conditions the area under cut and flower in the state is 40 hectares. Srinagar, Jammu, Budgam, Ganderbalare the main district of Jammu and Kashmir having maximum area and production of loose and cut flowers. The total number of registered flower growers in Jammu and Kashmir is 725. In addition to this the area of cut and loose flowers in Jammu and Kashmir under greenhouse condition is 40

The total area under flower cultivation in world is 2.7 lakh ha, out of which the area under Europe is 44,444 ha, North America 22,388 ha, Asia and Pacific 215,386 ha, the Middle East and Africa 2,282 ha, Central and South Africa 17,605 ha. Flowers are grown under protected greenhouses conditions on an area of 46008 ha. India has maximum area under ornamental crops 88,