Synopsis This volume contains original articles on various aspects of plant diversity. Such varied and up to date information on diversity of plant is bound to it useful to the botanists, agriculturists, foresters and scientific management advisors and administrators. The contributors are well known in their specialized field of research and have made sincere efforts to make their chapters as relevant and comprehensive as possible. It is hoped that this volume will fully meet the objective of catering the need of plant scientists from different disciplines.