The book Flowers for Trade is a classic covering flowers used in decoration of houses, offices, restaurants, hospitals and private places of rest and relaxation. For nature lovers, it is a paradise of colours, forms and shapes. Fragrant flowers, flowers for bouquet making, flowers for essences and bonsai are narrated to the enchantment of students and scholars as well. There are 21 chapters dealing with general topics in flower trade, standards, markets and global demand and supply. The specific chapters deal elaborately anthuriums, carnations, China aster, chrysanthemums, gerbera, gladiolus, helicornias, jasmine, marigold, orchids, roses and tube roses. An exhaustive chapter on new cut flowers narrates recent introductions. The Japanese BONSAI is dealt in exquisite style. Research and development in this sector are separately dealt with. Future prospects, trends and globalised flower marketing are written for use of floriculturists. Modern technology of protected growing of flowers is informative. All the flowers indicated in the book are presented in colour photograph forms as well.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K V Peter
Prof. K.V. Peter , Ph.D, is Former VC of KAU in Trichur, India and Coordinator of the Department of Biotechnology (GOI) funded projects on plantation crops and spices. Prof. Peter is a horticulturist, a plant breeder and an acknowledged research manager. He is the former Director for the Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut (ICAR) and former Professor and Director of Research, KAU. Professor Peter is the editor of seven books and author or co-author of thirteen books/bulletins and 132 research papers. The ICAR conferred on Prof. Peter the Rafi Ahamed Kidwai Prize, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences awarded the Recognition Award 1999 for contributions to crop improvement, and the University of Agricultural Sciences conferred the M.H. Marygowda Award for being the Best Horticultural Scientist. Prof. Peter is the Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR V.L. Sheela
Dr. V.L. Sheela is a Professor, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Trivandrum. With over 24 years of active & dedicated service in teaching, research and extension services in ornamentals, she is an authority on tropical flowers. An excellent teacher, admired by a vast number of students. She has published exclusive front page articles on flowers. Her publications appear in 20 national and international journals. She has contributed valuable chapters on ornamentals in 5 books. She has guided students in M.Sc. and Ph.D on ornamentals. Her collections of heliconias, ornamental ginger and alpines are worth visiting. She is an acknowledged resource person in training programmes on flowers. She is also Principal Investigator of research projects on flowering plants funded by ICAR, DAE.
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