"This book covers all aspects of research on ornamental horticulture and postharvest quality of ornamental plants such as employment of new scientific tools and techniques including molecular and genetic research, sustainable production systems, energy efficiency, integrated pest management (IPM), ecological vision and development of various issues of new ornamental crops. It also describes the postharvest quality of ornamental plants which includes flower senescence and programmed cell death, postharvest of physiology of cut flowers and greens, role of plant harmones in flower opening, senescence and abscission, effect of preharvest factors on postharvest quality of potted plants and cut flowers, postharvest handling of cut flowers and greens, temperature management for ornamental geophytes, entomology of cut flowers and greens, environmental friendly and sustainable green concepts.''