Eucalyptus, a genus of over 800 species, is a multicrop par excellence. Not only is it grown for timber, pulp and fuelwood but, as the Aborigines discovered thousands of years ago, it has numerous medicinal and aromatic properties. Since the first commercial distillation of eucalyptus oil 150 years ago, a vast array of eucalyptus-based products has entered the marketplace, mainly for pharmaceutical, fragrance and flavour use. This book provides a useful reference for all those with an interest in Eucalyptus - in academia and industry alike, for researchers aswell as producers, processors,...
Eucalyptus, a genus of over 800 species, is a multicrop par excellence. Not only is it grown for timber, pulp and fuelwood but, as the Aborigines disc...