The book is first of its kind to cover comprehensive treasure of information on a wide variety of forest products. Besides dealing with general importance, occurrence, extraction, processing, storage and uses of the products, group-wise, the book gives a list in alphabetical order of the more important product yielding plants with their Botanical, English and local names, their rough distribution in the country, their agro-silvicultural practices, exploitation, processing and utilisation of more important species under each group. The book is profoundly illustrated with coloured images.

This book is useful to: Students of economic botany in the University Colleges and serving foresters. Growers, processing and marketing agencies, manufacturers. Very useful particularly in developing countries where there is rich flora and fauna awaiting proper exploitation, production, harvesting and utilisation.