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Tejpat - the Indian Bay Leaves: Taxonomy & Diversity of Tejpat Resources, Industrial Potential of Essential Oils, Conservation Measures Akhil Baruah

Tejpat is a kind of leafy spice obtained from a number of Cinnamomum spp. of which C. tamala is the ?genuine source of commerce'. Shillong of NE IND is the main market of tejpat from where it is transported to other parts of the country/abroad. The Cinnamomum has a centre of diversity in Eastern Himalaya & the adjoining regions of NE IND. Extensive R & D works on Tejpat are completed/going on in NE IND & also in other parts of the world. But not a single compilation of those works in the form of a monograph is available so far. Considering the importance & market potentiality of Tejpat, a book Tejpat-the Indian Bay Leaves is now with your hand. This book brings together information on Tejpat which are currently scattered in a number of journals. The basic contents of this book are ? Taxonomy, Microscopic & Essential oil chacters, Conservation, Useful & Other aspects of Cinnamomum species used as Tejpat. This book will be useful to the Research & Academic institutions, various industries, agriculture & allied fields, as well as to exporters, processors, planters and to all those who are interested in Aromatic & Spice plants.