Recent Advances in Ornamental Horticulture and Sustainable Floriculture

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Recent Advances in Ornamental Horticulture and Sustainable Floriculture By Gowtham K M, CONTENTS : Section – I : Landscape Architecture and Urban Green Infrastructure 1. DESIGNING THE FIFTH FACADE: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOR ROOFTOP GARDENS 2. VERTICAL GARDENS: A MODERN APPROACH TO URBAN LANDSCAPING 3. URBAN AVENUE TREES AS AIR POLLUTION MITIGATORS Section – II. Production Technologies and Growth Regulation in Ornamental Crops and Pot Plants 4. JASMINE (Jasminum Spp.): A PROMISING CROP FOR FLOWER PRODUCTION AND ESSENTIAL OIL EXTRACTION 5. POT PLANTS IN ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE: PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, GROWTH REGULATION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 6. ORNAMENTAL AROIDS: THE FASCINATING PLANTS OF THE ARACEAE FAMILY 7. PLANT GROWTH RETARDANTS IN DWARFING ORNAMENTAL PLANTS: MECHANISMS, APPLICATIONS AND COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE Section – III. Crop Improvement and Emerging Technologies in Floriculture 8. NOVEL APPROACHES FOR FLOWER COLOUR ENHANCEMENT 9. BIOLUMINESCENT FLOWERS: LIGHTING THE FUTURE OF FLORICULTURE Section – IV. Postharvest Technology and Sustainable Floriculture 10. GREEN-SYNTHESIZED NANOPARTICLES FOR SUSTAINABLE POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT AND VASE LIFE ENHANCEMENT OF CUT FLOWERS 11. DRIED TO DELIGHT: INNOVATIONS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF DRY FLORICULTURE 12. SUSTAINABLE FLORICULTURE: CONVERTING FLORAL WASTE INTO ECONOMIC VALUE