The book broadly emphasizes on practical aspects of the crop botany for the development of humankind. The first chapter on briefly introduces on the plants and their accountability in economic uses. Relevantly, Forensic botany has been useful in both civil and criminal cases. It involves the use of botanical evidence in courts of law. The book has comprehensively explained on the plant types and related legal issues. On the other hand, it depicts on the pollution of biosphere and solutions, phytoremediation to save our nature.
It well understood that Seed priming technique is a novel crop management practice to optimize stand establishment, increase yield and quality in crops. However, abiotic stresses need to address carefully for the final economic yield of the crop.
Though the use of biomass as a source of energy started thousands of years ago, the replacement of fossil fuels with biofuels is result of energy security problems that is summarily discussed in this book. Important aspects like some medicinal Plants of western Himalaya, sustainable management of edible wild mushrooms, use of native Shrubs as edible foliage for ruminants, an ectomycorrhizas in temperate forests- Cantherellus cibarius Fr. have also been discussed.