Mint : the genus Mentha /: the genus Mentha. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Brian M. Lawrence.
• Other Names: Lawrence, Brian M
• Contents: Ch. 1. Mentha : an overview of its classification and relationships / Arthur O. Tucker and Robert F.C. Naczi -- ch. 2. Anatomy, physiology, biosynthesis, molecular biology, tissue culture, and biotechnology of mint essential oil production / Massimo Maffei, Cinzia M. Bertea, and Marco Mucciarelli -- ch. 3. Commercial mint species grown in the United States / Mark A. Morris -- ch. 4. The cultivation of mints in India / S. Sushil Kumar, Shashi Pandey-Rai, and S.K. Rai -- ch. 5. Production of mints and mint oil in China / Wennuan Liu and Brian M. Lawrence -- ch. 6. The distillation of mint oils : history, current theory, and practice / E.F.K. Denny and Brian M. Lawrence -- ch. 7. The composition of commercially important mints / Brian M. Lawrence -- ch. 8. Oil composition of other mentha species and hybrids / Brian M. Lawrence -- ch. 9. North American mint oil industry : the production and quality control of mint and its commercially important isolates / Ross M. Sheldon. Ch. 10. Natural and synthetic menthol / Rudolph Hopp and Brian M. Lawrence -- ch. 11. The genuineness of mint oils / Brian M. Lawrence -- ch. 12. Biological and toxicological properties of mint oils and their major isolates: safety assessment / Johnnie R. Hayes, Mari S. Stavanja, and Brian M. Lawrence -- ch. 13. Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and constituents of mentha species / Stanley G. Deans -- ch. 14. Mentha : economic uses / Arthur O. Tucker.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (556 pages, [2] pages of plates), illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
• Subjects: 633.8/2; Mints (Plants); Mentha; Phytotherapy; Plant Preparations; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science; Mints (Plants); Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0849307791; 9780849307799; 9780849307980; 0849307988
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.