President of India Abdul Kalam recently inaugurated the 2nd Flora Expo 2006 and the 1st International Landscape Expo 2006 at Pragati Maidan. He was presented with a bouquet of flowers consisting of over 175,000 flowers by the Indian Flowers and Ornamental Plants Welfare Association.
Dr Kalam said flowers should be evolved genetically to give them a unique shape, petal size and colour so they last longer and be fragrant at the same time.
The bouquet, thought to be the largest in the world was donated to the expo so allowing the public to admire it.
Dr Kalam said, "Whichever direction we go, flowers greet us. There are beautiful flowers that adore and beautify the Mughal Gardens through their appearance, brightness, pleasing colours and fragrance . There are some varieties of jasmine that blossom with fragrance in the morning and others blossom with fragrance in the evening. "
He went on to say that there are 300 million middle class people in India who adore flowers. "In many parts of the country, women love flowers. They wear flowers and offer them to God on auspicious occasions. I believe we have to develop a flower business within the country that may at times exceed the export demand. We should develop floriculture keeping both the domestic and international markets in mind."
Dr Kalam is keen to promote flower exports while stressing the need to develop a variety of rose that combines beauty and fragrance.
He said: "For carrying out such challenging experiments both with flowers and other bio-diverse creations of nature, I have earmarked about five acres of land in Rashtrapati Bhavan. I invite five floriculturists who would like to scientifically explore the creation of new varieties of flowers that give both beauty and fragrance. This will give a message of uniqueness and give Indian flavour to the whole world."
It is said that Indian roses are sought after in the Eastern and Western countries. To reflect this, according to Dr Kalam, the world’s best Internet-based auction site was located in Bangalore .
Dr Kalam said, "During Valentines Day, it is common to see aircraft loads of roses being shipped from places like Bangalore. If only we could succeed in making the roses both beautiful and fragrant and long lasting, we will have a significant share in the world market."
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