Floriculture.
Floriculture. 1.1 Introduction: Flowers and ornamental plants are an ever-growing industry in today’s world. Even Pakistan is seeing a “flowering” of this industry. The growth of flowers and ornamentals for both domestic and export markets has tremendous potential. Indeed it is recognized that a veritable economic revolution can be brought about by the industrialization of the horticulture sector. 1 The sale of cut flowers and ornamentals, potted plants, dried flowers, and extraction of perfume oils are all part of the Floriculture sector of the larger Horticulture Industry. The moist temperate climate of the Abbottabad District in Pakistan is very well suited to the propagation, multiplication, and culture of a wide variety of flowers and ornamental plants. The period of November to May is the main potential season of supply to the Developed Countries (75 % of all imports received during these months). 2 Christmas (December) through Easter (March or April). Is the peak demand seaso
