The recent resurgence of interest in medicinal plants investigations is adequately supported by the material set forth in this book which presents the proceedings of a conference, held with the support of various organisations, such as, DRDA, DST, CSIR and MAPCOST. The conference brought together more than 100 professionals to discuss the contribution of medicinal plants to traditional and modern health care systems and reflects the new attitudes which seeks to ...
Agroforestry is an age old practice throughout the world, but its recognition as a science is nearly three decades old. The scientific and systematic research on tree-crop interactions, in India, started in late 1970's and got major support and impetus with the establishment of All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Agroforestry by 1983 by ICAR. Today AICRP on Agroforestry has its network throughout the country. Under AICRP and through the ...