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juvenility and flower bud differentiation; unfruitfulness; pollination, pollinizers and pollinators;
fertilization and parthenocarpy; kitchen gardening; garden types and parts; lawn making;
medicinal and aromatic plants; species and condiments; use of plant bio-regulators in horticulture.
Irrigation & fertilizers application-method and quantity.

PRACTICAL (30 Hours)

1. Identification of garden tools.
2. Identification of horticultural crops.
3. Preparation of seed bed/nursery bed.
4. Practice of sexual and asexual methods of propagation.
5. Layout and planting of orchard plants.
6. Training and pruning of fruit trees.
7. Transplanting and care of vegetable seedlings.
8. Making of herbaceous and shrubbery borders.
9. Preparation of potting mixture, potting and repotting.
10. Fertilizer application in different crops.
11. Visits to commercial nurseries/orchard.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. Edmondson, J.L., Cunningham, H., Densley Tingley, D.O. et al. (2020). The hidden
potential of urban horticulture. Nat Food 1, 155–159.
2. Musser E., Andres. (2005). Fundamentals of Horticulture. New Delhi, Delhi: McGraw Hill
Book Co. 2.
3. Sandhu, M.K. (1989). Plant Propagation. Madras, Bangalore: Wile Eastern Ltd.
4. Bird, C. (Ed.). (2014). The fundamentals of horticulture: Theory and practice. Cambridge
University Press.
5. The Practical Gardener (1994). Reader's Digest Special Volume.

VALUE ADDED COURSES (VAC):

VAC I:

Env.111 Introduction to Environmental Sciences 2+0

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is:
 To provide the understanding of natural processes and resources.
 To provide the understanding of critical thinking of environmental issues and
environmental challenges.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
 Understanding the natural processes and resources that sustain life and govern economy.

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