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Websites
https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20006781145:
https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/value-addition-in-flowers/4657550
I. Course Title
: Value Addition in Ornamental Crops
II. Course Code
: PHM 608
III. Credit Hours
: (1+1)
IV. Why this course ?
Ornamental crops provide better income from a unit area with higher profitability.
The production of flower crops has increased significantly and there is huge demand
for floricultural products in the world resulting in growing international flower
trade. Value addition in floriculture increases the economic value and consumer
appeal of any floral commodity. This course will be useful as a source of income
generation.
V. Aim of the course
To acquaint the students about the scope and ways of value addition in ornamental
crops.
The course is organized as follows:
No
Blocks
Units
1
Value addition of flowers
I
Introduction
II
Value addition of flower crops
III Neutraceuticals from petals
2
Floral arrangements and women
I
Floral arrangements
empowerment
II
Women empowerment
VI. Theory
Block 1:
Value addition of flowers
Unit I:
Introduction: Importance, opportunities and prospects of value addition
in floriculture; national and global scenario; production and exports,
supply chain management.
Unit II:
Value addition of flower crops: Dry flower making including pot
pourries, their uses and trade; extraction technology, uses, sources
and trade in essential oils; aroma therapy; pigment and natural dyes
extraction technology, sources, uses and trade.
Unit III:
Neutraceuticals from petals: Pharmaceutical and neutraceutical
compounds from flower crops; petal embedded hand made paper making
and uses, preparation of products like gulkand, rose water, gulroghan,
attar, pankhuri.