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VIII. Teaching Methods/ Activities
• Lectures
• Group discussions
• Flip classes
• Assignment and group seminars
• Hands on training of different techniques
• Exposure visits
IX. Learning outcome
After successful completion of this course,
• The students will be abreast with physiological and biochemical basis of senescence
in flower crops.
• The students would acquire the required skill sets of managing the storage and
packaging methods to be followed in case of flowers.
• Prepare the students to explore the entrepreneurial options in post harvest
management.
X. Suggested Reading
Buchanan B, Gruiessam W and Jones R. 2002. 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants
.
2015. Wiley Blackwell Publ. 2
nd
edition, pp. 1280.
Dey PM and Harborne JB. 1997. 
Plant Biochemistry
. Academic Press. 2
nd
Edition.
Glover MD. 1984. 
Gene Cloning: The Mechanics of DNA Manipulation
. Chapman & Hall Publ.
Goodwin TW and Mercer EI. 2003. 
Introduction to Plant Biochemistry
. CBS Publ.
I. Course Title
: Specialty Flowers, Fillers and Cut Greens
II. Course Code
: FLS 603
III. Credit Hours
: (1+1)
IV. Why this course ?
This course deals with introduction to specialty flowers, cut greens and fillers,
ways to cultivate them and their post harvest handling and storage. The students
need to be aware of these crops so that they could improve the profitability of
growers.
V. Aim of the course
To impart the knowledge on importance and cultivation of specialty flowers, fillers
and cut green crops.

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The course is organized as follows:
No
Blocks
Units
1
Scope
I
Importance, national and international
scenario
2
Avenues
I
Specialty flowers
II
Fillers
III Cut greens
3
Trade and marketing
I
Post harvest management and marketing 2.
Standards