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Aromatic Plants (Hardcover)
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Aromatic Plants (Hardcover)
Series: Horticulture Science Series, v. 1
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This book on 'Aromatic Plants' contains seven s. Introductory on
'History, importance and scope of aromatic plants' deals with the
importance of aromatic crops and their close association with human
health and beauty care from time immemorial. History of development
of cultivation and aroma based industries in different regions of
the world is described to emphasize their significance, scope and
role in increasing the quality of human life. Classification of
aromatic plants based on their climatic requirement, growth habit
and floral morphology elaborated in succeeding will be of great
interest to students, researchers and farmers. on 'Extraction of
aroma principles' describes traditional as well as modern
techniques employed for efficient extraction of volatile oils and
oleo-resins from different plants materials and equipments employed
for the purpose. Quality of oil is found to vary significantly with
ecotypes, season, time of collection, crop maturity and weather
conditions prevailing during the growth period, extraction method
and duration of extraction process. Conditions and duration of
storage also have a bearing on quality of essential oil. This
necessitates development and imposition of appropriate quality
standards in trade. These aspects are covered in fourth on 'Quality
assurance of essential oils'. Aromatic oils & their derivatives
and combinations occupy a covetable position in holistic medicines
such as aromatherapy. on 'Aromatherapy' details the use of
essential oils in human health care, techniques employed,
aromatherapy message, aromatic bath, facial care, hair care etc.
Information on aromatic oil's vide spread application to relieve
stress and rejuvenate body are also included. Sixth and seventh s
deal with major and other sources of aromatic oils. Under major
sources, 17 aromatic crops and under other sources, 25 crops and
discussed in detail. These s include the common name, botanical
name and synonyms if any and family, vernacular names, importance
and uses, habitat and distribution, agro technology, soil, climate,
season, land preparation, planting, seed rate and spacing manurial
and fertilizer recommendation, irrigation, weed control, pest
control, harvest, propagation techniques, herbal yield, extraction
and utilization, oil recovery, oil composition, properties of oil,
storage requirements etc.
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