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Notes on Agave and Furcraea In India

by J. R. Drummond
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789371696364
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
  • Publisher Imprint: Gyan Publishing House
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  • Pages: 204
  • Original Price: INR 400.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 375 grams
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Notes on Agave and Furcraea in India, by J.R. Drummond, is a pioneering botanical treatise examining the introduction, cultivation, and economic potential of agave and furcraea species across India. Drummond systematically describes species morphology, growth habits, and geographic distribution, reporting on field trials in climates and soils. He evaluates the quality and yield of plant fibers—used for rope, twine, and paper pulp—comparing varieties for resistance to pests and drought. The work includes cultivation guidelines, propagation techniques, and harvesting methods, offering recommendations for large-scale plantations. Drummond’s observations laid groundwork for later agricultural and industrial exploitation of succulent fiber crops in India.

James Ramsay Drummond (1851–1921) was a Scottish-born civil servant and amateur botanist in British India, educated at New College, Oxford. Descended from notable botanical figures—collector Thomas Drummond and settler-botanist James Drummond—he authored Notes on Agave and Furcraea in India, a landmark study of these succulent fiber crops. Drummond’s work details their taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and geographic distribution, alongside cultivation practices, pest and drought resilience, and economic and medicinal applications. His comparison of species for fiber quality and yield, together with propagation and harvesting recommendations, provided an essential reference for botanists, horticulturists, and colonial agricultural development.

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