Medicinal and aromatic plants constitute a segment of the flora, which provide raw material for use in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, fragrance and flavour industries throughout the world. As India is endowed with a wide range of soil and climatic conditions, it is one of the few countries where most of the medicinal and aromatic crops can be cultivated successfully in some parts or the other.
An attempt has therefore been made to consolidate the available information on the scientific cultivation of the commercially important 49 medicinal and aromatic crops in this book
This book will be useful as a reference material to the students, teachers, extension workers and literate farmers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A Anburani
Dr. A. Anburani, Reader in Horticulture obtained her B.Sc. (Ag.) Degree during 1990, M.Sc. (Ag.)Hort. during 1992 and Ph.D. in Hort. durin 2001 from Annamalai University, Chidambaram. She has 16 years of experience in teaching, research and extension activities in Horticulture. She has so far guided 2 Ph.D. scholars and 16 students for M.Sc. (Ag.) Hort. and currently guiding 2 M.Sc. (Ag.) and 2 Ph. D. scholars. She has completed a research project funded by UGC and has published 36 research papers in National and International Journals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Arumugam Shakila
Dr. Arumugam Shakila, Professor of Horticulture obtained her B.Sc. (Hort.) Degree during 1987 and M.Sc. (Hort.) during 1989 from TNAU, Coimbatore and Ph.D. in Horticulture during 2001 from Annamalai University, Chidambaram. She is a recipient of three Gold Medals in B.Sc. (Hort.) and she received the Ford Foundation Fellowship for M.Sc, (Hort.) and CSIR Research Fellowship for Ph.D. She has 17 years of experience in teaching, research and extension activities in Horticulture. She has so far guided one Ph.D. scholar and 34 M.Sc. (Ag.) Hort. and 2 Ph.D. scholars.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M Kader Mohideen
Dr. M. Kader Mohideen, Professor and Head (Rtd.), Department of Horticulture obtained this B.Sc. (Ag.) Degree during 1970, M.Sc. (Ag.) Hort. During 1978 and Ph.D. in Horticulture during 1989 from TNAU, Coimbatore. He has 35 years of experience in teaching, research and extension activities in vegetables, fruits, spices, plantation and medicinal and aromatic crops. He has extensively worked on ‘Amaranthus’ in Volume V (Vegetable Crops) in ‘Advances in Horticulture’ Edited by .L. Chadha and G.Kalloo (1992). He has released more than 12 horticultural crops varieties during his tenure of service at TNAU. He has guided 5 Ph.D. scholars and 28 M.Sc. (Ag.) Hort. Candidates.
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