B.Tech Horticulture

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Bachelor of Technology in Horticulture

Duration

3 Years

Level

Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

10+2

B.Tech Horticulture or Bachelor of Technology in Horticulture is a four-year undergraduate course in engineering. Horticulture is the agricultural branch concerned with the art, science, technology, and business of cultivating plants. The course's major goal is to generate competent Technologists who are capable of discovering and optimizing technological solutions for plant growth, production, maintenance, or use in horticultural and landscape settings.

B.Tech Horticulture Eligibility

  • The aspiring students must have completed their 10+2 examination or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board.
  • The candidates should have secured a minimum of 55% aggregate marks at their Intermediate level.

B.Tech Horticulture Syllabus

Syllabus of Horticulture course as prescribed by various Colleges & Universities.

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-I

Sr. No. 

Subjects to Study

1

Applied Mathematics

2

English for Effective Communication

3

Fundamentals of Information Technology

4

Fundamentals of Agricultural Meteorology

5

Nursery Technology of Horticultural Crops

6

Physical Education

7

Primer on Horticulture

8

Principles of Analytical Chemistry

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-II

1

Agricultural Microbiology

2

Crop Physiology

3

Commercial Floriculture

4

Commercial Tropical Fruit Culture

5

Commercial Tropical Vegetable Culture

6

Principles of Agricultural Economics

7

Principles of Genetics and Methods of Plant Breeding in Horticultural Crops

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-III

1

Applied Microbiology

2

Commercial Temperate Vegetable Culture

3

Commercial Production of Spices and Plantation Crops

4

Farm Power and Machinery

5

Fundamentals of Entomology

6

Forest Resource Management

7

Fundamentals of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

8

Livestock and Poultry Production Management

9

Principles of Plant Pathology

10

Principles of Seed Production and Quality Control in Horticultural Crops

11

Weed and Water Management in Horticultural Crops

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-IV

1

Applied Statistics

2

Commercial Sub Tropical and Temperate Fruit Culture

3

Fundamentals of Soil Science

4

Fundamentals of Agribusiness Management

5

Principles of Biotechnology

6

Renewable Energy

7

Surveying and Engineering Drawing

8

Seed Production Technology of Horticultural Crops

9

Industrial Visit (Fruit, Vegetable, and Floriculture Industry)

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-V

1

Applied Plant Biotechnology

2

Commercial Production of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

3

Hi-Tech Crop Production

4

Ornamental Gardening and Landscaping

5

Protected and Precision Horticulture

6

Production Economics and Farm Management

7

Pest Management in Horticulture Production Systems

8

Principles of Processing and Value Addition of Horticultural Produces

9

Waste Management in Horticulture Industry

10

Industrial Visit

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-VI

1

Agricultural Marketing, Trade, and Prices

2

Establishment and Management of Horticultural Estates

3

Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnology

4

Greenhouse Construction and Maintenance

5

Interior Spacing and Therapeutic Horticulture

6

Nematode Management in Horticultural Crops

7

Post-Harvest Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Spices

8

Soft Skills for Career Development

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-VII

1

Horticultural Industrial Work Experience

2

Project Work

3

Industry and Institutional Educational Tour

B.Tech Horticulture Semester-VIII

1

Diseases of Horticultural Crops and their Management

2

Experiential Learning

3

Post- Harvest Technology of Flowers, Plantation, Medicinal, and Aromatic Crops

 

B.Tech Horticulture Colleges

  • Annamalai University, Chennai
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

B.Tech Horticulture Course Scope

  • In the current climate, the opportunities for rewarding professions in horticulture are expanding by the day.
  • Floriculture is a subset of horticulture that focuses on the cultivation of blooming plants that are used as raw materials in the pharmaceutical sector to make fragrances and cosmetics. Growing vegetables is one of the most important aspects of gardening.
  • Successful course graduates can pursue a variety of careers, including Horticulturist, Floriculturist, Pomologist, and Scientist participating in research investigations.
  • Production and sales, public gardens, marketing, research and development, landscape design, agricultural engineering, pest control, and other important companies that hire such graduates are included below.
  • A Horticulturist can work full-time or part-time and may or may not own property.

B.Tech Horticulture Job Roles

  • Agronomist
  • Floriculturist
  • Horticulturist
  • Olericulturist
  • Pomologist
  • Scientist
  • Technical Advisers

Advanced Course in B.Tech Horticulture

  • M.Tech Horticulture