Commercial Flowers (Volume I)

This comprehensively revised publication (in two volumes), first published in 1989 (in one volume) and reprinted subsequently, ‘Commercial Flowers’ was considered as a valuable book on floriculture world-wide. There has been a marked improvement in production and quality of flowers during the last decade and enormous useful research results have been reported from all parts of the world, particularly on control of environment and crop management in greenhouses. Apart from thorough revision of various relevant aspects discussed in the previous edition of this publication, applications of biotechnology have also been reviewed in the revised edition. The first volume consists of rose, orchid, carnation and chrysanthemum and tuberose in about 700 pages. Other flowers of commercial importance—gladiolus, gerbera, lilium, alstroemeria, anthurium, lotus, dahlia, amaryllis and hippeastium, bird of paradise, jasmine, hemerocallis, gloriosa, crossandra, zantedeschia, gypsophila and many annuals used as cut or loose flowers—antirhimum, aster, statice, gomphrena, gaillardia, stock, sweet sultan, marigold, cornflower, etc. have been included in second volume in more than 700 pages.