Contents: Systems of Plant Classification Classification of Agricultural Crops General Morphology of Plants Poaceae Fabaceae Mimoseae Euphorbiaceae (The Spurge Family) Asteraceae (Compositae, Daisy Family) Cruciferaceae Malvaceae Solanaceae (Nightshade, Potato Family) Cucurbitaceae Rubiaceae (Coffee Family, Madder Family or Bedstraw Family) Theacea Pedaliaceae Oleaceae Chenopodiaceae (Goosefeet Family) Tiliaceae (Linden Family) Piperaceae Moraceae (Mulberry or Fig Family) Alliaceae Musaceae (Banana Family) Arecaceae Diagnostic Features of Plant Families with Floral Formula and Floral Diagram Appendix Floral Symbol Cereals Legumes Nutritive of Vegetables Types of Vegetable Oils Common Combining Forms Glossary This book will cater to the needs of the B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students of Indian Agricultural Universities and also the students of other conventional Indian Universities with respect to the course on Agricultural botany or Economic botany. The main objective of this book is to make the students to get well versed with diagnostic features of the important crop families and also to gain confidence in botanical description of crop plants. The economic importance of the crops dealt are also explained.