Mint by Brian M Lawrence
Presents an in-depth look at the genus Mentha, providing information on its history, production, chemical constituents, market trends, and medicinal and nutritional uses. This book covers the complex aspects of the cultivation, processing, and quality assessment of the different types of mint.
"This chapter does provide an excellent overview of the characters and states used taxonomically in the genus and includes extensive lists of synonymy and holotype repositories for the taxa accepted… interesting account of the biochemistry and physiology of essential oil production and micropropagation techniques. The summary of micropropagation methods would be useful to those interested in commercial production. … you will find an impressive, well-referenced, page-by-page listing of the various substances that have been found in these plants. … there is plenty of information with numerous references provided."
— Don Les, University of Connecticut, Stoors in Plant Science Bulletin 54(1) 2008
"The volume, presenting an in-depth look at the genus, providing information on its history, production, chemical constituents, market trends, and medicinal and nutritional uses, is an invaluable resource for all those actively engaged in the research, cultivation, marketing, or product development of mint."
– Cinzia Silori, In Advances in Horticultural Science, 2008, No. 3
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780849307799 |
| ISBN 10 | 0849307791 |
| Title | Mint |
| Author | Brian M Lawrence |
| Series | Medicinal And Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Year published | 2006-12-13 |
| Number of pages | 598 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |