Value Addition in Floriculture
Course Overview
Official detailed syllabus from the ICAR Sixth Deans’ Committee curriculum.
Course Objectives
i. To study different methods of value addition like drying, flower arrangements, oil extraction, etc. ii. To prepare value added products from flower crops
Theory Syllabus
Scope and prospects of value addition, Types of value-added products, techniques of value addition including tinting. Value addition in loose flowers and product development- Gulkhand, floral tea, rose oil, rose water, Pankhuri, floral dyes, rose sherbet, floral ice creams, sweets, etc. Flower arrangement, styles, ikebana schools (ikenobo, ohara, sogetsu etc), Ikebana- moribana, nagiere, contemporary style. Dry flowers– Identification and selection of flowers and plant parts; tips for collecting dry flower making, selection of stages for picking of flowers for drying, Techniques in dry flower making – Drying, glycerising, bleaching, dyeing, embedding, pressing; Designing and arrangement – dry flower baskets, bouquets, pot-pourri, wall hangings, button holes, greeting cards, wreaths; petal embedded handmade papers. Post drying management including moisture, pests and molds. Essential oils; Selection of species and varieties (including nonconventional species), extraction methods, Packing and storage, Aromatherapy. Types of pigments, carotenoids, anthocyanins, chlorophyll, betalains; Significance of natural pigments as nutraceuticals, Extraction methods and applications in food, pharmaceutical and poultry industries. Synthetic and Natural dyes, dying techniques, colour retention.
Practical Syllabus
Practices in preparation of different type of flower arrangements including bouquets, button- holes, flower baskets, corsages, floral wreaths, garlands with fresh flowers, Techniques in flower arrangement and floral decoration, Identification of plants for dry flower making, Practices in dry flower making; Preparation of dry flower baskets, bouquets, potpourri, wall hangings, button holes, greeting cards, wreaths, etc. Essential oil extraction units, Extraction of pigments, Visit to dry flower units, Economics of value-added products.
Suggested Readings
1. De L C. 2019. Value Addition in Flowers and Orchids. New India Publishing Agency.
2. Gupta Sachi, Pathak Sanjay and Yadav Atul. 2019. Advances and Value Addition in Flower Crops. Weser Books.