Flowering Shrubs and Seasonal Ornamentals/Supriya Kumar
Bhattacharjee. Jaipur, Pointer Pub., 2006, xxviii, 360 p., tables, plates, ISBN 81-7132-470-3.
Flowering Shrubs and Seasonal Ornamentals/Supriya Kumar
Bhattacharjee. Jaipur, Pointer Pub., 2006, xxviii, 360 p., tables, plates, ISBN 81-7132-470-3.
Contents: Preface. 1. Development and research on ornamental horticulture/S.K. Bhattacharjee. 2. Rose breeding/S.K. Datta. 3. Greenhouse cultivation of rose/M.T. Patil and P.V. Patil. 4. Agrotechnology in field grown roses/S.K. Bhattacharjee. 5. Jasmine/M. Vijayakumar, T. Arumugam, M. Jawaharlal and S.K. Bhattacharjee. 6. Crossandra/M. Jawaharlal, T. Arumugam and M. Vijayakumar. 7. Barleria/R. Jayanthi. 8. Hibiscus/Meenakshi Srinivas. 9. Bougainvillea/Meenakshi Srinivas. 10. Poinsettia/P. Pal.11. Azalea (Rhododendron)/P. Pal and S. Chakravorty. 12. Camellia/P. Pal and M. Mitra. 13. Hydrangea/P. Pal and S. Chakravorty. 14. Cassia/S. Chakraborty and P. Pal. 15. Callistemon/P. Pal and M. Mitra. 16. Adenium/P. Pal and M. Nath. 17. Acalypha/P. Pal and M. Nath. 18. Allamanda/P. Pal and M. Mitra. 19. Antirrhinum/Vinod Kumar and S.K. Bhattacharjee. 20. China aster/T. Janakiram. 21. Marigold/T. Arumugam, M. Jawaharlal and M. Vijayakumar. 22. Zinnia/Pragya, R.L. Misra and Sanyat Misra. 23. Gaillardia/Ranjan Srivastava and Kavita Kandpal. 24. Gypsophila/Ranjan Srivastava and Kavita Kandpal. 25. Sweet Sultan/M. Prathap and A. Manohar Rao. 26. Corn flower/A. Manohar Rao and M. Prathap. 27. Helichrysum/M. Prathap and A. Manohar Rao. 28. Gomphrena/A. Manohar Rao and M. Prathap. 29. Statice/B. Biswas and T. Mandal. 30. Index.
"In commercial floriculture and modern landscape design, the groups of plants belonging to flowering shrubs and seasonal annuals occupy prime position. They are important and interesting assemblance of exciting flowering plants largely grown in beds and pots for commerce, garden decoration, cut flower and loose flower trade. In good landscape design, shrubs contribute in some ways to making a house attractive by emphasising its good architectural features or by softening the effect of poor one. Seasonal ornamentals enhance the beauty of the garden by bringing in quick changes with a splash of attractive colour and, in turn breaking the monotony. There are large number of species and varieties in these crops and offer a diversified range of plants with attractive flowers and innumerable colours. Realising the economic and aesthetic value of these crops scientists have conducted interesting studies on various aspects which attained enormous proportion over the years. The aim of this publication is to survey the crops for their potential in ornamental horticulture." (jacket)