The Floriculture is a fast-emerging major venture in the world, especially as a potential
money-spinner for many countries in world. Many flowers and ornamental plants are being
grown for domestic as well as for export market, which will provide more returns/unit area to
the farming community. There is an urgent need for the publication of a elaborative and upto-
date textbook on breeding and seed production of ornamental flower crops to the to
cater the demand of Horticulture students, researchers in the field of plant breeding, amateur
flower breeders, professional flower growers, nurserymen , landscape architects and other
stakeholders in the floriculture. This textbook aims to keep readers informed of the recent
developments in the field of floriculture and to provide them with essential information on the
crop improvement. The introductory chapters are devoted to the centers of Origin of
Ornamental Crops, History of Breeding of Ornamental Crops, Breeding Methods in
Ornamental Crops, Role of Heterosis in Ornamental Crops, Seed Production in Flower Crops,
Utilization of Male Sterility and Self Incompatibility in Flower Crops and Biotechnological
Approaches for Improvement of Ornamental Plants. The later chapters covers brief outline on
each crop related to origin and history, floral biology, breeding objectives, techniques of
breeding, varieties released from different institutes, inheritance of important characters,
Genetic mechanisms associated with flower colour and flower size, doubleness, fragrance
and objective questions pertaining to each chapter for competitive examinations on crops.
Even though, there are many books on breeding of flower crops for graduate and post
graduate students of Horticulture, especially this book also covers latest trends flower crops
breeding along with MCQ’s for competitive examinations and also meeting requirement of B.
Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture curriculum and sure this book will remain special in the market for farm
science students.

• Centers of Origin in Ornamental Crops
• History of Breeding of Ornamental Crops
• Breeding Methods in Ornamental Crops
• Role of Heterosis in Ornamental Crops
• Seed Production in Flower Crops
• Utilization of Male Sterility and Self Incompatibility in Flower Crops
• Biotechnological Approaches for Crop Improvement in FlowerCrops
• Rose
• Chrysanthemum
• Carnation
• Gladiolus
• Anthurium
• Gerbera
• Marigold
• Tuberose
• Jasmine
• Crossandra
• Hibiscus
• China Aster
• Bougainvillea
• Zinnia
• Dahlia
• Antirrhinum
• Heliconia
• Liliums
• Petunia
• References
• Abbreviations