This book highlights the advances in essential oil research, from the plant physiology perspective to large-scale production, including bioanalytical methods and industrial applications. The book is divided into 4 sections. The first one is focused on essential oil composition and why plants produce these compounds that have been used by humans since ancient times. Part 2 presents an update on the use of essential oils in various areas, including food and pharma industries as well as agriculture. In part 3 readers will find new trends in bioanalytical methods. Lastly, part 4 presents a number of approaches to increase essential oil production, such as in vitro and hairy root culture, metabolic engineering and biotechnology. Altogether, this volume offers a comprehensive look at what researchers have been doing over the last years to better understand these compounds and how to explore them for the benefit of the society.













Dr. Malik holds a doctoral degree in Plant Biotechnology from CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India. Her main area of research is plant secondary metabolites and genetic manipulation. After post-doctoral studies in Brazil, Czech Republic, and United Kingdom, Dr. Malik joined the Biological and Health Sciences Center at Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA, Brazil). She is a member of the graduate research program at UFMA and is actively involved in research, teaching and supervising students at graduate and undergraduate levels. At present, she is working as a visiting researcher at University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, Australia. She has published more than 30 research/review articles and book chapters. She is also an editorial board member and reviewer of many International Scientific Journals. Dr. Malik has published two other books with Springer: Biotechnology and Production of Anti-Cancer Compounds (2017) and Production of Plant Derived Natural Compounds Through Hairy Root Culture (2018).