Cymbopogon. The Aromatic Grass. Monograph. 2000. illus. 380 p. 4to. Hardcover.

On account of their diverse uses in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food and flavour and agriculture industries, Cymbopogon grasses are cultivated (medicultured) on a large scale. Contents (chapter headings):The cymbopogons: an overview/ Botanical description and taxonomy of Indian Cymbopogon/ Anatomical characteristics and surface feature of leaves of C./ Descriptors for three major species of C.- C.flexuosus,C. martini and C. winterianus/ Genetics and genotype improvement of cymbopogon species/ Breeding perspectives of three major species of C./Cytogenetics of C./ Chemical induction of male sterility for productionof hybrids with enhanced herbage and essential oil yield in palmarosa/Tissue culture studies in Cymbopogon/ Potential of plant tissue culture for the improvement of C. species/ etc. (total of 20 chapters).