In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant Mutagenesis

Biofuel (i.e., renewable fuel resources) refers to one of the modern applications which could benefit from ancient Indian agriculture, which presents a safe technology and methodology regarding organic agriculture and plant mutagenesis (druma-vichitrikaranam), according to treatises (such as the Vrikshayurveda).—[Regarding Biofuels]: Non-renewable fossil fuel resources are decreasing rapidly. However, Biofuels do offer some hope. Plants that can produce high quantities of ethanol, which then lends itself to easy extraction. Alternately, plants should be able to produce large quantities of biomass that can be fermented to extract ethanol. Applying the principles of drumavichitrikaranam plants could be induced to produce the required products in excess.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Partial matches: Fuel, Bio.

Full-text: Fossil fuel.

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