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AGRICULTURE ISSUES AND POLICIES SERIES E O : A , A , SSENTIAL ILS RT GRICULTURE S , I CIENCE NDUSTRY AND E NTREPRENEURSHIP (A F OCUS ON THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION) No part of this digital document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means. The publisher has taken reasonable care in the preparation of this digital document, but makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of information contained herein. This digital document is sold with the clear understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, medical or any other professional services. AGRICULTURE ISSUES AND POLICIES SERIES Agriculture Issues & Policies, Volume I Agricultural Wastes Alexander Berk (Editor) Geoffrey S. Ashworth and Pablo Azevedo 2001. ISBN 1-56072-947-3 (Editors) 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60741-305-9 Agricultural Conservation Anthony G. Hargis (Editor) Soybean and Wheat Crops: Growth, 2009. ISBN 978-1-60692-273-6 Fertilization, and Yield Samuel Davies and George Evans Hired Farmworkers: Profile and Labor 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60741-173-4 Issues Phosphate Solubilizing Microbes for Rea S. Berube (Editor) Crop Improvement 2009. ISBN 978-1-60741-232-8 Mohammad Saghir Khan and Almas Zaidi (Editors) Environmental Services and Agriculture 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60876-112-8 Karl T. Poston (Editor) 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60741-053-9 Corn Crop Production: Growth, Fertilization and Yield Weeds: Management, Economic Arn T. Danforth Impacts and Biology 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60876-860-8 Rudolph V. Kingely (Editor) 2009 ISBN 978-1-60741-010-2 Sugar Beet Crops: Growth, Fertilization & Yield Effects of Liberalizing World Claus T. Hertsburg Agricultural Trade 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60741-491-9 Henrik J. Ehrstrom (Editor) 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60741-198-7 Essential Oils: Art, Agriculture, Science, Industry and Entrepreneurship Economic Impacts of Foreign-Source (A Focus on the Asia-Pacific region) Animal Disease Murray Hunter Jace R. Corder (Editor) 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60741-865-8 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60741-601-2 AGRICULTURE ISSUES AND POLICIES SERIES E O : A , A , SSENTIAL ILS RT GRICULTURE S , I CIENCE NDUSTRY AND E NTREPRENEURSHIP (A F OCUS ON A -P R ) THE SIA ACIFIC EGION MURRAY HUNTER Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York Copyright © 2009 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, electrostatic, magnetic, tape, mechanical photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the Publisher. 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(cid:212) New York In memory of my grandfather Leonard David Hunter (1911-1973) A self-made chemist A pioneer of essential oil based products in Australia A great entrepreneur and mentor to all CONTENTS Preface ix Acknowledgements xv Chapter 1 Introduction: The Development Issues 1 Chapter 2 The Nature of the Industry 41 Chapter 3 Current Essential Oil Production in the South-East Asia Pacific Region 89 Chapter 4 The Phyto-chemistry of Essential Oils 111 Chapter 5 The Extraction of Essential Oils 179 Chapter 6 Developing Essential Oils 213 Chapter 7 The Screening and Regulatory Process 233 Chapter 8 The Development Planning Process 285 Chapter 9 The Field Development Process 327 Chapter 10 The Organic Production of Essential Oils 453 Chapter 11 The Application of Essential Oils 517 Chapter 12 Enterprise Viability and New Crop Potential 695 Index 747