A Uma Sambamurty is an author of A Textbook Of Modern Economic Botany (Pb 2020) .
A Text Book of Modem Economic Botany is a concise text book on Economic Botany useful for B.Sc. students of Indian Universities. In this book the subject matter is dealt with in 25 chapters covering cereals millets pulses fibre crops oil crops essentialoil wood fruits spices and condiments vegetables fruits flowers rubber gums and resins fodder crops fumitories and masticatories beverages giving a modem touch keeping 7 in view of the human needs. The bookis amply illustrated practical examples. Numerous genera and species names are included for a wider perspective as can be obtained for a glance at the index: Many appendices are given for example Ready Reckoner for all the species classified by their use microchemical test adulterants and antibiotics for extra information.
