A Practical Handbook of FLORIICULTURE: Botany for BSc Part 2 Semester 3 of Shivaji University, Kolhapur | Prof. NARENDRA A. KULKARNI | Nirali Prakashan

1. Preparation of Different Types of Nursery Beds and Pots – 2. Identification of Commercially Important Floricultural Crops – 3. Study of Different Types of Natural Asexual or Vegetative Propagation Methods – 4. Study of Artificial Asexual or Vegetative Methods of Propagation – 5. Study of Planting and Transplanting Techniques – 6. Study of Pruning and Training of Rose – 7. Study of Different Plant Growth Regulators used for Growth of Ornamental Flowering Plants – 8. Study of Methods of Drying and Preservation of Flowers – 9. Study of Methods of Packaging and Marketing of Flowers – 10. Study of Different Methods and Treatments Used to Prolong the Vaselife of Cutflowers – 11. Study of Methods and Techniques in Flower Arrangement and Floral Decoration – 12. Practices in Preparation of Fresh Flowers Arrangements – 13. Study of Common Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Flowering Plants – 14. Landscaping and Architecture of Garden – 15. Report on Flower Market Survey / Visit to Flower Polyhouse – * References