Flower crop cultivation and management [electronic resource].

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- ABOUT THE EDITOR -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction To Flower Crops Cultivation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Benefits of Flower Crop Cultivation -- 1.3 Types of Flower Crops Growing Methods -- 1.4 Categories of Flower Crops -- 1.5 Economic Importance of Flower Production -- 1.6 Global Floriculture Outlook -- 1.7 Career Paths In Flower Crops Production -- Chapter 2 Major Types of Flower Crops -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Bedding Flowers -- 2.3 Flowers -- 2.4 Potted Flowers -- 2.5 Indoor Foliage

2.6 Cut Flowers -- Chapter 3 Tasks Involved In Flower Crops Cultivation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Deciding What Flowers To Grow And Organizing Their Planting -- 3.3 Preparing Soil For Planting Flowers -- 3.4 Maintaining Flowers Which May Involve Spraying, Pruning, Fertilizing and Watering -- 3.5 Grading And Packing Flowers For Sale -- 3.6 Marketing And Selling Flowers -- 3.7 Transporting Flowers To Buyers or Exporters -- 3.8 Maintaining And Repairing Machinery Such as Pumps and Other Equipment -- 3.9 Hiring and Training Workers, and Ensuring That Their Work Is of a High Standard In Flower Farms

3.10 Ensuring That Health And Safety, And Other Regulations, are Complied With In Flower Farms -- 3.11 Ensuring Market Certification Systems (Such As Quarantine Requirements) Are Up To Date -- 3.12 Keeping Production And Financial Records And Write Reports -- 3.13 Researching Growing And Harvesting Techniques, and New Varieties -- Chapter 4 Propagation Methods of Flower Crops -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Raising Flower Crop From Seeds -- 4.3 Raising Flower Crop Through Vegetative Propagation -- 4.4 Raising Flower Crop Through Tissue Culture -- Chapter 5 Cultivating Flower Crops In Greenhouses

5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Advantages Of Growing Flower Crops in Greenhouses -- 5.3 History Of Growing Flower Crops in Greenhouses -- 5.4 Growing Systems For Flower Crops in A Greenhouse -- 5.5 Characteristics Of Flower Growing Medium in a Greenhouse: -- 5.6 Important Flower Crops Commercially Grown in Greenhouses -- Chapter 6 Challenges And Constraints In Flower Crops Cultivation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Deficiency Information on New Varieties of Flower Crops -- 6.3 Lack of Precise Information on The Production of Different Flower -- 6.4 Poor Transportation

6.5 Lack of Organized Marketing Co-Operatives -- 6.6 Lack of Research And Development In Floriculture -- 6.7 Lack of Market Intelligence -- 6.8 Lack of Detailed Economic Feasibility Studies -- 6.9 Lack of Streamlined Quality Control Mechanism -- 6.10 Poor Co-Ordination Between Government And Private Agencies Involved In Import And Export of Floriculture Products -- 6.11 Lack of Information on Advanced Cultivation Practices -- 6.12 Lack of Appropriate Planting Materials -- 6.13 Lack of Knowledge About Importing And Exporting Countries -- 6.14 Lack of Quality Consciousness of The Produce

6.15 Lack of Sale Promotion Activities.

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