This book, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants IX, like the previous eight volumes published in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1995, is unique in its approach. It comprises twenty-four chapters dealing with the distribution, importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Agave, Anthemis, Aralia, Blackstonia, Catha, Catharanthus, Cephalocereus, Clerodendron, Coronilla, Gloeophyllum, Liquidambar, Marchantia, Mentha, Onosma, Paeonia, Parthenium, Petunia, Phyllanthus, Populus, Portulaca, Sandersonia, Serratula, Scoparia, and Thapsia. It is tailored to the needs of advanced students, teachers, and research scientists in the field of pharmacy, plant tissue culture, phytochemistry, biochemical engineering, and plant biotechnology in general.

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.