Post-harvest of flowers

Flowers lovers, flower business people and floriculturists over the world have been eagerly collecting varieties of flowers from various parts of the world for their intended purposes. However the issue of shelf life of the flowers has been a major problem to them especially during transportation and storage of these flowers. Some of the flowers from tropical areas have lasted for a shorter time in temperate areas due to improper post harvest technology application. Transport, storage and marketing of the flowers have been not stable due to many factors such as lack of proper post harvest technologies application from various flowers supply chain networks. This book therefore provides post harvest techniques that can be applied to some flowers such as Heliconia. The techniques should help those who involve in flower supply chain network to improve the stability of Heliconia flowers. The book is usefully to all agents involved in flowers supply chain system, from flower farms to the end users all over the world.