Floriculture has blossomed into commercial activity with a considerable growth and a useful crop diversification option, particularly for small farmers over the past three decades. India has now emerged as second largest grower of flowers after china. In Jammu and Kashmir the practice of flower cultivation at commercial scale by individual growers is at its infancy stage in the state; however commercial cultivation is gradually increasing with boost from the state government. At present, around 300 hectares of land in the state is under cultivation of different varieties of flowers, particularly marigold, jasmine, aster, rose, chrysanthemum and tuberose. | Appraisal of cost-effective return from marigold flower grower in Jammu district India
