Department-wise Layout
Department-wise Layout of Courses for B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture (Horticulture Course Details)
I | Fruit Science | Credits | Semester |
1 | Fundamentals of Horticulture | (2+1)=3 | I |
2 | Plant Propagation and Nursery Management | (1+1)=2 | II |
3 | Tropical and Subtropical Fruits | (2+1)=3 | III |
4 | Orchard and Estate Management | (1+1)=2 | V |
5 | Plantation Crops | (2+1)=3 | V |
6 | Temperate Fruit crops | (1+1)=2 | III |
7 | Weed Management in Horticultural Crops | (1+1)=2 | III |
8 | Principles of Plant Breeding | (2+1)=3 | II |
9 | Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics | (2+1)=3 | I |
10 | Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops | (2+1)=3 | IV |
11 | Dryland Horticulture | (1+1)=2 | IV |
| Total | 17+ 11=28 |
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II | Vegetable Science |
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1 | Tropical and Subtropical Vegetable crops | (2+1)=3 | III |
2 | Spices and Condiments | (2+1)=3 | IV |
3 | Breeding of Vegetable Tuber and Spice Crops | (2+1)=3 | V |
4 | Seed Production of Vegetable Tuber and Spice Crops | (2+1)=3 | VI |
5 | Temperate Vegetable crops | (1+1)=2 | IV |
6 | Potato and Tuber Crops | (1+1)=2 | II |
7 | Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation | (2+1)=3 | IV |
| Total | 12+7=19 |
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III | Post-harvest Technology |
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1 | Post-harvest Management of Horticultural Crops | (2+1)=3 | VI |
2 | Processing of Horticultural Crops | (1+2)=3 | VI |
3 | Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition | (1+1)=2 | III |
| Total | 4+4= 8 |
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IV | Floriculture & Landscape Architecture |
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1 | Ornamental Horticulture | (2+1)=3 | IV |
2 | Breeding and Seed Production of Ornamental Crops | (2+1)=3 | VI |
3 | Principles of Landscape Architecture | (0+1)=1 | V |
4 | Commercial Floriculture | (2+1)=3 | III |
| Total | 6+4=10 |
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V | Plant Protection |
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1 | Fundamentals of Plant Pathology | (1+1)=2 | III |
2 | Diseases of Fruit, Plantation and Medicinal and Aromatic Crops | (2+1)=3 | V |
3 | Diseases of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops | (2+1)=3 | VI |
4 | Mushroom Production Technology | (0+1)=1 | VI |
5 | Fundamentals of Entomology | (2+1)=3 | II |
6 | Nematode Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management | (1+1)=2 | VI |
7 | Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops | (2+1)=3 | IV |
8 | Apiculture, Sericulture and Lac Culture | (1+1)=2 | V |
9 | Insect Pests of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops | (2+1)=3 | III |
| Total | 13+9=22 |
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VI | Natural Resource Management | Credits | Semester |
1 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | (1+1)=2 | I |
2 | Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management | (1+1)=2 | II |
3 | Environmental Studies and Disaster Management# | (2+1)=3 | II |
4 | Soil, Water and Plant Analysis | (1+1)=2 | IV |
5 | Farm Machinery and Power Engineering | (1+1)=2 | VI |
6 | Water Management in Horticultural Crops | (1+1)=2 | II |
7 | Organic Farming | (1+1)=2 | V |
8 | Agro-meteorology and Climate Change | (1+1)=2 | I |
| Total | 9+8=17 |
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VII | Basic Sciences |
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1 | Elementary Statistics and Computer Application | (2+1)=3 | I |
2 | Elementary Plant Biochemistry | (1+1)=2 | I |
3 | Elementary Plant Biotechnology | (1+1)=2 | III |
4 | Introductory Crop Physiology | (1+1)=2 | I |
5 | Economics and Marketing# | (2+1)=3 | I |
6 | Horti-Business Management | (2+0)=2 | VI |
7 | Fundamentals of Extension Education | (1+1)=2 | III |
8 | Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management# | (1+1)=2 | VI |
9 | Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops | (1+1)=2 | II |
10 | Communication Skills and Personality Development# | (1+1)=2 | V |
11 | Introductory Microbiology | (1+1)=2 | II |
12 | Information and Communication Technology#* | (1+1)=2 | II |
| Total | 15+11=26 |
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VIII | Others |
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1 | Introductory Agro-forestry | (1+1)=2 | V |
2 | Medicinal and Aromatic Crops | (2+1)=3 | V |
3 | Introduction to Major Field Crops | (1+1)=2 | IV |
4 | Livestock production and management | (1+0)=1 | IV |
5 | Maths/ Botany | (1+1)=2 | I |
6 | Physical and Health Education (NC)* | (0+1)=1 | II |
7 | NSS/NCC(NC)* | (0+1)=1 | I |
8 | Democracy, Elections and Good Governance (NC)* | (1+0)=1 | I |
| Total | 7+6=13 |
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| Grand Total | 83+60=143 |
Sr. No. | Activity | Credits |
1 | Experiential learning (Professional Package) | 0+20 |
2 | RHWE& Placement in Industries | 0+20 |
| Total | 0+40 |
Sr. No. | RHWE & Placement in Industries schedule | Proposed Duration |
1 | Orientation Programme | 1 weeks |
2 | Village attachment | 9 weeks |
3 | Placement Programme | 9 weeks |
4 | Report writing & Final Examination | 2 weeks |
Total | 21 Weeks |