About the Book
Economic plant or crops are those which directly used by the man for its economic benefit or come to the direct use in day to day life of main. With the advancement of civilization the needs of man have been widened and man has explained the plants and plant products for purposes. Economic botany is the commercial exploitation of plants by people. Economic botany contributes significantly to anthropology, biology, conservation, botany, and other fields of science. This link between botany and anthropology explores the ways humans use plants for food, shelter, medicines, textiles, and much more. It is hoped that the book will serve the purpose of students and scholars on the subject and can be useful to them in allied fields. It is highly useful for the students of botany, pharmacy and ayurveda. It will be a valuable reference tool for industrialists, economists, botanists, farmers, agriculturists, phytochemists and research institutions interested in economic botany.
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