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

On account of their diverse uses in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, foodand flavour and agriculture industries, Cymbopogon grasses arecultivated (medicultured) on a large scale. Contents (chapter headings):The cymbopogons: an overview/ Botanical description and taxonomy of Indian Cymbopogon/ Anatomical characteristics and surface feature ofleaves of C./ Descriptors for three major species of C.- C.flexuosus,C. martini and C. winterianus/ Genetics and genotype improvement ofcymbopogon 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).