Fundamentals of Horticulture

Fundamentals of Horticulture pdf

Fundamentals of Horticulture is been taught in 1st semester of bsc agriculture in all agriculture colleges in india. fundamentals of horticulture is basic subject which gives you details idea about basic of horticulture and strong your concepts of horticulture.

if you are looking for fundamentals of horticulture notes than you are at right place. In this website you will find all BSc Agriculture notes. we have updated the fundamentals of horticulture as per ICAR fifth dean committee syllabus. fundamentals of horticulture is basic theoretical book about horticulture.

here are some basic outline about this book fundamentals of horticulture Notes.

Name of DocumentFundamentals of Horticulture
Number of pages91
Document Size3.5 MB
SyllabusAs per ICAR 5th Dean commitee
CourseBSc Agriculture
Semester1st semester
LaunguageEnglish
Notes SourceICAR, TNAU

Theory Syllabus of Fundamentals of Horticulture – credit = 4(3+1)

  • Horticulture – Its definition and branches
  • importance and scope
  • horticultural and botanical classification
  • climate and soil for horticultural crops
  • Plant propagation methods and propagating structures
  • Seed dormancy, Seed germination, principles of orchard establishment
  • Principles and methods of training and pruning, juvenility and flower bud differentiation
  • unfruitfulness
  • pollination, pollinizers, and pollinators
  • fertilization and parthenocarpy
  • medicinal and aromatic plants
  • importance of plant bio-regulators in horticulture
  • Irrigation – methods,
  • Fertilizer application in horticultural crops.

Practical Syllabus of Fundamentals of Horticulture

  • Identification of garden tools.
  • Identification of horticultural crops.
  • Preparation of seed bed/ nursery bed.
  • Practice of sexual and asexual methods of propagation including micro-propagation.
  • Layout and planting of orchard.
  • Training and pruning of fruit trees.
  • Preparation of potting mixture.
  • Fertilizer application in different crops.
  • Visits to commercial nurseries/orchards.
Fundamentals of Horticulture
Fundamentals of Horticulture
Fundamentals of Horticulture

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