Flowers are things of beauty, joy and happiness. They are the emblems of the finest workmanship of Nature. Their colourfulness, softness, delicacy and fragrance have ever been a feast to the human eyes. Having come to stay as objects of attraction, admiration and love, they have secured a respectable place in our social gatherings, religious and wedding ceremonies, beautification of the environment and ornamental decoration of the deities and females. There has been a pressing demand of the flowers for various purposes. The present work has been undertaken to enlighten the user-community of flowers in general and connoisseurs in particular about the cultivation of short season flowering plants. The subject matter, of course, involves technical details; yet the contents of the book lie well within the easy comprehension of the common readers. The book has been intelligently planned and edited. It contains articles from experts. It deals with all important aspects including weed control, breeding and genetics on short-season flowering plants and post-harvest physiology of cut flowers. The book will be found highly informative and immensely useful by the horticulturists and the lover-community of flowers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.P. Singh
Dr. S.P. Singh, obtained degrees of B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag. & A.H. and M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (UP) India in 1964 and 1970 respectively. In the same University, he conducted research and imparted technical know-how on seed production technology in cereal and vegetable crops to the progressive farmers of Tarai region of western U.P. He was awarded Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi leading to Ph.D. degree in Horticulture at National Botanical Reserch Institute, Lucknow under Kanpur University, Kanpur (UP) in 1974-78. He joined Konkar Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ditt. Ratnagiri (MS) as Assistant Professor in 1978 and worked in the cadre of Associate Professor from January 1979 to Nov. 1983 in the same University. Presently Dr. Singh is serving as Associate Professor of Horticulture at Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh Campups, Junagadh since December, 1983. Dr. Singh has published more than 50 research papers and 65 semi-research articles in Horticulture. Dr. Singh is a life member of the Indian Journal of Plant Science Research and Indian Farmers’ Digest His main areas of interests are floriculture, olericulture and plantation crops. He is author of three more books, viz. 1. Mist propagation, 2. The Gliricidia, 3. Scientific Management of Arecanut Gardens.
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