ITI's which provides courses for Horticulture

Sem. I

Sr. No.

Subjects of Study

Trade Practical

Trade Theory

1

Agro-meteorology, Agro climatic regions, Weights and measures and land records

Importance of different elements of weather and climate in agriculture, Weather and climate of related state of the country, Brief idea about Special weather phenomena and hazard weather events,

2

Farm Power and Machinery, Basic Knowledge on Plant Biology,

Agricultural implements, Types and application of Farm Power, Farm electricity, renewable energy, Tractor & Power tiller

3

Soils, Water and their Management Soil, Soil moisture & its conservation, Soil erosion and its control, Soil conservation, Watershed and water harvesting, Irrigation and Drainage, Soils and Soil Management, Role of organic matter in soil and its recycling

Soils and its concept of formation Properties Soil moisture and its conservation, Water conservation technique and consumptive use of water Soil erosion, Concept of Watershed.

4

Soil Fertility, Fertilizers, Manures & Soil Fertility Management

Soil fertility, productivity and its maintenance. Concept and practices of INMS

5

Introductory Horticulture

Introduction on Horticulture. Classification of the subject. Importance of horticulture. Scope of horticulture. Classification of horticultural plants.

Project Work

Sem. II

Trade Practical

Trade Theory

1

Importance of fruits, flowers and vegetables

Distribution of area, production and productivity of different fruits, vegetables and flowers.

2

Layout of Plots and Gardens

Planning for home gardens, individual instructional plots, gardens, nurseries, landscape gardens, experimental designs

3

Fruit Culture, Vegetable propagation and Preservation of fruits & vegetables Cultivation of fruits, Management of orchards, Vegetative Propagation, Fruits and Vegetable preservation

Present situation of cultivation of different fruit crops like Mango, Banana, Citrus (Lime and Pumelo), Guava, Litchi, Pineapple, Coconut, Papaya , Ber, Apple, Grapes, Pear, Watermelon etc. with special emphasis on the impact point

4

Cultivation of Vegetables & Spices: Cultivation of Vegetables and Spices

Present situation in the cultivation of different vegetable crops. Cultivation of vegetables with special emphasis on the impact point

5

Cultivation of Flowers, Climbers, Foliages & Other crops, Cultivation of flowers and climbers

Rose, Tube-rose, Gladiolus, China rose, Jasmine, Marigold, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Gerbera, Antirrhinum, Aster and other important flowers

6

Cultivation of Mushroom, Betel vine

Care and management of potted plants and common and important foliages like dieffenbachia, anthodium, coleus, begonia, philodendrons and palms etc

7

Pest Management: Pest management

Classes of insect pests diseases. Concept of plant protection in general. Integrated Pest Management.

8

Seed Production, Marketing & Trade Management: Seed production, Inventory control & maintenance of Records, Markets & Marketing, Trade and trading

Seeds: Quality of seeds, classification of seeds –breeder seeds, foundation seeds, certified seeds, TL seeds. Seed processing, Modern techniques of packaging seeds, Packaging requirements.

9

Workshop, Field practical, project preparation.

Group Discussion, Entrepreneurship Development