During the last 12 years from the first publication of tropical garden plants in colour, readers suggested that separate books on 5 chapters would be easier to consult as a guide for a particular group of plants. This was considered as a meaningful suggestion providing scope for inclusion of illustrated information on more species of plants in colour from the photographs taken from tropical and subtropical regions in India, Australia and south-east Asia during the last few years. Several species of Acacia, Banksia, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, have been included in this edition apart from many species from S.E. Asia. About 440 species and varieties of trees of ornamental importance grown in tropical and subtropical climate in different parts of the world have been illustrated in colour and relevant literature including short description, growth and flowering and cultivation have been provided in the text. The books consulted and used for the preparation of manuscript of this volume are acknowledged in the ‘bibliography’.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B. Chowdhury
B. Chowdhury, Ph.D. from Calcutta University; trained at IARI, New Delhi and in institutions in USA and UK; 1964 Agronomist; 1989 Chief Agronomist (retd.), Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd., 1990 visiting Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta; Consultant (Agriculture-Horticulture), Agricultural Finance Corporation; Consultant, landscape gardening; Eminent grower of cacti and other succulents. Published more than 150 scientific and popular articles.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G.G. Maiti
G.G. Maiti: Professor of the Dept. of Botany, University of Kalyani, W.B. having 30 years research experience on floristic diversity, systematic study and other branches of Botany and 22 years of teaching experience. He is the co-author of books 'Trees of the World' Vol. I. 'Garden Plants in Colour-Trees' and 'Dictionary of Horticulture' Vol. I-X, apart from publishing more than 88 research papers in different journals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR T.K. Bose
T.K. Bose, Ph.D. from Calcutta University, trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K.; 1960-1972 Horticulturist and Secretary, the Agri-Horticultural Society of India; 1972-76, Reader, Calcutta University; Project Coordinator, Floriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research; 1976-1996 Professor and Head Department of Horticulture, Dean Faculty of Agriculture; Director of Research – Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (State Agricultural University) West Bengal, supervised research work of 35 Ph.D. students, published more than 250 scientific and 400 popular articles; author and editor of books – Fruits: Tropical and Subtropical (2 Vols.) Vegetables Crops; Commercial Flowers; Temperate Fruits; Floriculture and Landscaping; Tropical Horticulture (2 Vols.); Biotechnology and Horticultural Crops (3 Vols.); Trees of the World (Vol. 1); Orchids of India; Garden Plants; Gardening in India; Mineral Nutrition of Fruit crops; Nutrition of Vegetable Crops; Propagation of Tropical and Subtropical Horticultural Crops.
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