Bentham Science has released Wild Vegetables: Morphology, Phytochemistry and Utility – Part 2, an in-depth scientific reference documenting around 120 wild vegetable species from the Western Ghats, one of India’s richest biodiversity regions.
Covering plant families from Fabaceae to Zygophyllaceae, the book provides a comprehensive overview of each species’ morphology, phytochemistry, traditional uses, and nutritional composition. Organized alphabetically by plant family, it connects indigenous knowledge with modern plant science, promoting the rediscovery and sustainable use of underutilized edible plants.
This volume serves as a valuable resource for botanists, nutritionists, ethnopharmacologists, and general readers interested in traditional foods and biodiversity conservation.
Dr. Ganesh Chandrakant Nikalje (Seva Sadan’s R.K. Talreja College, University of Mumbai) specializes in halophyte research, bio-saline agriculture, and wild vegetable utilization.
Ms. Apurva Shankar Chonde is pursuing her Ph.D. on the wild vegetables of Thane District, focusing on their domestication and value-added uses.
Dr. Sudhakar Srivastava (Banaras Hindu University) is an expert in plant-metal interactions and sustainable environmental practices.
Professor Suprasanna Penna (Amity University Mumbai) is an eminent plant biotechnologist and former Head of the Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division at BARC, with significant contributions to plant stress biology and mutation breeding.
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