वृक्षायुर्वेद (सुरपाल - प्राचीन भारतीय पादप-विज्ञान, कृषि एवं वृक्ष-चिकित्सा सटीक)

of knowledge. We must, therefore look back at the past,
but with a critical reverence, so that we can understand
the reasoning of that age and plan for times ahead. I am
not suggesting for a moment that the people of
Surapala's time had already achieved a level of
agricultural technology equal to what we know in
modern times. But we must keep plodding ahead: with
our feet firmly on the ground which has been nurtured
by scholars like Surapala, and we must set our eyes on
achieving the goals of sustainable food security for our
people in the years to come.
It has been a learning experience for me to go through
the pages of Vrikshayurveda. I commend it to all who
are interested to learn from the past and to build a future
on a firm corner-stone of science.

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