1st Edition

The Genus Syzygium Syzygium cumini and Other Underutilized Species

Edited By K. N. Nair Copyright 2017
288 Pages 13 Color & 36 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

288 Pages 13 Color & 36 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

288 Pages 13 Color & 36 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Syzygium is a well-known source of the globally traded clove as well as the widely cultivated jambolan, water apple, rose apple, wax apple, mountain apple, and several other underutilized species. These plants have multiple uses as edible fruits, medicine, spice, food colorants, and flavorings. The Genus Syzygium : Syzygium cumini and Other Underutilized Species provides an updated,... Read more
 

Chapter 1 Taxonomy of Syzygium Wuu Kuang Soh

Chapter 2 Phylogeny of Syzygium K. N. Nair and T. S. Rana

Chapter 3 The Genus Syzygium in Western Ghats P. Sujanapal and C. Kunhikannan

Chapter 4 Diversity, Distribution, and Life History of Syzygium cumini Arun Kumar Kushwaha and Lal Babu Chaudhary

Chapter 5 Syzygium cumini in Ayurveda and Other Traditional Medicare Systems in India S. Rajasekharan and Vinodkumar T. G. Nair

Chapter 6 Chemistry of Syzygium cumini Sudhir Kumar and Rakesh Maurya

Chapter 7 Pharmacognosy and Pharmacopoeial Standards for Syzygium Cumini Madan Mohan Pandey and A. K. S. Rawat

Chapter 8 Biological Activities of Syzygium cumini and Allied Species Varughese George and Palpu Pushpangadan

Chapter 9 Cancer Immunology of Syzygium cumini Sabira Mohammed and K. B. Harikumar

Chapter 10 The Use of Syzygium cumini in Nanotechnology Avnesh Kumari, Vineet Kumar, and Sudesh Kumar Yadav

Chapter 11 Genetic Resources of Syzygium cumini in India: Present Status and Management S. K. Malik, Rekha Chaudhury,

Vartika Srivastava, and Sanjay Singh

Chapter 12 Horticultural Management of Syzygium cumini S. K. Tewari, Devendra Singh, and R. C. Nainwal

Chapter 13 Potential of Syzygium cumini for Biocontrol and Phytoremediation S. K. Tewari, R. C. Nainwal, and Devendra Singh

Chapter 14 The Usage of Selected Syzygium Species Roland Hardman

Biography

K. N. Nair