TY - BOOK AU - Nirmala James TI - E K Janaki Ammal: life and scientific contributions SN - 9798847209700 U1 - 925.8 PY - 2022/// PB - Enview Research and development labs KW - biography - botanist N2 - This book provides insights into the life and contributions of E. K. Janaki Ammal, one of the most coveted women scientist in India. The book narrates several interesting insights from the dairy of Janaki Ammal's father Krishnan, and the authors own findings traveling through the paths Janaki Ammal took. The book is an enhanced translation from the Malayalam version of the book the author released in 2020. Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal (4 November 1897 – 7 February 1984) was an Indian botanist who worked on plant breeding, cytogenetics and phytogeography. Her most notable work involved studies on sugarcane and the eggplant (brinjal) ER -