ABSTRACT
Cut Flowers .................................................................................................353 10.6 Harvest Factors ...........................................................................................358 10.7 Postharvest Factors .....................................................................................360 10.8 Postharvest Management Techniques for Fresh Cut Flowers .....................371 10.9 Transportation of Cut Flowers ....................................................................388 10.10 Future Prospects .........................................................................................390 Keywords ..............................................................................................................391 References .............................................................................................................391
Cut flower production has been emerged as an important industry mainly to supply to the needs of the demand in the overseas market. It is being viewed as a high growth industry in our economy. There is a tremendous transformation in our floriculture sector mainly due to the entry of corporate who are producing cut flowers to meet the emerging demand in the developed countries for floricultural products.
