Chrysanthemum Show to open on December 2

The Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), is organising the 28th Chrysanthemum Show-Competition-cum-Sale on December 2 and 3, on the outer premises of Dr Manmohan Singh Auditorium, in collaboration with the Estate Organisation of the PAU.

The show is organised every year, since its inception in 1996, in the memory of renowned Punjabi poet Bhai Vir Singh, who had fondly mentioned chrysanthemums in his poems.

Vice-Chancellor Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, who has an immense desire to promote floriculture in Punjab, will inaugurate the show on December 2 at 12.30 pm.

Dr Parminder Singh, Head, Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, said that the show would exhibit several recommended varieties of chrysanthemum, developed by the PAU. The competition will be organised in 12 classes, he informed. The show will also provide visitors an opportunity to interact with the experts over growing ornamental and foliage plants, he added.