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Medicinal and Aromatic plants of the world

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) have been valued by mankind as sources of food and medicine for centuries. They have been in use to cure diseases of people and their livestock in various cultures and old civilizations. They are used in the health care systems of a majority of world’s populations especially in developing countries, where herbal medicine has a long history of use. This theme deals with indigenous knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures that are used to maintain health.

• Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines In Africa

  Chinaza Godswill Awuchi, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Bushenyi, Uganda; Department of Healthcare Management, Unicaf University, Kampala, Uganda

• Important Medicinal Plants – Sudan

  Sakina Yagi, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan

  Ahmed Yagi, Department of Health Sciences, Khawarizimi International College, United Arab Emirates

• Important Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) - Eritrea

  Samrawit A. Woldai, Department of Biochemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

  Ezana Embaye Negash, Faculty of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

  Dawit G. Weldemariam, Hazhaz Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Asmara Eritrea

• Important Medicinal Plants Of Ethiopia: Uses, Knowledge Transfer and Conservation Practices

  Admasu Moges, Deparatment of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia

  Yohannes Moges, Department of Midewifery, College of Health Sciences, Institute of Medicine and Health sciences, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia

• Important Medicinal Plants - Morocco

  Ajebli Mohammed and Mohamed Eddouks, Team of Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Errachidia, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco

• Important Medicinal Plants - Bhutan

  Phurpa Wangchuk, Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns campus, Australia

• Important Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Nepal

  Khem Raj Bhattarai, Gorkha Ayurved Company Pvt. Ltd. Bagaincha Marga, Tahachal, Kathmandu, Nepal

  Suresh C Subedi, Arkansas Tech University, Arkansas, USA

• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Arabia and Iran

  Shahina A. Ghazanfar, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK

• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Turkey)

  Münir ÖZTÜRK, Botany Department, Science Faculty, Ege University, 35100-Bornova,İzmir-Turkey

  Ernaz ALTUNDAĞ, Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey

  Salih GÜCEL, Near East University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nicosia, Cyprus

• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Azerbaijan

  Naiba Mehtiyeva, Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Badamdar sh. 40, AZ1073, Baku, Azerbaijan

  Sevil Zeynalova, Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Badamdar sh. 40, AZ1073, Baku, Azerbaijan

• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Iberian Peninsula

  Inigo Uriarte-Pueyo, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology (Pharmacognosy Section), University of Navarra, Spain.

  Maria Isabel Calvo, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology (Pharmacognosy Section), University of Navarra, Spain.

  Rita Yolanda Cavero, Department of Plant Biology (Botany Section), University of Navarra, Spain.

• Herbal Medicines in the United Kingdom

  Shahina A. Ghazanfar, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK

• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Australia

  Ian E. Cock, Biomolecular and Physical Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.; Environmental Futures Centre, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.

• Fungal Endophytes In Ethnomedicinal Plants: The Gold Mine For Drug Discovery

  Mahendra Rai, Department of Biotechnology Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati- 44602Maharashtra India

  Aniket Gade, Department of Biotechnology Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati- 44602Maharashtra India

  Dnyaneshwar Rathod, Department of Biotechnology Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati- 44602Maharashtra India

  Avinash Ingle, Department of Biotechnology Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati- 44602Maharashtra India

• Phytochemistry And Pharmacological Properties of Arab Medicinal Plants

  Bashar Saad, Arab American University Jenin, Palestine, and Qasemi Research Center-Al-Qasemi Academic College, Israel

  Sameena Z.H. Haq, Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation, England, UK.

• Pharmacological And Nutritional Importance Of Artemisia

  Ali Esmail Al-Snafi, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thi qar University, Iraq

• Phytochemistry and Therapeutic Potential of Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

  Sayantani Chanda, Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

  T.V.Ramachandra, Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

• Phytochemistry Of Sapindus Mukorossi And Medicinal Properties

  D.K. Singh, Ex-Head, Department of Zoology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, U.P., India

  Devesh Pratap Singh, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, U.P., India

• Phytochemicals Of Bioactive Compounds Of Brassica Juncea (Brown Mustard) Seeds

  Odangowei Inetiminebi Ogidi, Department of Biochemistry, School of Applied Sciences, Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

• Phytochemical Studies on Portulaca Oleracea (Purslane) Plant

  Izuchukwu Azuka Okafor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

  Pan African University of Life and Earth Science (Including Health and Agriculture) Institute, PAULESI, Ibadan, Nigeria

• Phytochemistry of Chia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica), Berries and Medicinal Properties

  Tamsheel Fatima Roohi, KL Krishna and Seema Mehdi, JSS College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

• Phytochemistry of Olive-Leaf Extracts and Medicinal Properties

  Vlasios Goulas, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus

• Phytochemistry and Medicinal Properties of Centella Asiatica

  Md Munan Shaik, Associate Director of Biomolecular Science, Cedilla Therapeutics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.

  Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia 7003, Bangladesh.

  Mst Monira Khaton, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia 7003, Bangladesh.

  Department of Biotechnology, Framingham State University, Massachusetts, USA.

• The Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Nutritional Biochemistry and Uses of Some Common Medicinal Plants

  Chinaza Godswill Awuchi, Department of Physical Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda

  Hannington Twinomuhwezi, Department of Chemistry, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda

• Herbal Plants Used in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals and Their Advantages Over The Synthetic Counterparts

  Charu Gupta and Dhan Prakash, Amity Institute of Herbal Research & Studies, Amity University UP, India

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Processing, Quality, Safety, Authenticity, Nutritional and Health Aspects

  M. Antoniadou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Dentistry, Greece

  T.H. Varzakas, University of the Peloponnese, Dept. Food Science and Technology, Kalamata, Greece

• Several Important Medicinal Plants, Comparative Analysis of Bioactive Compounds of Total Phenolic and Flavonoids

  Oksana Sytar, Taras Shevchenko National university of Kyiv, Ukraine

• Phylogenetic Relationships Among Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) Cultivars

  Nadia Haider, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, AECS, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria

• A Traditional Approach to Manage Depression - Emphasizing on Medicinal Herbs and Phytochemicals as Anti Depressants

  Seema Mehdi, K.L. Krishna, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

  Kishor M, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

• Classification of Fruit and Vegetable Crops of Plant Families

  Bal Krishna Joshi, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

• Terminalia Arjuna: A Potential Source of Nutraceuticals Cum Therapeutic Agent

  Mousumi Mitra, Department. of Human Physiology (PG), Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), Midnapore-721102, West Bengal, India

  Dilip Kumar Nandi, Department. of Human Physiology(PG), BMLT and Food Science and Nutrition, Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), Midnapore- 721102, West Bengal, India

• Fenugreek Nutraceutical Properties and Utilization in Various Food Products

  Sajad Ahmad Wani, Division of Food Science & Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology-Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir 190 025 India

  H.R. Naik, Division of Food Science & Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology-Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir 190 025 India

  Tariq Ahmad Ganie, Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, India

  B. N. Dar, Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, India

  Mohamed S. Elshikh, Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Diversity in Shifting Cultivation System and Crop Species

  Dileep Kumar Pandey, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Arunachal Pradesh, India

  Shantanu Kumar Dubey, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Uttar Pradesh, India

• Thermodynamics and Biological Systems

  Yaşar Demirel, University of Nebraska Lincoln. Lincoln, Nebraska U.S.A.

• Upcoming Chapters

  Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds for Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases in Africa

  Chinaza Godswill Awuchi, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Bushenyi, Uganda; Department of Healthcare Management, Unicaf University, Kampala, Uganda

• Medicinal And Aromatic Plants – Portugal

  Ana Maria Barata, Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB, I.P.), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA), Braga, Portugal

  Filomena Rocha, Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB, I.P.), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA), Braga, Portugal

  Violeta Lopes, Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB, I.P.), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA), Braga, Portugal

  Eliseu Bettencourt, Genetic Resources, Ecophysiology and Plant Breeding Unit, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB, I.P.), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA), Oeiras, Portugal

  A. Cristina Figueiredo, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Centro Biotecnologia Vegetal, Lisboa, Portugal

• Important Medicinal Plants of Argentina

  Julio Alberto Zygadlo, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET). Argentina.

  María Paula Zunino, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET). Argentina.

  Andrés Ponce, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Fisiología Humana; Universidad Nacional de la Rioja, Cátedra de Fisiología Humana. Argentina.

  Virginia Lara Usseglio, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET). Argentina.

• Important Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Barbados

  Tatijana Vujicic, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, St. Michael, Barbados

  Damian Cohall, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, St. Michael, Barbados

• The Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants Used by Native Americans

  William N. Setzer, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA

  Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA

• Industrial Uses of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

  María Paz Arraiza, Department of Forest Engineering, Technical School of Forestry Engineering (ETSI Montes), Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain

  José Luis de Pedro, Department of Forest Engineering, Technical School of Forestry Engineering (ETSI Montes), Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain

• Phytochemistry, Medicinal Properties, Bioactive Compounds and Therapeutic Potential of The Genus Combretum (Combretaceae)

  Ian E Cock, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  Matthew J Cheesman and Gagan Tiwana, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia

• Phyto Chemistry of Millets and Few Staple Cereals

  Dr. Maneesha Singh, School of Agricultural Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Pathri Bagh, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

• Phytochemistry of Kale, Bioactive Compounds, Nutritional and Anti-Nutritional Factors and Medicinal Properties

  Neela Satheesh, Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha, India

  Debanjana Debnath, Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha, India

• Phytochemistry of Phaleria Macrocarpa (Thymelaceae), Medicinal and Therapeutic Potential

  Oluwaseun Ruth Alara and Nour Hamid Abdurahman, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300, Kuantan, Malaysia

  John Adewole Alara, Primary Health Centre (PHC), Surulere Local Government, 210, Iresa-Adu, Oyo State, Nigeria

• Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Therapeutic Potentials of Commiphora Myrrha

  Wajhul Qamar, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Mohd Aftab Alam, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Phytochemistry of Andrographis Paniculata (Burm. F.) Wall. Ex Nees

  Nandan Sarkar and Bitasta Mandal, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Medical Sciences, Adamas University, Barasat, West Bengal, India

  Yadu Nandan Dey, Department of Pharmacology, Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, West Bengal, India

• Phytochemistry of Jamun (Syzygium Cumini, Myrtaceae) and Medicinal Properties

  Ganesh Chandra Jagetia, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796004, India; 10 Maharan Pratap Colony, Sector-13, Hiran Magri, Udaipur 313 002, India

• Phytochemistry of Opuntia Ficus-Indica, Antioxidants and Nutritional Value

  Imen Belhadj Slimen, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, Menzah 1, Tunis, Tunisia

  Bochra Bejaoui, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Jarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia

  Taha Najar, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, Menzah 1, Tunis, Tunisia

  Abderrabba Manef, Preparatory Institute for Scientific and Technical Studies, La Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia

• Biochemistry and Phytochemistry Of Triphala, Three Medicinal Fruits, Medicinal Properties, Bioactive Compounds and Therapeutic Potential

  Pankaj Singh, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya-224001, India

  Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center 68 HaMacabim Road, Rishon Lezion 7505101, Israel

  Ram Lakhan Singh, Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya-224001, India; Present Address: Nilamber-Pitamber University, Medininagar-822101, Jharkhand, India

• Phenolic and Antioxidant Activity in Asian Vegetables

  Vivek Saurabh, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Bihar Agricultural University, Bihar, India

  Charanjit Kaur, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

  Manoj Kumar, ICAR – Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, India

• Conservation, Functional Ecology and Climate Change in Relation to Endangered, Endemic Medicinal Plants Of Kashmir Himalaya

  Aabid Hussain Mir, GDC Verinag, Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir India

• Classification and Functional Properties of Flavonoids (Phenols, Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Anthocyanin, Proanthocyanidins, Tannins, and Chalcones)

  A. D. Diwan, MGM Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) University, Aurangabad-431003, Maharashtra State, India

  S. N. Harke, MGM Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) University, Aurangabad-431003, Maharashtra State, India

  Archana N. Panche, Novo Nordisk Centre for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, B220 Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark

• Dogroses (Rosa Sect. Caninae L.), Old Medicinal Plants With A Large Potential – A Review

  Hilde Nybom, Department for Plant Beeding and Biotechnology-Balsgård, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Fjälkestadsvägen 459, SE 29194 Kristianstad, Sweden

  Gun Werlemark, Department for Plant Beeding and Biotechnology-Balsgård, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Fjälkestadsvägen 459, SE 29194 Kristianstad, Sweden

• Botany, Uses, Phytochemistry and Medicinal Properties of Selected Apocynaceae Species

  Eric W.C. Chan, Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  Siu Kuin Wong, Xiamen University Malaysia, Bandar Sunsuria, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia

  Hung Tuck Chan, Secretariat, International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, University of the Ryukyus,Okinawa, Japan

• Therapeutic Potential and Phytochemistry of Natural Herbals of Family Lamiaceae: Ocimum Sanctum L. and Ocimum Basilicum

  Lata Rana, Department of Chemistry, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital 263001, India

  Geeta Tewari, Department of Chemistry, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital 263001, India

  Deepshekha Punetha, Delma Laboratory for Soil & Construction Material Inspection L. L. C. Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

  Mamta Bisht, Department of Chemistry, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital 263001, India

  Department of Chemistry, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India

  Geetanjali Upadhyay, Department of Botany, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital 263001, India

  Chitra Pande, Department of Chemistry, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital 263001, India

  Lalit M. Tewari, Department of Botany, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital 263001, India

• Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-9 Fatty Acids: Sources, Metabolism And Supplements

  Artemis P. Simopoulos, MD, The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

• AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Intracellular Signaling in Health and Disease

  Mentor Sopjani, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Prishtina, Str. Bulevardi i Dëshmorëve, p. n. 10 000, Prishtina, Kosova

  Miribane Dërmaku-Sopjani, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Prishtina, Str. Rr. “Nëna Terezë” p. n. 10 000 p. n., Prishtina, Kosova

• Āyurveda And Modern Health Science Collaboration - The Emergence of a New Paradigm

  Antonio Morandi, Ayurvedic Point, Corso Sempione, 63 - 20149 Milan – Italy

  Carmen Tosto, Ayurvedic Point, Corso Sempione, 63 - 20149 Milan – Italy

• Physical Therapy In Āyurveda

  Carmen Tosto, Ayurvedic Point, Corso Sempione, 63 - 20149 Milan – Italy

  Antonio Morandi, Ayurvedic Point, Corso Sempione, 63 - 20149 Milan – Italy

• Technical and Practical Aspects of Materials Used in Ayurvedic Physical Treatments

  Carmen Tosto, Ayurvedic Point, Corso Sempione, 63 - 20149 Milan – Italy

  Antonio Morandi, Ayurvedic Point, Corso Sempione, 63 - 20149 Milan – Italy

• Important Vegetable Crops – Plant Family: Apiaceae, Amarylidaceae , Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, Gramineae, Liliaceae, Solanaceae,Umbelliferae, Rosaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Davidsoniaceae

  Hector Valenzuela, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA

• Brassicaceae: Broccoli, Cabbage, and Others

  Megumu Takahashi, Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO, 3-1-1 Kannondai,　Tsukuba, 3058519, Japan

  Etsuko Itabashi, Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO, 360 Kusawa, Ano, Tsu 5142392, Japan

  Hasan Mehraj, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho Nada-ku, Kobe, 6578501 Japan

  Ryo Fujimoto, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho Nada-ku, Kobe, 6578501 Japan

• Cucurbitaceae Crops: Cucumber

  Hector R. Valenzuela, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa 3190 Maile Way No. 307, Honolulu, HI 96822

• Cucurbits: Pumpkins or ‘Winter Squash’ in The Genus Cucurbita

  Rita Mércia E. Borges, Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

  Maria Auxiliadora C. de Lima, Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

  Tiago C. da Costa-Lima, Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

• Cucurbitaceae Crops: Melons

  Harshawardhan Choudhary, Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012

  K. Padmanabha, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

  Hector Valenzuela, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa 3190 Maile Way No. 307, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A.

• Vegetable Crops of The Fabaceae Family

  Andreas W. Ebert, World Vegetable Center, 60 Yi-Min Liao, Shanhua, Tainan 74151, Taiwan; current address: 73529 Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

• Solanaceae: Pepper

  Manoj Kumar Nalla, World Vegetable Center, South and Central Asia Regional Office, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India 502324

  Derek W. Barchenger, World Vegetable Center, Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan 74151

• Solanaceae: Tomato

  Hector R. Valenzuela, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa 3190 Maile Way No. 107, Honolulu, HI 96822

• Important Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Japan

  Maiko Inoue, Specified Nonprofit Corporation of Horticulture Therapy and Zen, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

• Important Medicinal Plants- Bangladesh

  A.N.M. Alamgir, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of The Kenya Maasai

  Jedidah Nankaya, School of Natural Resources, Tourism and Hospitality, Maasai Mara University, Kenya

  Anil Kumar, School of Pure, Applied, and Health Sciences, Maasai Mara University, Kenya

  Henrik Balslev, Department of Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity Aarhus University, Denmark

• Important Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Algeria Chiral Essential Oils In Medicinal Chemistry

  Khaled Sekkoum, Bioactive Molecules & Chiral Separation Laboratory, University of TM Bechar, Bechar, 08000, Algeria

  Nasser Belboukhari,Bioactive Molecules & Chiral Separation Laboratory, University of TM Bechar, Bechar, 08000, Algeria

• Beneficial Health Effects of Lupeol Triterpene and its medicinal properties

  Hifzur R Siddique and Homa Fatma, Molecular Cancer Genetics & Translational Research Laboratory, Section of Genetics, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, UP, India

Phylogenetic Tree of Life

• Phylogenetic Tree of Life

  Michel Laurin, CR2P (UMR 7207), CNRS/MNHN/SU, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

• The Protist

  Sina M. Adl, 51 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Agricultural Sciences

• Feed Production Constraints, Climate Resilience and Livestock Production

  Veerasamy Sejian, Centre for Climate Resilient Animal Adaptation Studies, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, ICAR, Karnataka, India

  Raghavendra Bhatta, Centre for Climate Resilient Animal Adaptation Studies, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, ICAR, Karnataka, India

  John B Gaughan, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia

  Frank R Dunshea, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

  Faculty of Biological Sciences, The University of Leeds, United Kingdom

  Nicola Lacetera, Department of Agriculture and Forest Science, University of Tuscia, Italy

  Rattan Lal, Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

Solar Co-generation of Electricity and Water, Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems

• Exergo-Economics of Desalination Systems

  Muhammad Ahmad Jamila and Muhammad Wakil Shahzada, Mechanical and Construction Engineering Department, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK

  Syed Muhammad Zubairb, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

  Researcher at K.A.CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

• Plant Availability of Seawater Desalination on Membrane Technology and Biotechnology

  Masaru Kurihara, Toray Industries, Inc., 3-2-1 Sonoyama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0842, Japan

  Hiromu Takeuchi, Toray Industries, Inc., 2-1-1 Nihonbashi-muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8666, Japan

• Assessment of Desalination Technologies: Correction to The Tunnel Vision Basis of Energy Efficiency to A Holistic view of Sustainability

  Adil Al Radif, 124 Plum Tree Circle, Markham, Ontario, L6C 1W1, Canada

  Darwish Al Qubaisi, Ganti Prasada Rao and A. Woldai, International Center for Water and Energy Systems (ICWES) Abu Dhabi, UAE

• Energy and Exergy Performance Analysis of an Evacuated Multi-Stage Solar Water Desalination System

  H. Sharon, P. Venkata Sai, K.S. Reddy, Heat Transfer and Thermal Power Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

• Direct-Contact Dehumidification As A Sustainable Fresh Water Production Technique: A Review

  Abubaker Sayed Omer, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University

  Abdulrahim M. Al-Ismaili, Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University

  Nasser A. Al-Azri, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University

• Wetting Phenomena In Membrane Distillation For Seawater Desalination

  Mohammad Rezaei, Institute of Process Engineering, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

  Marek Gryta, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland

  Muhammad R. Bilad, Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

  Alba Ruiz-Aguirre, Plataforma Solar de Almería – CIEMAT, Spain

  Hamid Fattahi Juybari, Birck Nanotechnology Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA; School of Materials and Advanced Processes Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

  Jianhua Zhang, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Australia

  Lebea N. Nthunya, Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Material Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

  Patrick Loulergue, Univ Rennes 1, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) – UMR 6226, France

  Mark W. Hlawitschka, Institute of Process Engineering, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

• A Perspective of Thermal Type Desalination: Technology, Current Development, and Thermodynamics Analysis

  Zohreh Rahimi-Ahar and Mohammad Sadegh Hatamipour, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, I.R.Iran

• MED Desalination- Modelling, Design and Optimization

  Anwar O. Binamer, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancements of Sciences (KFAS), Research Directorate, Kuwait

• Comparison of Optimization of Multicolor and Four-Color Photothermal Power Plants In The Solar System

  Viorel Badescu, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania and Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

• Thermodynamics of Photovoltaic and Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems and Determination of Their Energy and Exergy Efficiencies

  Rahul Rawat, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, New Delhi, India

• Large Scale MSF and MED Thermodynamic Modeling and Design

  Mohamed A. Sharaf Eldean, Suez University, Suez, Egypt

  Abdelnasser Mabrouk, Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar

  A. M. Soliman, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom Saudi Arabia

  Hassan E.S. Fath, E-JUST Egypt–Japan University of Science & Technology, Alexandria, Egypt

• Desalination By Forward Osmosis: Failure, Success, and Future Expectations

  Ibrar Ibrar, Daoud Khanafer, Sudesh Yadav, Salam Bakly, Jamshed Ali Khan, and Ali Altaee, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway, Australia

• The State of Desalination and Brine Production

  Edward R. Jones, Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  Manzoor Qadir, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Hamilton, Canada

• Thermodynamic Modelling of Hybrid Adsorption and Absorption Desalination Systems

  V Baiju, Energy Research Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam,Kerala, India

  P Abhishek, Research scholar, A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India

• Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes

  Ryszard (Richard) Petela, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Exergy of Solar Radiation

  Ryszard (Richard) Petela, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Simulation of Solar Thermal Power Plants

  Jayanta Kumar Nayak and Anish Modi, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Maharashtra, India

• Review and Assessment of Sustainable Limits to The Global Solar Electric Potential

  Iñigo Capellán-Pérez, Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, University of Valladolid, Paseo del Cauce s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.

  Carlos de Castro, Research Group on Energy, Economy and System Dynamics, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, University of Valladolid, Paseo del Cauce s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
  Department of Applied Physics, Escuela de Arquitectura, University of Valladolid, Av Salamanca, 18, 47014 Valladolid, Spain.

• Desalination in The Arabian Gulf, Risks and Threats

  Evan K. Paleologos, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

• Upcoming Chapters

  Thermal Design and Mechanical Stresses of Molten Salt Solar Power Towers

  M. R. Rodríguez-Sánchez, M. Laporte-Azcué and P. A. González-Gómez, Energy Systems Engineering Group (ISE), Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid, Av. Universidad 30, 28911, Leganés.

• Heliostat Development

  Andreas Pfahl, Institute of Solar Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

• Salt and Water Transport in Reverse Osmosis and Biofouling

  Haleema Saleem, UNESCO Chair in Desalination and Water Treatment, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

  Syed Javaid Zaidi, UNESCO Chair in Desalination and Water Treatment, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

• Seawater Desalination Membranes and Experience of Seawater Reverse Osmosis Technology in Qatar

  Haleema Saleem, Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

  Syed Javaid Zaidi, Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

• Overall Performance Assessment of an Integrated Solar Power Plant - Energy, Exergy and Exergo-Economic Analysis

  Ahmet Z. Sahin and Kehinde G. Ismaila, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

• Critical Review Of Solar Power Systems (CSP): Solar Tower (ST) Systems Versus Parabolic Trough (PT) Systems

  Huseyin Murat Cekirge, Mechanical Engineering, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, USA & Mechanical Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, USA

  Serdar Eser Erturan, Mechanical Engineering, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, USA

  Richard Stanley Thorsen, Mechanical Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, USA

• Thermodynamics, Exergy, and Energy Efficiency of Cogeneration

  P.L. Dhar, Ex Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, INDIA

• Evolution of Energy Optimization in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants Using Energy Recovery Devices

  Baltasar Peñate Suárez and Juan A. de la Fuente, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias - Water Department. Playa de Pozo Izquierdo s/n, 35119 Las Palmas, Spain

  Federico León Zerpa, Process Engineering, Department. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Campus de Tafira s/n, 35017 Las Palmas, Spain