Vrikshayurveda : ancient science of plant life and plant care /
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| Author / Creator: | Rajasekharan, S. (Ethnopharmacologist), author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala State Biodiversity Board, 2017. |
| Description: | iv, 239 pages : color illustrations, facsimile ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12728379 |
Table of Contents:
- Historical perspective of Vrikshayurveda
- Ayurveda
- Indigenous taxonomy
- Bhoominiroopanam (identification and classification of soil and soil conservation techniques)
- Beejopti vidhi (sowing techniques)
- Padapa vivaksha (method of propagation)
- Ropana vidhanam (planting techniques)
- Nishechana vidhi (rules for watering)
- Poshana vidhi (nutritional care and management)
- Drumaraksha (plant protection)
- Criteria adopted for diagnosis of plant diseases
- Taruchikitsa (arboreal medicines, biological control and treatment)
- Nivasa sanna tharu subha : asubha lakshanam (selection of plants for homesteads based on their subha (positive)/asubha (negative) energy/nature
- Tarumahima (glory of trees/awareness creation)
- Upavanaprakriya (landscaping/gardening)
- Chithreekarnam (ancient biotechnical interventions)
- Dakargalam (plant species/geographical features mentioned in Vrikshayurveda as indicators of presence of groundwater network)
- Relevant Vrikshayurvedic prescriptions for plant health management
- Review on relevant experimental trials
- Potential linkages of Vrikshayurveda in agriculture for future application
- Scope of Vrikshayurveda for conducting multidisciplinary R&D programmes.
