Flora of the Trikuta Hills, with special re- ference to the distribution pattern of minor forest products. 1989. 4 col.plates. VI,267 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

One of the basic role of any Research Institute is to conduct researchby which the academic community manifests its social commitments toassist the people. The present work serves to know more about theirsurroundings and their environment. Such a knowledge places man in abetter position to understand his relationship with the environment andto command and control wisely his use of identified resources within it.Concise introduction which covers topography, geology, soil, climate,vegetation statistics, plant communities, phytogeography and problemsrelating to the economic uplift of the area. Interesting analysis of theFlora enlisting 495 species covering 351 genera belonging to 109families.