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Alternate Media for Commercial Foliage Crops


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1 Horticultural College and Research Institute (TNAU) Coimbatore (T.N) (Karnataka), India
2 Horticultural Research Station (TNAU), Ooty (T.N.), India
3 Horticultural College and Research Institute (TNAU) Coimbatore (T.N.), India
4 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India
     

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Foliage plant includes all the plants grown primarily for their foliage, utilized for interior decoration and interior landscaping purpose. The importance of foliage plants has increased manifold in recent past years. Foliage plants are often used as indoor plants owing to their attractive foliage and their ability to survive and grow even under limited light. Cut foliages are used along with flowers in bouquets, floral arrangements and floral ornaments or alone to create variability in colours, textures, unique shapes and forms.

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Alternate Media, Commercial Foliage Crops.
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Authors

A. Sankari
Horticultural College and Research Institute (TNAU) Coimbatore (T.N) (Karnataka), India
M. Anand
Horticultural Research Station (TNAU), Ooty (T.N.), India
M. Kannan
Horticultural College and Research Institute (TNAU) Coimbatore (T.N.), India
M. Kavitha
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India

Abstract


Foliage plant includes all the plants grown primarily for their foliage, utilized for interior decoration and interior landscaping purpose. The importance of foliage plants has increased manifold in recent past years. Foliage plants are often used as indoor plants owing to their attractive foliage and their ability to survive and grow even under limited light. Cut foliages are used along with flowers in bouquets, floral arrangements and floral ornaments or alone to create variability in colours, textures, unique shapes and forms.

Keywords


Alternate Media, Commercial Foliage Crops.

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