Preface -- Part 1. Essential oils composition and why plants produce them -- Chapter 1. Essential oils -- Chapter 2. Factors influencing the production and chemical composition of essential oil in aromatic plants from Brazil -- Chapter 3. Hedychium Essential Oils: Composition and Uses -- Chapter 4. The Essential Oils of the Burseraceae -- Part 2. Uses of essential oils in various industries -- Chapter 5. Essential oil of betel leaf (Piper betle L.): A novel addition to the world food sector -- Chapter 6. Artemisia annua and A. afra essential oils and their therapeutic potential -- Chapter 7. Outstanding Efficacy of Essential Oils Against Oral Pathogens -- Chapter 8. Chemical diversity and insecticidal and anti-tick activities of essential oils of plants from Northeast Brazil -- Part 3. Extraction and Bioanalytical Techniques -- Chapter 9. Adulteration Analysis in Essential Oils -- Chapter 10. Essential Oils from Pines: Chemistry and Applications -- Part 4. Strategies and Technologies for Essential Oil Production -- Chapter 11. Biotechnological approaches to increase essential oil yield and quality in aromatic plants: the Lavandula latifolia (Spike lavender) example. Past and recommendations for the future -- Chapter 12. The phytochemical composition, biological effects, and biotechnological pproaches to the production of high value essential oil from geranium -- Chapter 13. Biotechnological production of aromatic oils from plants -- Chapter 14. The role of biotechnology in essential oils production from non-herbaceous plants -- Chapter 15. Eremothecium oil biotechnology as a novel technology for the modern essential oil production -- Index.

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.