CONTENTS The present book is a compendium of sixty nine chapters written by R & D workers/experts from different institutions. It covers all aspects of floriculture and ornamental plants, including germplasm and plant improvement, propagation, production technologies, new crops and native plant cultivation, production physiology, economics and marketing, postharvest, biotechnology and ornamental crop protection. This book will be of interest and benefit to the researchers, students, development workers, teachers, policy makers and all interested in ornamental horticulture.