1Botanic Garden, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Sachi Gupta, Botanic Garden, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email: gsachiedu@gmail.com
Online published on 21 November, 2023.
Dry flower industry in floriculture is gaining knowledge with the booming floriculture industry in India. Despite poor weather circumstances, the dry flower sector in floriculture gives an excellent chance for farmers to improve their income throughout the year. Dehydration techniques help to maintain the original colour and shape of flowers for long-term use with little care. In addition to that drying of different plant parts epoxy resin encapsulation technique is a novel approach. In this embedding technique beauty of the flower can be cherished forever and able to protect it from dust and other pest. A detailed variation in embedding technique and time between has been mentioned. Farmers can easily earn 2 to 5 times profit from value addition through epoxy resin encapsulation technique. Input cost is reduced by incorporation of priceless house to get higher returns and waste material available with dried flower used to make floral handicrafts.
Dehydrated floral craft, Epoxy resin encapsulation, Higher return, Rural economy