Das Buch befaßt sich mit biotechnologischen Methoden zur Vermehrung verschiedener Arznei- und Aromapflanzen, wie z.B. Agave, Minze, Petunie und Pappel, sowie der Produktion von pharmazeutisch verwertbaren Inhaltsstoffen in der Gewebekultur.

I Agave amaniensis Trel & Nowell: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Phytosteroids

II Anthemis nobilis L. (Roman Chamomile): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Essential Oils
III Aralia cordata Thunb. : In Vitro Culture and the Production of Anthocyanins
IV Blackstonia perfoliata (L. ) Hudson (Yellow Wort): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Gentiopicroside and Other Secondary Metabolites
V Catha edulis (Khat): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Cathinone and Other Secondary Metabolites
VI Catharanthus roseus (V inca rosea): In Vitro Production of Brassinosteroids
VII Cephalocereus senilis (Old-Man-Cactus): In Vitro Culture and the Elicitation of Flavonoids
VIII Clerodendron trichotomum Thunb. : Blue Pigment Production for Food Color
IX Coronilla Species: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Coumarin Compounds
X Gloeophyllum odoratum (Brown Rot Fungus): In Vitro Culture, Growth, and Production of Volatiles, Sterols, and Triterpenes
XI Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Tannins and Other Phenolic Compounds
XII Marchantia polymorpha (Liverwort): Culture and Production of Metabolites
XIII Mentha Species (Mints): In Vitro Culture and Production of Lower Terpenoids and Pigments
XIV Onosma paniculatum: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Purple-Red Pigment
XV Paeonia Species: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Triterpenes
XVI Parthenium argentatum Gray (Guayule): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Rubber and Other Secondary Metabolites
XVII Petunia hybrida: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Anthocyanins and Other Secondary Metabolites
XVIII Phyllanthus Species: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites
XIX Populus Species (Poplars): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Anthocyanins
XX Portulaca grandiflora Hook. and P. oleracea L. : Formation of Betalains and Unsaturated Fatty Acids
XXI Sandersonia aurantiaca Hook. (Christmas Bells): Micropropagation and in Vitro Production of Colchicine
XXII Scoparia dulcis L. (Sweet Broomweed): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Diterpenoids and Other Secondary Metabolites
XXIII Serratula tinctoria L. (Dyer's Savory): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Ecdysteroids and Other Secondary Metabolites
XXIV Thapsia garganica L. : In Vitro Culture, Somatic Embryogenesis, and the Production of Thapsigargins.