Tea Tree: The Genus MelaleucaIan Southwell, Robert Lowe An up-to-date review of this popular medicinal plant genus, this book will be of interest to all those concerned with the study and use of medicinal plants and provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of the status of tea tree. |
Contents
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Behind the Names The Botany of Tea Tree Cajuput and Niaouli | 11 |
Tea Tree Constituents | 29 |
Cultivation of Tea Tree | 63 |
Weed Management in Tea Tree Plantations | 81 |
Insect Pests of Tea Tree Can Plantation Pests be Managed? | 97 |
Biomass and Oil Production of Tea Tree | 109 |
Tea Tree Breeding | 135 |
Toxicology of Tea Tree Oil | 191 |
Tea Tree Oil in Cosmeceuticals From Head to Toe | 203 |
Formulating for Effect | 207 |
Tea Tree Oil Marketing Trends | 213 |
Cajuput Oil | 221 |
Melaleuca Quinquenervia Cavanilles ST Blake Niaouli | 237 |
Potentially Commercial Melaleucas | 247 |
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