Value Addition in Flowers and Orchids

L.C. De (Author)

9789381450123

Hardback, published 15 January 2011

306 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.765 kg

Ornamental crops are known to provide higher income and profitability from a smaller area of land. The production of flower crops has seen a significant increase, and there is a growing demand for floricultural products worldwide, leading to an expansion of the international flower trade. The addition of value in floriculture enhances the economic value and consumer appeal of any floral commodity. The publication Value Addition in Flowers and Orchids aims to cover a range of aspects related to value addition in flower crops and orchids, including various value-added products from commercial flowers such as roses, chrysanthemums, carnations, anthuriums, gerberas, gladioli, tuberose, tulips, lilies, freesias, irises, alstroemerias, liatruses, strelitzias, solidagos, dahlias, jasmines, marigolds, crossandras, barlerias, annuals, herbaceous perennials, flowering shrubs, house plants, aquatic plants, bulbous plants, cacti, and succulents, as well as lesser-known ornamentals. The publication also includes detailed information on value addition in flower crops such as orchids, which are dealt with separately in two important chapters. The book includes a range of commercial orchids, including Aerides, Anoectichilus, Arachnis, Ascocentrum, Bulbophyllum, Calanthe, Cattleya, Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Doritis, Epidendrum, Eulophia, Gastrochilus, Habenaria, Laelia, Miltonia, Odontoglossum, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota, Pleione, Renanthera, Rhyncostylis, Vanda, and Zygopetalum. This publication on Value Addition in Flowers and Orchids is the first of its kind in India, focusing on value addition in flower crops including orchids, and is intended to be useful to teachers, students, scientists, plant breeders, plant biotechnologists, planners, exporters, amateur and professional flower growers.

• 01. Value Added Products from Flower Crops
• 02. Value Addition in Commercial Flowers
• 03. Value Addition in Annuals
• 04. Value Addition in Herbaceous Perennials
• 05. Value Addition in Flowering Shrubs
• 06. Value Addition in House Plants
• 07. Value Addition in Aquatic Plants
• 08. Value Addition in Bulbous Plants
• 09. Value Addition in Cacti and Other Succulents
• 10. Value Addition in Lesser Known Ornamental Plants
• 11. Value Added Products from Orchids
• 12. Value Addition in some Commercial Orchids
• 13. Medicinal Flowers and Orchids