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Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1:Plant and environment interaction: special reference to phytoremediation of heavy metals using Ricinus communis L.- Chapter 2: Botany, geographical distribution, cultivation techniques and crop productivity of Ricinus Communis L.- Chapter 3: Genetic variability and breeding opportunities in castor bean (Ricinus communis L).- Chapter 4: Nipping an innovative method to increase the yield of castor .- Chapter 5: Medicinal properties of Ricinus communis L. oil and their applications: An overview.- Chapter 6: Optimizing biodiesel production from non-edible castor oil through the development of a bi-functional catalyst: a case study.- Chapter 7: Castor plant in Ericulture: opportunities and challenges.- Chapter 8: Ricinus communis: an abiotic stress-tolerant crop for reclamation of wasteland reclamation .- Chapter 9: Abandoned mine sites restoration using an industrially important crop, Ricinus communis L .- Chapter 10: Phytoremediation of heavy metals from the metal-polluted soil using Ricinus communis .- Chapter 11:Assessing the Suitability of Cement Industry Effluent for Irrigating Eight Different Genetic Varieties of Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.): A Case Study.