Course

Syllabus

Theory

Production status of fruit and plantation crops: Importance and scope of fruit and plantation crop industry in India; nutritional value of fruit crops; classification of fruit crops; area, production, productivity and export potential of fruit and plantation crops. Crop production techniques in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate fruit crops: Climate and soil requirements, varieties, propagation and use of rootstocks, planting density and systems of planting: High density and ultra-high density planting, cropping systems, after care – training and pruning; water, nutrient and weed management, fertigation, special horticultural techniques, plant growth regulation, important disorders, maturity indices and harvest, value addition. Fruit crops: mango, banana, papaya, guava, sapota, citrus, grape, litchi, pineapple, pomegranate, apple, pear, peach, strawberry, nut crops Jackfruit and minor fruits- date, ber, apple, plantation crops-coconut, arecanut, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber. Crop production techniques in palms and plantation crops: Climate and soil requirements, varieties, propagation, nursery management, planting and planting systems, cropping systems, after care, training and pruning for plantation crops, water, nutrient and weed management, intercropping, multi-tier cropping system, mulching, special horticultural practices, maturity indices, harvest and yield, pests and diseases, processing- value addition Palms: Coconut, Arecanut, Oil palm and Palmyrah, Plantation crops: Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Cashewnut, Rubber.

Practical

Propagation techniques, selection of planting material, varieties, important cultural practices for mango, banana, papaya, guava, sapota, grapes, Citrus (mandarin and acid lime), pomegranate, jackfruit, preparation and application of PGR’s for propagation, Micro propagation, protocol for mass multiplication and hardening of fruit crops, Identification and description of varieties, mother palm and seed nut selection, nursery practices, seedling selection, fertilizers application, nutritional disorders, pests and diseases of Coconut, Arecanut and cocoa, Tea and coffee, Rubber and cashew, Visit to commercial orchard and plantation industries.

Objectives

1. To educate about the different forms of classification of fruit crops

2. To educate about the origin, area, climate, soil, improved varieties and cultivation practices of fruit and plantation crops

3. To educate about the physiological disorders of fruit crops, palms and plantation crops

Course outcomes:

At the end of the course the student shall be able to

Suggested Readings

1. Banday F A and Sharma M K. 2010. Advances in temperate fruit production. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

2. Bose T K, Mitra S K and Sanyal D. 2001. Fruits: Tropical and Subtropical (2 volumes) Naya Udyog, Calcutta.

3. Bose T K, Mitra S K, Farooqi A A and Sadhu M K. (Eds). 1999. Tropical Horticulture Vol.1. Naya Prokash, Calcutta.

4. Chadha T R. 2001. Textbook of temperate fruits. ICAR, New Delhi

5. Chattopadhyay T K. 2001. A Text Book on Pomology (4 volumes). Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

6. Chattopadhyay T K. 1998. A Textbook on Pomology (sub-tropical fruits) vol.III. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

7. Das B C and Das S N. 2003. Cultivation of minor fruits. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

8. Dhillon W S. 2013. Fruit production in India. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi.

9. Kavino M, Jegadeeswari V, Vijayakumar R M and Balkrishnan S. 2018. Production Technology of Fruits and Plantation Crops. Narendra Publishing House.

10. Ponnuswami V, Kumar M, Kumar S Ramesh and Krishnamoorthy C. 2015. Fruit and Plantation Crops. Narendra Publishing House.

11. Radha T and Mathew L. 2007. Fruit crops. New India Publishing Agency.

12. Sadhu M K and Chattopadhyay P K. 2001. Introductory Fruit Crops. Naya Prokash, Calcutta.

13. Sharma A, Kumar P, Tripathi V K. 2024. Production Technology of Fruits and Plantation Crops. Elite Publishing House.

14. Singh H P and Mustafa M M. 2009. Banana – New Innovations. Westville Publishing House, New Delhi.

15. Singh S P. 2004. Commercial Fruits. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

16. Veeraragavathatham D, Jawaharlal M, Jeeva S, Rabindran R and Umapathy G. 2004. Scientific fruit culture. (2nd Edn.). Suri Associates, 1362/4, Velraj Vihar Complex, Thadagam Road, Coimbatore-2.