 14: Poppy: Utilization and Genetic Resources; Chapter 15: Ginger; Chapter 16: Turmeric; Chapter 17: Ginseng; Chapter 18: Tea; Chapter 19: Coffee (Coffea spp.); Chapter 20: Yacon (Asteraceae; Smallanthus sonchifolius); Chapter 21: Mint. Chapter 22: Plantago ovata: Cultivation, Genomics, Chemistry, and Therapeutic ApplicationsChapter 23: Christmas Candle Senna: An Ornamental and a Pharmaceutical Plant; Chapter 24: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.); Chapter 25: Aloe vera; Chapter 26: Stevia rebaudiana-A Natural Substitute for Sugar; Chapter 27: Ipecac-Carapichea ipecacuanha; Chapter 28: Myrtus communis: Phytotherapy in the Mediterranean; Chapter 29: Licorice (Glycyrrhiza species); Chapter 30: Applications of Biotechnology and Molecular Markers in Botanical Drug Standardization and Quality Assurance; Appendix.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 989 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 581.6/34; Medicinal plants -- Genetic engineering; Medicinal plants -- Breeding; Crop improvement; Crop improvement; Medicinal plants -- Breeding; Medicinal plants -- Genetic engineering; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420073867; 1420073869
• Related ISBNs: 9781420073843
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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