1st Edition

Wild Edible Underutilized Plants Nutritional, Antinutritional, and Nutraceutical Aspects

By V. R. Mohan, P. S. Tresina, A. Doss Copyright 2020
236 Pages 20 Color & 16 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

220 Pages 20 Color & 16 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

220 Pages 20 Color & 16 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

Wild Edible Underutilized Plants explores the role of wild plants in human nutrition—a topic that continues to take precedence in various fields of research. Despite the increasing evidence on past and present nutritional roles of wild edible plants, the use of these resources is often overlooked and neglected in countless policy areas. This book emphasizes the importance of these plants and... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Study Area  3. Life Style of the Tribals  4. Materials and Methods  5. Exploration of Wild Edible Underutilized Plants  6. Nutraceutical  7. Conclusion

Biography



V. R. Mohan, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Head of Botany at V. O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, India. He has published more than 400 research articles related to ethnomedicinal plants in various international and national peer-reviewed refereed journals. He is a resource person in this field and has organized seminars on ethnomedicinal plants.



P. S. Tresina, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Botany at V. O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, India. She has published nearly 77 articles in international and national peer-reviewed refereed journals and four book chapters. She previously worked as a University Grants Commission Major Research Project Fellow in the Postgraduate and Research Department of Botany at V. O. Chidambaram College.



A. Doss, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Kamaraj College, Tuticorin, India. He has three years of teaching experience and ten years of research experience in the field of ethnopharmacology. He has published more than 130 research papers in various international and national peer-reviewed refereed journals as well as two books.