Commercial orchids / Lakshman Chandra De, [and others]; managing editor, Magdalena Golachowska; language editor, Emefa Monu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De, Lakshman Chandra, Author.

De, Lakshman Chandra, author.

Contributor:

Golachowska, Magdalena, editor.

Monu, Emefa, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orchids.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Warsaw, [Poland] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter Open, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Orchids account for a large share of global floriculture trade both as cut flowers and as potted plants, and are estimated to comprise around 10% of international fresh cut flower trade. The average value of fresh cut orchids and buds trade during 2007-2012 was US 483 million. In 2012, there are more than 40 countries exporting orchids and 60 countries importing orchids around the world, with the total size of the global trade equaling USD 504 million. In India, about 1350 species belonging to 186 genera represent approximately 5.98% of the world orchid flora and 6.83% of the flowering plants in India. The publication on "Commercial Orchids" is presented in 15 interesting chapters vividly highlighting the global orchid industry, bio-diversity, conservation and bio-piracy of genetic resources, morphological and molecular characterization of valuable species, breeding approaches for improved genotypes, production of quality planting materials, physiology of tropical and temperate orchids, climate change and its impact on orchid productivity, production technology of commercial epiphytic orchids for cut flower, production technology of commercial terrestrial orchids for cut flower, orchids for pot culture, hanging baskets and tree mounting, medicinal and aromatic orchids, post-harvest management of cut flowers of commercial orchids, value addition and marketing.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Global Orchid Industry

3 Biodiversity, Conservation and Bio-piracy of Genetic Resources in India

4 Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Valuable species

5 Breeding Approaches for Improved Genotypes

6 Production of Quality Planting Materials

7 Physiology of Temperate and Tropical Orchids

8 Climate Change and its Impact on Orchid Productivity

9 Production Technology of Commercial Epiphytic Orchids for Cut flowers

10 Production Technology of Commercial Terrestrial Orchids for Cut Flowers

11 Orchids for Pot Culture/ Hanging Baskets/ Tree Mounting

12 Medicinal and Aromatic Orchids

13 Post-harvest Management of Cut Flowers of Commercial Orchids

14 Value Addition in Orchids

15 Marketing

References

List of Figures

List of Tables

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 25, 2015).

ISBN:

9783110426403

3110426404

OCLC:

912309550