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Ethnoveterinary is a holistic interdisciplinary study of indigenous knowledge, skills, methods, practices and management methodologies pertaining to the healthcare of animals. Like all other traditional knowledge systems, ethnoveterinary medical practices are handed down verbally from one generation to the another, and are on the verge of extinction due to the advent of modern civilization and changes in sustenance economy. Many indigenous veterinary beliefs and practices persist in a wide majority of stock raisers and farmers, particularly in the developing countries where allopathic...

Weeds constitute an integral part of any productive terrestrial ecosystem and are specialized form of vegetation highly successful in agricultural lands. They are characterized by rapid growth, short lifecycle and wide ecological amplitude. The evolution of weeds has been markedly influenced by agriculture and human disturbances. The weeds are commonly known as alien invasive species which spread very fast at the cost of native vegetations. Invasive species means an alien species which becomes established in natural or semi-natural ecosystems or habitats, is an agent of change, and threatens...

The present monograph is first of its kind providing valuable information on experimentation involving effect of some essential micronutrients like manganese, zinc, copper, boron and molybdenum on uptake and growth in micropropagated plantlets of three potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) genotypes belonging to different maturity groups, namely Kufri Chandramukhi (early), Kufri Jyoti (medium) and Kufri Sindhuri (late) with reference to tolerance vis-à-vis toxicity. Over forty tables, ten figures and four plates have been included to enhance the value of the compendium significantly. Hopefully, the...

This comprehensive treatise is first of its kind providing valuable, interdisciplinary information on 547 healing herbs for treatment of arthritis and rheumatism to form a highly structured reference guide to the world at large; covering updated details of nomenclature, English, Hindi and Sanskrit names, distribution, part(s) used, reproductive cycle, folk use(s), active constituents and the original source of information. Inclusion of 28 photographs, 8 figures and 4 tables enhance the value of the compilation significantly. It is hoped, this invaluable treatise with its comprehensive...