Floriculture

Priyanka Thakur | Principal Floriculturist | Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry

What is Floriculture?

A Career in Floriculture is very interesting. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Floriculture actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Floriculture. The internet is a great source of information on Floriculture, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

Principal Floriculturist Priyanka Thakur has worked in Floriculture for 17 years. Principal Floriculturist Priyanka Thakur describes Floriculture as:

Floriculture or flower farming is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry. The development, via plant breeding, of new varieties is a major occupation of floriculturists.

How Principal Floriculturist Priyanka Thakur got into Floriculture?

After doing my B Sc in Horticulture and M Sc in Floriculture & Landscape, I did my PhD in Floriculture & Landscape from Dr. Y S Parmar University. I am working as a Principal Floriculturist at Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry.

Principal Floriculturist Priyanka Thakur's Talk on Floriculture

Starts with what is:
1)	Floriculture

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Floriculture and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Floriculture. It details these topics within Education for Floriculture:
2)	Botany
3)	Commercial Crops
4)	Soil
5)	Nutrition
6)	Urban Gardening
7)	Value Added Products

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Anyone aspiring for Floriculture needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success. Here is a list of Skills required for Floriculture:
8)	Creativity
9)	Designing
10)	Dry & Fresh Flower Arrangement
11)	Nursery Management
12)	Propagation of Crops

It is important to get an understanding of the Positives of Floriculture. These are the Positives of Floriculture:
13)	Intensive Cultivation
14)	Diverse Opportunities
15)	Growth
16)	Connection with Nature

Challenges are the other side of Positives and Floriculture is no exception:
17)	Climate
18)	Lack of Skill & Knowledge
19)	Infrastructure

In the final section of the Talk, Priyanka Thakur talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
20)	Floriculture

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Links for this Talk

Principal Floriculturist Priyanka Thakur's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/priyankathakur

LifePage Career Talk on Floriculture

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/floriculture

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20170909-0005

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTpKCS6Qg0w

(Floriculture, Priyanka Thakur, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Floriculture, Flowers, Horticulture, Flower Cultivation, Gardens, Plants)

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