PAU gears up for flower show on December 3 and 4

Chandigarh: The department of floriculture and landscaping, in collaboration with the Estate Organization at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), is set to organize the Chrysanthemum Show on December 3 and 4 at Dr Manmohan Singh Auditorium, PAU. The event is to be held after a gap of a couple of years due to the Covid-19 pandemic and some other reasons.

Satbir Singh Gosal, vice chancellor of PAU, is likely to inaugurate the event on December 3 at 12:30 pm. The show is used to take place every year in memory of the noted Punjabi poet Bhai Vir Singh, who was a natural lover and deeply attached to the flowers. He had written several poems about chrysanthemums. Ranjit Singh, a floriculture expert, called upon nature lovers, amateurs, educational institutions, and the public to visit the show and enjoy the beautiful flowers.

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Floriculture and landscaping have a great future across the nation. The Mann government in Punjab has been taking all essential steps to boost the floriculture and horticulture sectors. These two sectors have immense potential in the state. The state government urges the farmers to switch to floriculture or horticulture from traditional farming and earn a better income. The demand for flowers has been increasing worldwide. Therefore, such an event will certainly help the farming community bloom in the floriculture sector.

Parminder Singh, head of the department, said that there will be 10 classes for the competition, including incurved, reflexed, spider, decorative, pompon/button, single/double Korean, spoon, anemone, any other, and specially trained plants, featuring Japanese and Korean varieties of chrysanthemums. Singh, head of the department, said that there will be 10 classes for the competition, including incurved, reflexed, spider, decorative, pompon/button, single/double Korean, spoon, anemone, any so on, and specially trained plants, featuring Japanese and Korean varieties of chrysanthemums. Overall, the department has a collection of more than 250 varieties.