Economic Botany, 1/Ed.

ECONOMIC BOTANY, a branch of Botany, deals with the botany of different kinds of plants which are essential for wellbeing of mankind. This book has been written in simple and lucid language under Indian context to provide basic information about plants (i.e., crops) and their botanical des-cription, cultivation, processing and uses to the undergraduate science students of different universities of India. It is primarily meant to serve as a text book for the students and it attempts to provide readily information of the subject ‘Economic Botany’. It is hoped that this book will serve as a advanced text and reference book for Students, Teachers, Research workers, Extension workers and those are engaged in the production of different crops.