The current book is focused on the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. This book is prepared according to the syllabus of the Vth Deans Committee of ICAR. The book deals with a wide range of topics which includes historical background, relevance of medicinal and aromatic plants, germplasm conservation and sustainable utilization of medicinal plants, herbal plants for production value-addition, cropping system in medicinal plants, propagation, postharvest and value-addition, methods of extracting essentials oils, economic potential of cultivation of medicinal plants description of medicinal tree, medicinal shrubs, herb and aromatic species. Appendix and glossary of technical terms have also been appended at the end of the book.

Contents: 1. Introduction: Importance and historical background. 2. Relevance of medicinal and aromatic plants in India in 21st century. 3. Germplasm conservation and sustainable utilization of medicinal plans. 4. Herbal plants for production value-addition. 5. Cropping system in medicinal plans. 6. Propagation of medicinal and aromatic plants. 7. Postharvest and value-addition in medicinal plants. 8. Methods of extracting essential oils. 9. Economic potential of cultivation of medicinal plants. 10. Major constraints in the production of underutilized medicinal and aromatic plants….