In this essential book, researchers from large and small laboratories and institutions throughout Europe and the Mediterranean region explore recent developments in the selection and breeding of aromatic and medicinal plants. They take varied approaches – from traditional breeding to the use of molecular markers-and complement them with up-to-date information on biodiversity and resource conservation as well as economic, ethical, and legal considerations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chlodwig Franz
Chlodwig Franz is Full Professor, Head of the Department of Applied Botany and Vice Chancellor (Research) of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria. For more than 30 years, he has devoted his professional life to research and teaching on medicinal and aromatic plants. He established the Division of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research at the Technical University of Munich in 1978. Professor Franz’s main research interests include biodiversity, plant breeding, and genetics with a special emphasis on secondary substances; the domestication of wild crafted plants from Europe, tropical, and subtropical countries; the development of quality assurance systems (GAP-guidelines); and the use of herbs in animal husbandry. He holds leading positions in several scientific societies and has been the organizer of a number of international meetings, including the 1st ISHS Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Munich 1977.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Christopher B. Johnson
Christopher B. Johnson is Senior Research Associate at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece, and Lecturer in plant physiology and biochemistry at the University of Reading, UK. Dr. Johnson has been a member of the Department of Natural Products and Biotechnology at MAICH since 1997. His main research interests include plant photoreceptors and their modes of action, photo control of gene expression, control of nitrate reduction in higher plants, and environmental control of secondary product information in aromatic plants. Dr. Johnson’s current research projects include a study on the potential for extracting antioxidants from rosemary and other aromatic plants for the food and pharmaceutical industry.
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