切花是指人們從植株、植物上剪下的花枝、葉枝、花朵或花蕾（通常帶有一些莖和葉）。它們通常用於裝飾或者製成花束、花圈、花籃、花環或者直接插入花瓶中[1][2][3][4]。
Toumi, Khaoula; Vleminckx, Christiane; van Loco, Joris; Schiffers, Bruno. Pesticide Residues on Three Cut Flower Species and Potential Exposure of Florists in Belgium. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI AG). 2016-09-23, 13 (10): 943. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 5086682 
. PMID 27669276. doi:10.3390/ijerph13100943. cut flowers are ... among the intensive crops grown in greenhouses in Great Britain. As in any intensive culture, flowers require the use of a wide range of pesticides to control diseases and pests, which can damage production and marketability. Plants and flowers entering into the European market must meet stringent regulations on plant health designed to prevent introduction of some pests or diseases. Therefore, imported cut flowers receive heavy pesticide applications prior to shipment.
Pesticides and Cut Flowers. National Wildlife Federation. 2000-06-01 [2019-02-13]. （原始內容存檔於2021-04-22）. Growers of flowers, the most delicate of agricultural crops, are traditionally heavy users of farm chemicals, including some that are highly toxic or suspected to cause cancer. I
Goodman, Joshua. Valentine roses get dipped in chemicals - World news - World environment. msnbc.com. 2007-02-12 [2019-02-13]. （原始內容存檔於2020-02-24）. Most of the toxic assault takes place in the waterlogged savannah surrounding the capital of Colombia, which has the world's second-largest cut-flower industry after the Netherlands, producing 62 percent of all flowers sold in the United States. ... 36 percent of the toxic chemicals applied by Florverde farms in 2005 were listed as "extremely" or "highly" toxic by the World Health Organization, Isaza acknowledged.
書名: 《農村經濟和農業技術管理知識手冊》作者: 張元奎等主編 當前第:320頁
