Production Technology of cut foliages (2).ppt

Production Technology of cut foliages

1. Production Technology of cut foliages

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The value of world trade in floriculture is increasing
Value of world commerce of cut flowers, plants and
other ornamental floriculture in 2004 in millions of US
$
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Imports Variation 2000/ 2004
Cut Flowers$ 5371 9%
Live plants$ 4535 15%
Bulbs$ 931 7%
Cut foliage$ 758 8%
Cuttings, cane, slips$ 34414%
Young rose plants $ 12510%
TOTAL $12 064
–Fuente: ITC/ COMTRADE Statistics, UNCTAD, Ginebra, Suiza

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EU Imports of Foliage, Fresh or Treated, from India
2004
EU imports from India of (principally dry) foliages.
€ 10.5 million (2% of total EU import)
Foliage was the EU’s major floriculture import from India.
Importing country Total Foliage, fresh or treated or dry
 Germany € 3 436 000
 Netherlands 1 720 000
 Great Britain 1 425 000
 Italy 1 412 000
 Poland 720 000
 France 433 000
 Spain 359 000
 Belgium 156 000
 Sweden 120 000
 Other EU estimated 560 000
 Total € 10 494 000 = 5091 tonnes

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Floriculture Exports Reported by the Indian
Government
Global Trade Atlas Navigator (GTA) July 25,
2005
Exports of $17 million of cut flowers
Exports of $5 million in Live Plants, Cuttings and slips
Exports of Foliage were not reported
Exports of Bulbs were not reported
Exports of tissue culture not reported.

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Floriculture Exports Reported by the Indian Government
Global Trade Atlas Navigator (GTA) July 25, 2005
Product/Item 2004-2005 2005-2006
 Fresh Cut Flowers 3534.99
 Fresh Foliage 42.55
 Dried Flowers & Plant Parts 15 122.26
 Live Plants 2 205.92
 Flowering Plants 73.71
 Bulbs and Tubers 119.57
 Total Lakhs 21 099.00 30 500.00
 Total Euros € 35 165 000 € 50 800 333
 Total US Dollars $ 46 866 666 $ 67 777 777
APEDA predicts 45% increase in exports in 2005/2006 over previous year.
Conversion rate €1 = Rs 60 1 US$ = Rs 45

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Domestic Market
Growing at 25 % annually
Total domestic market - Rs. 5000 million
Demand shifting towards traditional and exotic
blooms
Mumbai market daily flower arrival is 600,000
stems per day
Delhi market - Rs. 1000 million

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Market Opportunities
Domestic seasonal opportunity
Demand Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High
Moderate

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Cut foliage is vegetation used in large quantities
as a source of decoration on its own or in
association with flowers in bouquets
Used as a fillerUsed as a filler
Lining or background Lining or background
materialmaterial

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Indian Scenario
Demand
Alternative to floriculture Industry
Integral part of green industry
Various agro climatic conditions
Year round demand round the year
Investment is low
Damage during transportation is minimum

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Climate
Ideal temperature is 20degrees
Humidity 60-70%
Dry location –misting
Wind
Site –free –high velocity winds –above
50km/hour
Wind breaks.

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Agronomic factors
Good cultivable land
Soil Ec 0.5
Soil PH 6-7
Well drained soils
Water pH6.5 to 7.2
Ec less than 0.7

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Light
Bright sun light
But can not tolerate direct sunlight
Partial shade
temp
Day and night temp- around 32 and 21 degrees
Relative humidity

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Production
Green house
Outdoor Planting
Containers
Under shade

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Micro irrigation( drip/trickle/spray jet)
Pruning
Plant protection
Pests –scales,mites leafminers, mealy bugs .
Leaf spot ,root rot

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Growing structures
Shade net houses
With bambooo,stone, Iron connected with GI
wires as mesh on the top
Shade net
Provision for over head sprinklers

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Harvesting
Right time Early in the morning.

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