Comprising 26 chapters, this volume deals with the genetic transformation of medicinal plants. It describes methods to obtain plants resistant to insects, diseases, herbicides, and plants with an increased production of compounds of medicinal and pharmaceutical importance. The plant species included are
Ajuga reptans
,
Anthemis nobilis
Astragalus
spp.,
Atropa
belladonna
Catharanthus roseus
Datura
Duboisia
leichhardtii
Fagopyrum
Glycyrrhiza
uralensis
Lobelia
Papaver
somniferum
Panax
ginseng
Peganum
hamala
Perezia
Pimpinella
anisum
Phyllanthus
niruri
Salvia
miltiorrhiza
Scoparia dulcis
Scutellaria
baicalesis
Serratula
tinctoria
Solanum aculeatissimum
Solanum
commersonii
Swainsona galegifolia
, tobacco, and
Vinca
minor
.
The book is of special interest to advanced students, teachers, and researchers in the fields of pharmacy, plant tissue culture, phyhemistry, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and plant biotechnology in general.