Indian Plants of Commercial Value: Plants in Indian Commerce

Dr. M.I.H. Farooqi is an eminent Scientist who has done commendable researches on Plant Products of Commercial and Medicinal Value.  He retired as a Deputy Director (Scientist F), National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, a premier Institute of Indian dealing in Plant Sciences.  Dr. Farooqi was the Head of Plant Chemistry Division/Gum Chemistry Section of the Institute.  Under different Projects, financed by Indian and International Agencies, he chemically screened more than a thousand plant species, particularly those belonging to the Leguminosae Family, for Seed Gums.  He has to his credit more than 150 research papers on various plant products, mainly on Gums, Resins, and Dyes in Scientific Journals of India and abroad.  He has also published several books and more than hundred popular articles in English, Hindi and Urdu, mostly dealing with scientific subjects.  Dr. Farooqi has been associated with several organizations of India and Europe dealing in carbohydrate products of commercial value.  He has delivered lectures on National Products, particularly Gums and Dyes at National and International Conferences.  Dr. Farooqi visited several Research Centers and Universities of UK, France, Germany etc. where he gave lectures on Indian Plant Wealth.  He is the recipient of several National and International Awards.