Indian Ethnobotany: Bibliography of 21st Century (2001-2015)
About this ebook
The number of books and research papers published each year has been rapidly increasing .Research workers need to know about the work done on their topic of study. Bibliographies reviews greatly help in this and save their valuable time.
About 2500 publications are listed in the present book. To facilitate the search of reference on particular region, ethnic groups or use categories indexes are given for providing clues to such search.
Research guides can easily spot gaps in ethnobotanical studies in any ethnic society, as also regions of the country.
Biographers will find from one source the work done in single or joint authorship by the scientist on whom they are writing. To facilitate this an index by surname of joint authors is also provided.
The book will be an essential reference work for research workers.
About the author
Anita Jain
Anita Jain, Ph.D., F.E.S., presently working as Lecturer, Department of Botany, Vidya Bhawan Rural Institute, Udaipur is an active researcher pursuing research in the field of Ethnobotany, Plant Taxonomy and Agrostology since last 17 years. She obtained her doctorate degree from MLSU, Udaipur in 2000. She has completed several research projects funded by MoEF, CSIR, DST and Institute of Ethnobiology, Gwalior. She bagged medals -Young Scientist award in 2002, Dr. Vishwnathan Mudgal medal 2010 and Dr. D.C. Pal medal 2012. Dr. Jain has published 3 books and near about 50 research papers in various national and international Journals in his credit. She is life member of several societies - Society of Ethnobotanist, Association for Plant Taxonomy [APT], Society of Indian Microbiologist, Indian Science Congress [ISC], Society for Microvita research and integrated medicine (SMRIM) and Rajasthan Science Congress Association. She is also an approved 'A' grade functional area expert for EB and Soil conservation from NABAT. She delivered several extension lectures. She edited journals and reviewing research papers and articles of several peer reviewed national and international Journals.
S.K. Jain
S. K. Jain, formerly Director of Botanical Survey of India (Govt. of India) and Founder- Director of Dr. S.K. Jain Institute of Ethnobiology has placed India on world map of ethnobotany. He has received numerous Indian and international medals and other awards, the notable being Distinguished Economic Botanist (from U.S.A.), Lifetime Achievent Award (Inst. Ethnobiology), J.W. Harshbergar Medal and Wlliam Carey Medal. He has authored or edited over 40 books and 350 research papers; some of these have been published abroad. He is an “institution builder”; he founded the Institute of Ethnobiology, Society of Ethnobotanists, and Association for Plant Taxonomy, as also the journals Ethnobotany and Phytotaxonomy. Many world leaders in the subject have called Dr. Jain as Father of Indian Ethnobotany, and several of his publications as milestones in evolution of this interdisciplinary subject.
