Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Taxonomy of Origanum L. (Lamiaceae)
(Tuncay Dirmenci, Turan Arabacı, Taner Özcan , Bryan Drew, Türker Yazıcı, Esra Martin and Ferhat Celep – Department of Biology Education, Necatibey Education Faculty, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir, Turkey, et al.)

Chapter 2. Pollen Morphology of Origanum L. (Lamiaceae)
(Sevcan Çelenk – Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, Aerobiology Laboratory, Nilüfer -Bursa-Turkey)

Chapter 3. Phylogeny, Biogeography and Character Evolution of Origanum L. (Lamiaceae)
(Ferhat Celep, Taner Özcan, Jeffrey P. Ros, Türker Yazıcı and Tuncay Dirmenci – Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey, et al.)

Chapter 4. Cultivation of Oregano
(Emine Bayram and Olcay Arabacı – Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, İzmir, Turkey, et al.)

Chapter 5. Secondary Metabolites of Origanum L. (Lamiaceae)
(Züleyha Özer, Ahmet C. Gören, Turgut Kılıç, Sema Çarıkçı, William Setzer and Tuncay Dirmenci – Department of Chemistry, Altinoluk Vocational School, Balikesir University, Edremit-Balikesir, Turkey, et al.)

Chapter 6. Biological Activities of Origanum L. (Lamiaceae)
(Sema Çarıkçı, Ahmet C. Gören, Turgut Kılıç, Züleyha Özer, Turan Arabacı, William N. Setzer and Tuncay Dirmenci – Vocational School, Izmir Democracy University, Izmir, Turkey, et al.)

Chapter 7. A Review on Traditional Uses, Pharmacology, Commercial and Economic Importance of Origanum L. (Lamiaceae)
(Selami Selvi, Rıdvan Polat and Zafer Füsun Ertuğ – Department of Plant and Animal Production, University of Balıkesir, Edremit, Balıkesir, Turkey, et al.)

Index