Career in Floriculture

Career  in Floriculture 

Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry. The development plant breeding of new varieties is a major occupation of floriculturists.

Floriculture crops include bedding plants, flowering plants, foliage plants or houseplants, cut cultivated greens, and cut flowers. As distinguished from nursery crops, floriculture crops are generally herbaceous. Bedding and garden plants consist of young flowering plants (annuals and perennials) and vegetable plants. They are grown in cell packs (in flats or trays), in pots, or in hanging baskets, usually inside a controlled environment, and sold largely for gardens and landscaping.

Floriculture is the thus the study of growing and marketing flowers and foliage plants. It includes cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for sales or for use as raw materials in cosmetic and perfume industry and the pharmaceutical sector. The floral industry today has grown to much larger proportions and offers a wide scope for growth and profits. In India, Floriculture industry comprises flower trade, production of nursery plants and potted plants, seed and bulb production, micro propagation and extraction of essential oils.  India has an  enormous genetic diversity, varied agro climatic conditions, versatile human resources etc which offer India a unique scope for judicious employment of existing resources and exploration of avenues yet untouched. 

Punjab these days hold a vital employment opportunities in Floriculture include joining as farm/estate managers, plantation experts and supervisors, project coordinators etc. Research and teaching , Marketing of Floriculture products , working as consultant,  jobs as floral designers, groundskeepers, landscape designers, architects and horticultural therapists. Such jobs require practitioners to deal directly with clients.

Professional qualification combined with an inclination towards gardening and such other activities produces efficient floriculturists and landscaping professionals. The skills and knowledge required are imparted under the professional courses of floriculture and landscaping. 

Eligibility : Those who wish to join the floriculture stream should enroll for an undergraduate course in agriculture. Short term courses in floriculture are also available

Job Prospectus and Career Options : Entrepreneurship or working in plantations at various levels.

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