Plant Cell Biotechnology

The growth and consumption patterns of the world's population pose ever increasing demands on the supply of natural food products and natural medicine. This book describes methods and techniques for gaining highly productive cells and plants to produce secondary metabolites, enabling the production of plant products on an industrial scale independent of environmental influences and natural resources. The process technology used and its effects are discussed on the basis of their physical and chemical characteristcs, whereby the focus is always placed on the possible application.