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Tuberose (Polyanthes tuberosa Linn./Agave amica)

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Polianthes tuberosa Linn., commonly known as tuberose, is a monocot genus and a perennial, bulbous plant that belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native of Sonora desert of Mexico and successfully grown under commercial cultivation in tropical and subtropical areas for cut flower production, for floriculture trade, and as a source of oil. Tuberose has been classified into three types on the basis of flower, i.e., single-flowered, semidouble-flowered, and double-flowered. Considering its economic importance, extensive studies have enriched all basic scientific information on different aspects of tuberose. It is a unique flower – possibly the one which is used in every sphere of the Indian-Hindu life. The chapter will provide most information generated on different aspects related to geographic distribution, growth habit, physiology, agro-technology, techno-economics, ecological and flowering behavior, etc.

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  1. Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding and In-Charge, All India Coordinated Research Project on Floriculture, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    R. Sadhukhan

  2. Department of Floriculture and Land Scape Architecture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    T. K. Chowdhuri

  3. CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    S. K. Datta

  4. Ex CSIR Emeritus Scientist, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

    S. K. Datta

  5. Ex DBT-NER-Visiting Research Professor, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

    S. K. Datta

  6. A5/1 Kalindi Housing Estate, Kalindi, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    S. K. Datta

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Sadhukhan, R., Chowdhuri, T.K., Datta, S.K. (2021). Tuberose (Polyanthes tuberosa Linn./Agave amica). In: Datta, S.K., Gupta, Y.C. (eds) Floriculture and Ornamental Plants. Handbooks of Crop Diversity: Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1554-5_17-1

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