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Ethnobotany of the primitive tribes in Rajasthan is the first book of its kind written from the northwest and western Indian region. It gives a comprehensive and lucid narration of the ethnobotany of the major tribes of the state of Rajasthan. Almost all the feasible aspects viz. material, cultural and spiritual, of the tribal life have been explored--a coverage rarely seen in contemporary works of ethnobotany. In each aspect the author has made every effort to ...
Although, the science of seed biology had early beginnings, the technological aspects started in mid of nineteenth century. While most of the developments have taken place in the present century. The subject has undergone several diversifications and has acquired significant importance on account of its association with the supply of high quality planting material. So far as the publication of consolidated dat is concerned, the subject is till in infancy. The ...
Desertification" is defined as land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various and human activities. It is occuring in all regions of the world. More than 25% of the earth's land surface is threatened by desertification. Over 900 million people in more than 100 countries are at risk. Ninety of these countries are in the developing world. In the past, the problem was seen as strictly a regional one, primarily affecting the ...