M Sc’s scientific contributions

Due to increasing urbanization and industrialization, the major concern of all authorities are to find out the best way to get rid of outdoor as well as indoor air pollution problem. However, for outdoor air pollution, most of the efforts have been done to control but now much attention is needed to control indoor air pollution as contaminants are usually high in indoor places. Public health is a major issue due to indoor air pollution and indoor environment because most of the people in urban area spend more time inside as compared to outside. So, indoor plants and indoor gardening would be a better way to eradicate the emission of pollutants inside as well to make the indoor environment more lively and aesthetic. This review is mainly focusing on the indoor air pollution, its cause and how to improve the quality of indoor air by using indoor plants.

Due to increasing urbanization and industrialization, the major concern of all authorities are to find out the best way to get rid of outdoor as well as indoor air pollution problem. However, for outdoor air pollution, most of the efforts have been done to control but now much attention is needed to control indoor air pollution as contaminants are usually high in indoor places. Public health is a major issue due to indoor air pollution and indoor environment because most of the people in urban area spend more time inside as compared to outside. So, indoor plants and indoor gardening would be a better way to eradicate the emission of pollutants inside as well to make the indoor environment more lively and aesthetic. This review is mainly focusing on the indoor air pollution, its cause and how to improve the quality of indoor air by using indoor plants.

Flower cultivation is one the most popular strategy in the sector of horticulture. In recent years, the international trade of cut flowers has expanded and would be expected to increase further with promotion and application in various industries. Because of the fascinating nature of the cut flowers, they are loved by the people around the world but the less vase life of cut flowers creates problem in transporting to the other countries. So it is necessary to overcome from this problem as it is most important to meet the satisfaction of consumer. Pulse treatment with sucrose has been found a best preservative solution to extend the vase life of cut flowers. However, various pre harvest and post harvest factors can also affect the vase of cut flowers. So, by providing optimum condition to the cut flowers, vase life can be extended.