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Agriculture, Horticulture

Horticulture, Florists

The present publication on ‘Indoor Plants & Interiorscaping’ is planned in 10 interesting chapters vividly highlighting various aspects of indoor plants with special emphasis on foliage plants or house plants covering introduction, importance and scope, classification, breeding of indoor plants, principles of interiorscaping, cultural operations, special gardens, vertical gardens, marketing and description and cultivation practices of more than 100 important indoor plants.

Indoor Plants and Interiorscaping

2025

1. Introduction 2. Importance and scope: Advantages of Indoor Landscaping, Indoor Air Quality, Health Benefits, Behavioural ecology, Environmental cues, Aesthetic benefits, Economic benefits, Indoor Plants for different areas. 3. Classification: Based on light requirements, importance of plant parts, gardening importance, temperature requirements, growth habit, removal of pollutants, Factors for plant growth of Indoor plants. 4. Breeding of Indoor Plants: Plant acquisition and introduction, Mutations from vegetative propagation, Hybridization, Transgene Technology, Marker Assisted Breeding and Genomic Technology, Breeding techniques, Breeding objectives, Varietal development of important genera and groups. 5. Principles of Interiorscaping and Mitigation of Air Pollution: Organization of Space with Indoor Plants, Types of Interior Landscape Designs, Mitigation of Air Pollution, Indoor Air Quality Improvement. 6. Cultural operations: Containers, substrates, propagation, nutrition, water management, training, grooming, management of insect pests and diseases, maintenance of indoor plants, media standards, nursery standards. 7. Special gardens: Miniature gardens, plant stand, dish garden, terrariums, bottle gardens, hanging baskets, window garden, Window rock garden, table gardens, aero-gardens, bonsai. 8. Vertical gardens: History, types of vertical farms, planting materials, structures, containers, substrate, water and nutrient management, supplemental lighting, ecofriendly methodology, integrated technology, low maintenance vertical gardens, pruning and pinching, pest control. 9. Marketing: Indoor plant market segmentations, largest manufacturers of indoor plants, regional analysis, country analysis, reasons for rapid development of marketing, customer discovery, marketing plan, operation plan, management plan, financial plan, business models, plant rental services. 10. Description and cultivation of various indoor plants: Acalypha, Agave, Aeschynanthus, Aglaonema, Alloplectus, Alocasia, Alpinia, Anthurium Aphelandra, Araucaria, Ardisia, Asparagus, Aspidistra, Azalea, Begonia, Beloperone, Bromeliads, Cacti, Caladium, Calathea, Callisia, Chrysothemis, Cissus, Clivia, Codiaeum, Codonanthe, Coleus, Columnea, Cordyline, Ctenanthe, Curculigo, Cycads, Cyclamen, Cyclanthus, Cyperus, Dianella, Dieffenbachia, Dizygotheca, Dracaena, Epipremnum, Episcia, Equisetum, Euonymus, Euphorbia, Excoecaria, Fatshedera, Fatsia, Ferns, Ficus, Fittonia, Gynura, Hedera, Heliconia, Helxine, Hemigraphis, Hoffmannia, Homalomena, Hoya, Hypoestes, Impatiens, Kaempferia, Leea, Liriope, Manihot, Maranta, Medinilla, Miconia, Monstera, Nautilocalyx, Ophiopogon, Orchid, Pachira, Palms, Pandanus, Pelargonium, Pellionia, Peperomia, Phalaris, Philodendron, Pilea, Pleomele, Poinsettia, Polyscias, Primula, Ruellia, Saintpaulea, Sansevieria, Schefflera, Scindapsus, Selaginella, Senecio, Sinningia, Spathiphyllum, Stromanthe, Succulents, Syngonium, Tacca, Tradescantia, Verbena, Xanthosoma, Zamioculacas, Zantedeschia, Zebrina References Index

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