B.Sc. (Horticulture Science)
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture Science

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B.Sc. Horticulture Science or Bachelor of Science in Horticulture Science is an undergraduate Agriculture Science and Technology course. It is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. During the course students work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology. The work involves fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf. Horticulturists work to improve crop yield, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses. Horticulture usually refers to gardening on a smaller scale, while agriculture refers to the large-scale cultivation of crops. The duration of the course is three years.

B.Sc. Horticulture Science Eligibility

• To fill the form of this degree course a candidate should have passed 10+2 with Science stream having subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

B.Sc. Horticulture Science Syllabus

The following are study related subjects:-

B.Sc. Horticulture Science Colleges

• Indira Gandhi Agricultural University
• Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKV)
• College of Horticulture & Forestry
• Agricultural College, Aswaraopet

B.Sc. Horticulture Science Course Suitability

• They should have to be known about seed sowing, use a knapsack sprayer and softwood and hardwood cutting and the like other activities.
• Candidates should be hard workers as they have to work for long hours in the remote areas like woods etc.
• They should also be known about that how to prepare soil before seed sowing, watering the plants, pest control and harvesting as well.
• Candidates desirous for Master degree and then for further want to carry on research work in their interesting fields also are good match for it.

How is B.Sc. Horticulture Science Course Beneficial?

• The degree course offers many job opportunities not only to candidates with Ph.D. in horticulture, even B.Sc. horticulture graduates can find job placements or they can also begin their own business as well.
• It also gives good base for further Masters Degree and then for further higher research work studies.
• After completing the degree course they can become advisor to farmers regarding their specialty fields.

B.Sc. Horticulture Science Employment Areas

• Vegetable Science
• Plantation Spices, Medicinal Aromatic Crops
• Floriculture, Landscape Architecture
• Post Harvest Technology
• Crop Improvement & Biotechnology
• Horticulture Crop Protection; Agril.Entomology
• Horticulture Crop Protection; Plant Pathology
• Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry
• Agronomy                  
• Agril. Microbiology                
• Crop Physiology
• Agril. Economics
• Agril. Extension
• Agril. Statistics
• Assistant Horticulturist (Farm Manager)        
• Fruit Science

B.Sc. Horticulture Science Job Types

• Subject Matter Specialist-Horticulture (Fruit Sciences)
• Technical Assistant/ Lab Assistant/ Scientist
• Senior Scientist (Nematology)
• R&D Executive
• Business Devt. Officer(Agri Commodities)
• Sales Officer(Agri Commodities)
• Asst. Manager / Deputy Manager EMD-Horticulture
• Purchase/ Vendor Development Manager
• Business Development Executive
• Manager (plantations)
• Management Executive
• Sales Manager