Minor oil crops. Part I - Edible oils. Part II - Non-edible oils. Part III - Essential oils.
Axtell B. L., Fairman R. M.
: vii + 241 pp.
Abstract : This document is based on a literature search. The principles of oil extraction and (in part III) the distillation of essential oils are described. The three main parts of the document comprise monographs. Each monograph is divided into 4 sections: (1) General: giving details of common, botanical and local names, climatic requirements, main producing countries, oil yields and characteristics, and main crop uses; (2) Agricultural aspects (cultivation, harvesting period and harvesting method); (3) Postharvest treatment, preservation and storage; and (4) Processing (processing method, oil extraction, major fatty acid composition of the oil, local products and equipment). References are given at the end of each monograph and gaps in current knowledge are identified. At the end of each part, the known applications of the oils in that part are summarized. The crops covered by the three parts are as follows: Part I - Argania spp., avocados, Orbignya spp., Balanites spp., Shorea spp., Brazil nuts, Caryocar spp., cashews, Sapium sebiferum, Lagenaria siceraria, Cucurbita spp., Telfairia occidentalis, Luffa cylindrica [L. aegyptiaca], grapeseed, Madhuca spp., Schleichera trijuga, Macadamia spp., mango seed, Guizotia abyssinica, nutmeg, Perilla frutescens, Canarium ovatum, rice bran, Tetracarpidium conophorum, Jessenia spp., Butyrospermum parkii [Vitellaria paradoxa] and Camellia sasanqua (tea seed); Part II - Allanblackia spp., almonds, Hydnocarpus spp., Cuphea spp., Jatropha curcas, Pongamia glabra [P. pinnata], Melia azadirachta [Azadirachta indica], pawpaws, Dipteryx odorata, Aleurites spp. and Virola spp.; Part III - Melaleuca, Clausena anisata, Artemisia spp., Ferula spp., Chamomilla recutita, Hexastylis arifolia [Asarum sp.], Monarda fistulosa, Piper auritum, Melissa officinalis, Achillea millefolium, Aeolanthus gamwelliae and Pogostemon cablin.