From the Back Cover
This book is the 9th volume in the series Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World. India being one of the countries with the longest and richest past/present/future of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant (MAP) production and utilization has accumulated more than sufficient knowledge to fill two volumes. This is shown by the vivid interest of Indian colleagues to contribute. Similar to the previous volumes, this one deals with the various important aspects (from botanical through phytochemical to pharmacological) of MAPs', famous or simply known of India. Scientific and technological achievements will be equally presented.
In addition to the first volume, India V1, this volume is aimed to look carefully at our present knowledge of this vas interdisciplinary domain with an Indian focus. In the era of global climate change and pandemics, building on the huge Indian traditions, this book is expected to make an important contribution to the better knowledge and understanding of MAPs.
Habil. Dr., Prof.Dr. Máthé, Ákos has 40+ years' background of teaching and research in plant ecophysiology, agricultural botany. He is Professor Emeritus at the Albert Kázmér Faculty of Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.Two times Fulbright Scholar (1986 and 1995), visiting professor at University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (1995-1997).Teaching/Research/Consulting and Publications in ecophysiology, plant domestication/introduction, production of MAPs, new crops, new uses of plants, including feed-additives.Served as president of ICMAP (2014 - 2019) and Chairman of ISHS Section MAPs (2006-2014). Founding secretary and Board member of Hungarian Medicinal Plant Association.Collaborated in international projects: FEED SEG, CEEPUS, ERASMUS+, HERBAID, GOOD HERBS, Herbs4Youth, EOHUB, etc. Authored some 100 publications, former editor of Herba Hungarica, Acta Agronomica Hungarica.Convener/speaker at international scientific congresses, conferences. Network co-ordinator of ESCORENA MAP.
Irfan Ali Khan obtained his MSc from Aligarh Muslim University and PhD in Botany from Osmania University, Hyderabad, specializing in 'Genetics and Plant Breeding'. Professor Khan is the Former Director of Nawab Shah Alam Khan Centre For Post Graduate Studies and Research (Affiliated to Osmania University), Anwarul Uloom College Campus, Mallepally, Hyderabad. Presently he is the Managing Director of Ukaaz Publications, Hyderabad. He has published 163 research papers in the reputed National and International Journals and is now on the panel of 'Experts on Mungbean' for all countries of the South-East Asia and the Middle East. Professor Khan has been the editor of "Frontiers in Plant Science", has edited Seventy Four reference books and has co-authored three textbooks with his wife, Professor Atiya Khanum. He is a Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics (F.I.S.G.). Besides this, he is the Editor-in-Chief of "Annals of Phytomedicine-An International Journal". Professor Khan is the senior author of the famous textbook "Fundamentals of Biostatistics" by Khan and Khanum which has been released by world renowned agricultural scientist, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan on February 13, 1994 in Hyderabad. This textbook has been included as a textbook and also as reference book in more than 400 universities and research institutes in India and aborad. Besides this, he has given a formula of LSD (Least Significant Difference) with suitable examples which is more or less a substitute for Student's't' test to compare to two treatments.
