Edible Roots and Underground Stems of Ethnic India

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Introduction: i. Man and plants. ii. India - richness of plant wealth. iii. Overview of the previous work on wild edible plants. 2. Edible roots and underground stem of ethnic India: i. Epilogue. ii. Literature cited. Appendices: 1. Index to total number of edible genera and species of roots, tubers and rhizomes under various divisions of plants kingdom. 2. Index to families of edible roots, tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 3. Index to total number of edible species of roots, tubers and rhizomes under predominant genera. 4. Index to botanical names of edible of roots, tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 5. Index to English names of edible roots, tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 6. Index to Hindi names of edible roots, tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 7. Index to Sanskrit names of edible roots, tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India. 8. Index to regional names of edible roots, tubers and rhizomes of ethnic India.

"The present compendium provides a very comprehensive and well illustrated account on this fascinating topic. It aims to familiarize readers with the enormous amount of base line data on edible roots, tubers and underground stems of ethnic India, and will be the definitive guide for our food security and alleviation of poverty and malnutrition." (jacket)