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On some Indian forest grasses and their oecology
Book
Printed by Superintendent Government Printing, Calcutta, India.
1911
Information
Robert Selby Hole ( 1875 - June 28, 1938 ) was an English botanist , 1 who worked extensively on the flora of India . In 1896 he arrived in India and was assigned to the central provinces and then to Dehra Dun . His research focused on forest compositions, vegetation cover and its relationship with its forest canopy.
Indian Forest Grasses are of considerable importance on account of the value of the economic products yielded by particular species. Thus a considerable revenue is realised from the sale of such species as the Bhabar grass (Ischcemum angustifolium, a valuable paper material), Rusa Oil Grass (Cymbopogon martini, the source of the valuable Palmarosa or Rusa perfumery oil), Munj (Saccharum Munja which yields a valuable textile fibre and also a paper material) and others. This revenue will undoubtedly increase in the future as new industries arise and as the economic value of the various species becomes better and more widely known.
On the whole, however, there is no doubt that the primary importance of our forest grasslands depends on two facts :
(a) Their great value as grazing grounds ...
More information can be found at Wikipedia and in the Introduction part of this book
The standard author abbreviation used to indicate this person as the author, when citing a botanical name: Hole
9 plant species named BY Hole and 5 plant species named AFTER Hole.
On some Indian forest grasses and their oecology