Skill Courses
Commercial Horticulture
SEC 008 · 2 (0+2) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Skill Enhancement Course. Students pick one course from this basket (SEC 001 to SEC 012) for each Skill Enhancement slot, SEC-I to SEC-VI, in Semesters I to IV. Counts are numbers of practicals.
Practical
23 topics · 23 practicals
| No. | Topic | Practicals |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Survey and planning of orchard site | 1 |
| 2 | Demonstration of tools and implements | 1 |
| 3 | Identification and classification of horticultural crops | 1 |
| 4 | Layout and establishment of a nutrition garden | 1 |
| 5 | Digging of pits and planting techniques | 1 |
| 6 | Training and pruning of fruit trees | 1 |
| 7 | Nutrient and growth regulator management | 1 |
| 8 | Types and layout of polyhouses and shade net houses | 1 |
| Unit II | ||
| 9 | Intercultural operations and tools | 1 |
| 10 | Micropropagation and nursery management | 1 |
| 11 | Nursery practices using portrays and media | 1 |
| 12 | Micro-irrigation and fertilizer scheduling | 1 |
| 13 | Canopy management techniques | 1 |
| 14 | Visit to hi-tech orchard or nursery | 1 |
| 15 | Visit to progressive horticulture farmers field (fruit/ vegetable/ flowers/ spices polyhouse) | 1 |
| 16 | Identification of commercial planting material and varieties | 1 |
| Unit III | ||
| 17 | Propagation and multiplication techniques | 1 |
| 18 | Potting, repotting, and plant maintenance | 1 |
| 19 | Manuring and fertigation techniques | 1 |
| 20 | Growth regulation and plant architecture management | 1 |
| 21 | Harvesting, grading, packaging, and storage | 1 |
| 22 | Hybrid seed production of important vegetable and flower crops | 1 |
| 23 | Marketing and value addition | 1 |