Protected Cultivation of Ornamental Plants

With the increase demand of flowers, floriculture has

become one of the important commercial trades in Indian

Agriculture. Therefore, commercial floriculture has

emerged as high–tech activity taking place under controlled

environment inside greenhouses. Indian floriculture is

now viewed as a high growth industry. The liberization of

industrial and trade policies paved the way for development

of export oriented floriculture. Floral industry is a highly

dynamic industry. Products, varieties, the origin of

production, production technologies, markets and retailing

systems are all undergoing continuous change and

challenging the adaptive capacity of the factors involved.

In a slowly but steadily growing world market new

developing country exporters are increasing market share

at the expense of existing producers. These producers try

to remain ahead by increasing productivity and through

diversification and innovation.

This book will make people aware of the potential

of ornamental plants from all angles and to explore the

possibilities to develop new vistas for floriculture based

industries.The book is written with 21 independent chapters.

Almost all the commercially important ornamental plants

cultivated under protected condition in different parts of

the world have found a place in this publication. In an

introductory chapter on protected cultivation of horticultural

crops including ornamental plants has been made to

provide useful and complete information on scenario of

domestic and international flower trade. Seven interesting

chapters on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Conservation

of Ornamental Plants, Physiology and Biochemistry of

Ornamental Crops, Protected Structures and Tools, Growing

Media and its Use on Ornamental Crops, IPM on Orchids

and Raising of Flower Nursery under Protected Structures

are discussed in useful way. Protected cultivation of rose,

orchids, gerbera, chrysanthemum, carnation, bulbous

ornamentals, indoor plants, anthurium, cacti and

succulents, seasonal annuals, herbaceous perennials and

medicinal plants are enumerated in detail. Chapter on

Nutrient and Water Management of Ornamental Crops

under Protected Cultivation adds value to the book.

It may be humbly claimed that this is the first most

comprehensive book of its kind on Protected Cultivation of

Ornamental Plants. The book will be useful to teachers,

students, scientists, nurserymen, landscape designers,

planners, amateur and professional gardeners, florists and

above all progressive flower growers.