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Course Name Fundamentals of Horticulture
Course Code 26HOR101
Program BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture
Semester 1
Credits 3
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Syllabus

Horticulture: Its different branches, importance and scope, Horticulture and botanical classification, soil and climate for horticultural crops. Plant propagation: methods and propagation structures, seed dormancy and seed germination, Merits and demerits of sexual and asexual propagation Stock-scion relationship. Principles of orchard establishment, principles and methods of training and pruning of fruit crops, Juvenility and flower bud differentiation, unfruitfulness in horticultural crops, pollination, pollinizers and pollinators, fertilization and parthenocarpy, importance of bio regulators in horticultural crops, irrigation and its methods, Fertilizer application in horticultural crops.

Practical

Identification and nomenclature of fruit, Layout of an orchard, pit making and system of planting, Nursery raising techniques of fruit crops, Understanding of plant propagation structures, Propagation through seeds and plant parts, Propagation techniques for horticultural crops, Container, potting mixture, potting and repotting, Training and pruning methods on fruit crops, Preparation of fertilizer mixture and application, Preparation and application of PGR, Layout of different irrigation systems, Maturity studies, harvesting, grading, packaging and storage.

Objectives and Outcomes

Objectives

  1. To provide knowledge on different branches of horticulture viz. pomology, olericulture, floriculture and landscaping, spices and medicinal plants

  2. To provide knowledge on orchard management, propagation methods, cultural operations and nutrient management of horticultural crops

  3. To provide knowledge on different physiological aspects of horticultural crops

Course Outcome

Sl. No

Course outcome

CO

Blooms level

 1

Basics of horticulture and classification of crops learned

CO-1

Understanding

 2

Students can able to demonstrate the different types of plant propagation techniques and propagating structures

CO-2

Execution & Evaluation

 3

Can able to apply and evaluate the special horticultural practices

CO-3

Theory

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