21/04/2022
B.Sc. Agriculture and Horticulture students
under ELP- Experimental learning Program
Made lots of value added product's
Value addition in flowers is a good source of income by self-employment. It includes fresh flower products from cut flower arrangements like bouquets, baskets, bunch, buttonaire, corsage etc. and secondly loose flower products like garland, floral strings, pomanders, wreaths, floral jewelry. Dry flower value added products includes dried flower arrangements, products of press dried flowers and pot pourries etc. Processed products include essential oils, absolutes, concrete, petal jam (rose, rhododendron), jelly, ready to serve beverages, wine, floral tea, rose hip juice, poultry feed, insect repellent, floral dyes, petal embedded handmade paper, cosmetics like calendula cream, rose water, rose cream etc. Value addition in floriculture also covers novel innovative products and technologies such as floral genes, novelty for molecular breeding, flower form, flower colour, floral fragrance and modern gardening.