This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. Second Semester students of Botany for the University of Jammu under the recommended National Education Policy 2020. It comprehensively covers the paper Entrepreneurship in Botany (multidisciplinary course). This book introduces the students to the practices used for growing, multiplying, value adding and maintaining economically important plant species. It aptly covers topics like food and fodder; horticulture, floriculture and MAP industry which deals with essential components of human nutrition, fodder crops, fruits, flowers and medicinal plants. Each chapter is written keeping in view the style of new pattern of setting questions in the examination like short answer type questions and long answer questions.

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. Second Semester students of Botany for the University of Jammu under the recommended National Education Policy 2020. This textbook comprehensively covers the theoretical and practical aspect of the paper Economic Botany and Plant Conservation. The theory part of the text introduces the students to understand the value of plants as sources of food, fodder, spices and drugs. The book also discusses the need to conserve the sustainable use of plants and design strategies for their effective conservation. Practical part has been presented systematically to help students achieve sound conceptual understanding and learn experimental procedures.