Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) National Flower of India

Art / Photobook

By: SC Sharma(Author), Anil K Goel(Author), YK Sharma(Author)

108 pages, colour photos

Publisher: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh

Click to have a closer look

ISBN: 9788121107334 Hardback Jan 2022 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks
£89.99
#261865

Price: £89.99

About this book Contents Customer reviews

Images Additional images

About this book

This coffee table book is aimed to provide detailed information about the lotus flower in a very precise and lucid manner so that even the general public can understand the significance of this highly revered plant species.

Foreword
Preface
Introduction

1. Lotus in Hindu mythology
2. Lotus in Buddhism
3. Lotus in other religions
4. Lotus philosophy
5. Lotus in architecture
6. Lotus in literature
7. Egyptian blue lotus
8. Distribution of lotus
9. Habitat and ecological environment
10. Morphological and anatomical characters of lotus
11. Taxonomy and nomenclature of lotus
12. Horto-taxonomy of lots varieties
13. Floral biology of the lotus
14. Lotus effect
15. Thermo-regulation of lotus flower
16. Lotus seed longevity
17. Genetic and molecular improvement
18. Conservation of lotus
19. Propagation of lotus
20. Pests and diseases
21. Lotus cultivation
22. Medicinal importance of lots
23. Lotus perfume
24. Economic importance of lotus
25. List of lotus varieties
26. Lotus for bioremediation
27. Lotus in landscaping
28. Lotus the crop of future
29. The lotus-immortalized on stamps and coins