STUDIES ON INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF GERBERA (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus.) Cv. SINGAPORE YELLOW UNDER PROTECTED CONDITION
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2017-08-22
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
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Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus.) commonly known as Transvaal Daisy,
Barberton Daisy and African Daisy is an ideal flower widely used as a cut flower besides
for beds, pots, borders and rock gardens. Gerbera is native to South African and Asiatic
regions and belongs to the family Compositae. It is one of the most popular commercial
cut flowers in the world and according to the global ranking it occupies the sixth place
among the cut flowers (Datta, 2006). The flowers are found in a wide range of colours
and size with good keeping quality, lending them attractive to different floral
arrangements.
Global trade in cut flowers is estimated as 40 billion US dollars. Indian
floriculture industry is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CGAR) of 25 per cent
over the past decade (Ponnuswamy et al., 2011). Indian flower export markets are
estimated at 11 billion US dollars at present and expected to grow up to 20 billion US
dollars by 2020 (Agarwal, 2011). The culture of exchanging flower bouquets, flower
arrangements, boosting per capita income, growing affluence of middle class, changing
life styles, western culture mix and the concept of “saying it with flowers” have
revolutionized the domestic cut flower market by increase in per capita consumption of
flowers in India (Sharma, 2011).
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