Table of Contents

1. Introduction Part 1. Biology and Chemistry 2. Taxonomy and Botanical Description of the Genus Carum 3. Main Chemical Constituents of Carum 4. The Role of Light and Temperature in the Growth, Development and Active Agent Accumulation in Caraway and Related Species 5. Questions of the Generative Development in Caraway 6. Regulation of Essential Oil Formation in Caraway Part 2. Breeding and Cultivation 7. A Century of Breeding Caraway in The Netherlands 8. Production of Biennial Caraway for Seed and Essential Oil 9. Agrotechnology of Annual Caraway Production Part 3. Utilization 10. Alimentary, Culinary and Industrial Uses of Caraway 11. Pharmacological Uses and Toxicology of Caraway 12. Application of S-Carvone as a Potato Sprout Suppressant and Control Agent of Fungal Storage Diseases

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Eva Nemeth