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19 Mar

Posted at 09:42h in Postharvest
Sellam Perinban 5,754 views

फूल र्नि‍जलि‍कारण: पुष्प कृषि में एक नया प्रतिमान  Flowers are an integral part of Indian culture. Flowers are being used for offering and decorative purposes all over the country since ancient times. Dried flowers are the everlasting flowers which are made from the suitable plant materials by drying. Dried flowers are the important products of present day floriculture due to their long lasting quality, year round availability, easy handling, low transportation cost, eco-friendly and suitable for subsequent flower products Potpourri, a segment of dried flower is used to give fragrances. Dried flowers occupy a major chunk of the total floriculture. India is the fifth largest exported of dried flowers and the industry exports 500 varieties of flowers from India to 20 countries and is highly in demand in USA and UK markets. India is one of the major exporters of dried flowers to the tune of 5% world trade in dry flowers. This industry shows a growth rate of 15% annually. Potpourris are a major segment of dry flower industry valued at Rs. 55 crore in India alone.   Fig : Export of dried flowers and total floricultural products from 1991-2013 (Source: UNCOMTRADE, APEDA) History of dried flowers Dried flower production has been considered as an art for hundreds of years. Fragrant dried flowers and herb garlands...

29 Oct

Posted at 09:14h in Postharvest
Krishna S. Tomar 9,725 views

फूल निर्जलीकरण: ग्रामीण लोगों के लिए एक लाभदायक व्यवसाय Floriculture occupation has become a lucrative business in many parts of the world. Cut flower is one of the main components of floriculture trade. Shelf-life of cut flower is restricted for few days. Despite the use of best flower preservatives for improvement of keeping quality and enhancement of vase life, the cut flowers cannot be kept for a long time. Non- availability of flowers during demand is another crisis. Existing floriculture market is dominated by standard well utilized ornamental species/varieties. But in modern floriculture, there will always demand and necessity for new products and flower lovers always seek “something new.” There are wide ranges of wild/ unutilized/ underutilized plant species which have the potential for commercial exploitation in different forms. We use only selected plants for our basic requirements. Thousands of wild plants have great economic and cultural importance and tremendous market potential throughout the world. There is an increasing interest throughout the world, in “neglected and underutilized crop species” (NUS). Neglected and underutilized crop species should be identified for new uses. Rural and hilly areas are covered with different types of colourful flowers and foliage at different seasons round the year and all these are wasted under natural process. The entire...