India's Commercial Consumer Floriculture Challenges and Prospects
Consumer Floriculture The study of growth and flowers and foliage plants is known as floriculture or flower farming. Consumer Floriculture is the cultivation of flowering and attractive plants for direct sale or as raw materials in the cosmetics and perfume industries, as well as in the pharmaceutical industry. Seeds, cuttings, budding, and grafting are also used to produce planting materials. Floriculture is a branch of horticulture that focuses on the development of flowering and ornamental plants for both home and commercial usage. Floriculture is the cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants, which encompasses gardens, greenhouses, nurseries, and landscapes. Floriculture crops include bedding plants, houseplants, flowering gardens, and potted plants, as well as cut-produced greens and cut flowers. All partners in the floriculture value chain aspire to implement sustainable farming techniques such as integrated pest management and conservation agriculture to limit the nega...