International Journal of Horticulture and Floriculture

ISSN 2756-3790

International Journal of Horticulture and Floriculture 2167-0455 Vol. 5 (3), pp. 272-275, March, 2017. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Major problems of flower harvesters in Allahabad city, India

Nimisha Suryavanshi and Razia Parvez

Department of Family Resource Management, Ethelind School of Home Science, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Science, Allahabad 211007, India.

*Corresponding author.E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 18, April 2014

Abstract

This topic is concern with the study of flower harvesters because this is also a drudgery prone activity which affects their body and they also feel some kind of problem which is explained here. The data of the study are collected by interview schedule as well as by their anthropometry measurements. The study was undertaken in Allahabad city in block Chaka, where rose and Marigold flowers are propagated on large scale.  

Key word: Drudgery ergonomic, anthropometry, bending, flower, harvesters.