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The book is a classic covering flowers used in decoration of houses, offices, restaurants, hospitals and private places of rest and relaxation. For nature lovers, it is a paradise of colours, forms and shapes. Fragrant flowers, flowers for bouquet making, flowers for essences and bonsai are narrated to the enchantment of students and scholars as well. There are 21 s dealing with general topics in flower trade, standards, markets and global demand and supply. The specific s deal elaborately anthuriums, carnations, china aster, chrysanthemums, gerbera, gladiolus, helicorneas, jasmine, marigold, orchids, roses and tube roses. An exhaustive on new cut flowers narrates recent introductions .The Japanese Bonsai is dealt in exquisite style. Research and development in this sector are separately dealt with. Future prospects, trends and globalised flower marketing are written for use of floriculturists. Modern technology of protected growing of flowers is informative. All the flowers indicated in the book are presented in colour photograph forms as well.
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K.V. Peter, Professor of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur - 680 656, Kerala
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01. Floriculture - Global and Domestic Scenario
02. Protected Cultivation of Flowers for Trade
03. Seed Production in Flower Crops
04. Micropropagation of Orchids
05. Post Harvest Technology of Cut Flowers
06. Dry Flowers – A Profitable Floriculture Industry
07. Bonsai
08. Anthurium
09. Carnation
10. China Aster
11. Chrysanthemum
12. Gerbera
13. Gladiolus
14. Heliconia
15. Jasmine
16. Marigold
17. Orchids
18. Rose
19. Tuberose
20. New Cut Flowers
21. Role of National Agencies in Development of Floriculture
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