Economic Botany in the Tropics 4/e

by S.L. Kochhar

About the Book: Economic Botany in the Tropics This highly acclaimed text is aimed at students pursuing diploma, degree and post-graduation in Agriculture, Horticulture and Botany. It can be used both as a main text and a major reference work. It will also be of interest to food scientists, nutritionists and pharmacologists. The fourth (30th Anniversary) edition endeavours to include information much needed by the students while preparing for their semester course work, for example, 'TPS technology', 'sugarcane propagation and its breeding strategies', aquatic plants as a source of human food', 'difficulties encountered during mango cultivation', role of antioxidants and unsaturated fatty acids in human nutrition, and 'common name for some foods consumed during Indian festivals. The Indian production data for many major crops (2007-08) has been included. Some of the line diagrams such as that of black pepper, chillies, fennel and coriander have been recast, and made more informative. Many colour photographs of major crops and exotic flowers have been included to help the students correlate theoretical details with the visuals and further help them to identify with ease the economically useful plants collected during field excursions. This book will be of immense value to the students and scholars of Botany, Agriculture (including Horticulture) and garden enthusiasts. A remarkable book, with an authentic treatment of material not readily found elsewhere. I would expect it to have a very wide appeal for colleges and degree courses in Agriculture (including Horticulture), Environmental Science, Applied Biology and related subjects. It also contains such a wide range of information that it should appeal to the general reader as a reference work. As a teaching text, it is really quite outstanding. About the Author: SL Kochhar S L Kochhar taught courses in Economic Botany and Plant Physiology at SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, from 1965-2007. He graduated from

704 pages, Paperback