After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Floriculture 2. Present Status of Floriculture in India 3. International Scenario of Floriculture 4. Future Scope. Meaning of Floriculture: Floriculture is the aesthetic branch of horticulture which deals not only with cultivation of ornamentals, annuals, biennials, and perrnnial plants including potted ones but also their marketing. This also includes [...]
The article throws light upon the eight main steps for growing roses. The steps are: 1. Situation 2. Soil 3. Layout 4. Planting 5. Propagation 6. Manuring 7. Irrigation 8. Pruning. Step # 1. Situation: The ideal position for planting roses is sunny, open and protected by hedge, fence or building against strong winds. It should be quite away from [...]
A number of diseases and insect pests have been found damaging chrysanthemum. If these are not controlled at right time, these can cause severe damage to the crop. Important disease is as follows: Diseases found in Chrysanthemum: Black leaf spot: It is caused by Septoria obesa and S. Chrysanthemella and is a serious disease. Greyish brown circular spots appear on [...]