Edible Roots and Underground Stems of Ethnic India

S K Sood and Ved Prakash

ISBN 10: 8189304267 / ISBN 13: 9788189304263

Published by Satish Serial Pub House, 2007

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Contents Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Introduction i. Man and plants. ii. India richness of plant wealth. iii. Overview of the previous work on wild edible plants. 2. Edible roots and underground stem of ethnic India i. Epilogue. ii. Literature cited. Appendices 1. Index to total number of edible genera and species of roots tubers and rhizomes under various divisions of plants kingdom. 2. Index to families of edible roots tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 3. Index to total number of edible species of roots tubers and rhizomes under predominant genera. 4. Index to botanical names of edible of roots tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 5. Index to English names of edible roots tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 6. Index to Hindi names of edible roots tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 7. Index to Sanskrit names of edible roots tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 8. Index to regional names of edible roots tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. The present compendium provides a very comprehensive and well illustrated account on this fascinating topic. It aims to familiarize readers with the enormous amount of base line data on edible roots tubers and underground stems of ethnic India and will be the definitive guide for our food security and alleviation of poverty and malnutrition. 228 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Edible Roots and Underground Stems of Ethnic India
• Publisher: Satish Serial Pub House
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8189304267
• ISBN 13: 9788189304263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

EDIBLE ROOTS AND UNDERGROUND STEMS OF ETHNIC INDIA

The present compendium provides a very comprehensive and well illustrated account on this fascinating topic. It aims to familiarize readers with the enormous amount of base line data on edible roots and underground stems of ethnic India, and will be the definitive guide for our food security and alleviation of poverty and malnutrition.

Salient Features
*Simple-to-read
*Well organized contents
*Well illustrated comprising tables, histograms, photographs
*Useful appendices

Preface. Abbreviations. I. Man and Plants; II. India - Richness of Plant Wealth; III. Overview of the Work on Wild Edible Plants; IV. Presentation and Arrangement of Data; V. Edible Roots and Underground Stems of Ethnic India; VI. Epilogue; VII. Literature Cited; VIII. Total Number of Edible Genera and Species of Roots and Underground Stems under Various Divisions of Plant Kingdom (Appendix I); Families of Edible Roots and Underground Stems of Ethnic India (Appendix II); Total Number of Edible Species of Roots and Underground Stems under Predominant Genera (Appendix III); Index to Botanical Names (Appendix IV); Index to English Names (Appendix V); Index to Hindi Names (Appendix VI); Index to Sanskrit Names (Appendix1 VII); Index to Regional Names Appendix VIII).

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