Technology for Shortened Flowering Cycle and Year Round Production of Lilium and Tulip

Hydroponics is a soil less cultivation technology that utilizes mineral salt solutions in specific proportions for continuous production of crops. The technology is ideal for seasonal crops, rare medicinal plants and for agriculturally unproductive lands. With increasing demand for urban, high tech agriculture, CSIR-IHBT developed hydroponic cultivation process for commercial cut-flower crops such as Lilium and tulip.

The technology societal relevance technology for Agriculture involves development of crop specific hydroponic nutrient recipe standardization for optimal growth of plants within a short span of time for getting access in off-season flower market.

Market Potential
Lilium and Tulip Market is estimated USD 2.5 billion and USD 4.4 billion

Salient Features of the technology

1.Early flowering in Lilium (55 days) & in Tulip (30 days).

2.Crop specific nutrient recipe for flower crops

3.Year round flower production