Carnation in protected cultivation is a goldmine


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Authors

  • Desh Raj Associate Professor (Floriculture), Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture COA, CSK HPKV, Palampur 176 062 (HP).

Abstract

Carnation cultivation in Himachal Pradesh has proven a very profitable venture to growers as is an evident from the fact that acreage under carnation has increased from 3 ha in 1993 to 59 ha in 2012. Growers produce 5.75 crore cut flower stems of over `14.35 crore (2012). Globally over 500 million US$ cut flowers of carnation are sold through United Nations common trade (2011).

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Submitted

2019-04-05

Published

2019-04-05

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Raj, D. (2019). Carnation in protected cultivation is a goldmine. Indian Horticulture, 60(4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/88600