Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu

Flowers are used by people of all walks of life starting from birth to death and have become an integral part of human living in our society. The demand for flowers has been increasing ever year. Commercial cultivation of flowers has assured importance in recent times. A study was conducted to find ...

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Main Authors: S Nazreen Hassan, Aravindh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Extension Education Society 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Extension Education
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Online Access:https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/364
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description Flowers are used by people of all walks of life starting from birth to death and have become an integral part of human living in our society. The demand for flowers has been increasing ever year. Commercial cultivation of flowers has assured importance in recent times. A study was conducted to find out the trend in flower cultivation in the southern districts of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. An increase in area under flower cultivation was observed in both the districts. A majority of the farmers had a farming experience of two to four years, had followed either nipping or pruning and less than one fourth of the farmers followed regular rejuvenation.
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spelling doaj.art-a24560ae43bf436fbf1d969b8699107f2022-12-21T22:56:35ZengExtension Education SocietyJournal of Extension Education0971-31232456-12822019-08-0131110.26725/JEE.2019.1.31.6234-6239183Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil NaduS Nazreen Hassan0Aravindh Kumar1TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITYTAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITYFlowers are used by people of all walks of life starting from birth to death and have become an integral part of human living in our society. The demand for flowers has been increasing ever year. Commercial cultivation of flowers has assured importance in recent times. A study was conducted to find out the trend in flower cultivation in the southern districts of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. An increase in area under flower cultivation was observed in both the districts. A majority of the farmers had a farming experience of two to four years, had followed either nipping or pruning and less than one fourth of the farmers followed regular rejuvenation.https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/364JasmineRoseNeriumTechnological skill assessmentTirunelveliKanyakumariTamil Nadu
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Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu
Journal of Extension Education
Jasmine
Rose
Nerium
Technological skill assessment
Tirunelveli
Kanyakumari
Tamil Nadu
title Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu
title_full Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu
title_fullStr Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu
title_full_unstemmed Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu
title_short Trends and Technological Skills Assessment of Flower Cultivation in the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu
title_sort trends and technological skills assessment of flower cultivation in the southern districts of tamil nadu
topic Jasmine
Rose
Nerium
Technological skill assessment
Tirunelveli
Kanyakumari
Tamil Nadu
url https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/364
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