Agarwood Science Behind the Fragrance
This book gives readers new information to understand the mechanism of agarwood induction and therefore eradicate the myths surrounding agarwood formation. One of the challenges in conserving agarwood resources is species identification. In this book, tax
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Rozi Mohamed Editor
Agarwood Science Behind the Fragrance
Tropical Forestry Series editor Michael Köhl Hamburg, Germany
Tropical forests are disappearing with dramatic speed. The causes of destruction of tropical forests are extremely complex and differ not only country by country, but also due to economic, political and social factors. The series Tropical Forestry publishes volumes on relevant disciplines which are essential for successful and sustainable forestry activities. It is addressed to forestry professionals, natural resource managers and all those who are interested in the restoration, conservation and management of tropical forestry resources in academia and in the corporate world.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5439
Rozi Mohamed Editor
Agarwood Science Behind the Fragrance
Editor Rozi Mohamed Universiti Putra Malaysia Department of Forest Management UPM Serdang Malaysia
ISSN 1614-9785 Tropical Forestry ISBN 978-981-10-0832-0 ISBN 978-981-10-0833-7 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0833-7
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Preface
Agarwood is the contemporary name given to this fragrant natural product from trees of the Thymelaeaceae family, the most widespread being Aquilaria. This ancient product has provided a great sense of appreciation to humankind in many ways, from incenses used in rituals by different societies around the world to traditional medicines and fragrances. In modern days, agarwood still performs its long acclaimed services but with a renewed interest as it gains popularity in cosmetics and medicine manufacturing. Being heavily sourced from the wild, agarwood resources are quickly depleting due to habitat demolition and destructive
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