The Text Book Is Prepared For The Better Understanding Of Basic Principles, Systematic And Applied Aspects Of Botany Of Vegetable Crops And Cater To The Needs Of The Students And Researchers In The Field Of Vegetable Crops. The Text Is Written In A Simple Language To Enable The UG, PG Students And Fellow Researchers To Execute While Carrying Out Their Practical As Well As Research. The Authors Strongly Felt That This Text Book Will Motivate The Students To Sustain In The Competitive World. We Hope This Book Would Receive Warm Reception By The Student Community. We Would Very Much Appreciate For Receiving Suggestions From The Readers So That Shortcomings, If Any, Can Be Corrected In Future Editions.

By A. Ramesh Kumar and V. Lakshmanan