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1 Class: M.Sc. (Hort.) Final Hort. 531 (Production Technology of Loose Flowers) S.NO No. of lecture 37 Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No-29 Topic Dated Essential oil extraction units and markets Ixora- Soil and climate requirements, field preparation, systems of planting, water and nutrient management, weed management, training and pruning, use of growth regulators, physiological disorders, harvest indices, harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling and grading, pre-cooling, packing and storage, value addition, concrete and essential oil extraction, trasportation and marketing, export potential. Lotus- Soil and climate requirements, field preparation, systems of planting, water and nutrient management, weed management, training and pruning, use of growth regulators, physiological disorders, harvest indices, harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling and grading, pre-cooling, packing and storage, value addition, concrete and essential oil extraction, trasportation and marketing, export potential Visits to fields Lilies- Soil and climate requirements, field preparation, systems of planting, water and nutrient management, weed management, training and pruning, use of growth regulators, physiological disorders, harvest indices, harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling and grading, pre-cooling, packing and storage, value addition, concrete and essential oil extraction, trasportation and marketing, export potential. Tecoma- Soil and climate requirements, field preparation, systems of planting, water and nutrient management, weed management, training and pruning, use of growth regulators, physiological disorders, harvest indices, harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling and grading, pre-cooling, packing and storage, value addition, concrete and essential oil extraction, trasportation and marketing, export potential. Propagation of plants Champaka- Soil and climate requirements, field preparation, systems of planting, water and nutrient

2 45 Lecture No Lecture No-16 (practical) 47 Lecture No-31 management, weed management, training and pruning, use of growth regulators, physiological disorders, harvest indices, harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling and grading, precooling, packing and storage, value addition, concrete and essential oil extraction, trasportation and marketing, export potential. Pandanus- Soil and climate requirements, field preparation, systems of planting, water and nutrient management, weed management, training and pruning, use of growth regulators, physiological disorders, harvest indices, harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling and grading, precooling, packing and storage, value addition, concrete and essential oil extraction, trasportation and marketing, export potential. Sowing of plants Flower forcing and year round flowering, Lecture No -32 Production for special occasions through physiological interventions, chemical regulation Class: M.Sc. (Hort.) Final HORT 532 Post Harvest Technology for Fruit Crops 3(2+1) Teacher- Dr. M.R.Choudhary Class: M.Sc. (Ag.) Hort, Class Teacher- Dr. M.R. Choudhary HORT 532 Post Harvest Technology for Fruit Crops Cr. Hrs- 3(2+1) A. Theory S.No. No. of lecture 17 Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No-23 Topic Dated Canning Fruit juice beverages Pickles Jam

3 21 Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No-26 Jellies Sauces and ketchup Candies & preserve Class: M.Sc. (Ag.) Hort, Class Teacher- Dr. M.R. Choudhary HORT 532 Post Harvest Technology for Fruit Crops Cr. Hrs- 3(2+1) B. Practical S.No. No. of lecture Topic Dated 9 Pr. exercise- 10 Project preparation Pr. exercise- 11 Evaluation of processed horticultural products Pr. exercise- 12 Analyzing maturity stages of commercially important horticultural crops Pr. exercise- 13 Improved packing and storage of important horticultural commodities Class: M.Sc. (Ag.) Hort, Class Teacher- Dr. L. N. Bairwa HORT 533 Production Technology of cool season vegetable Crops Cr. Hrs- 3(2+1) S.No. No. of lecture Topic Dated

4 27 Practical Ex.No9 28 Lecture No19 29 Lecture No20 30 Practical Ex.No10 31 Lecture No21 32 Practical Ex.No11 33 Lecture No22 34 Lecture No23 35 Lecture No24 Physiological disorders of bulb crops Onion- Nutritional and irrigation requirement, intercultural operations, weed control, mulching, physiological disorder, harvesting, post-harvesting management, plant protection measures, economics of crop production and seed production. Garlic- Introduction, botany & taxonomy, climate and soil requirement, commercial varieties /hybrids, sowing/ planting times & methods, seed rate and seed treatment. Physiological disorders of root crops Garlic- Nutritional and irrigation requirement, intercultural operations, weed control, mulching, physiological disorder, harvesting, post-harvesting management, plant protection measures, economics of crop production and seed production. Maturity standard of vegetable crops Peas- Introduction, botany & taxonomy, climate and soil requirement, commercial varieties /hybrids, sowing/ planting times & methods, seed rate and seed treatment. Peas- Nutritional and irrigation requirement, intercultural operations, weed control, mulching, physiological disorder, harvesting, post-harvesting management, plant protection measures, economics of crop production and seed production. Broad bean- Introduction, botany & taxonomy, climate and soil requirement, commercial varieties

5 36 Lecture No25 37 Practical Ex.No12 /hybrids, sowing/ planting times & methods, seed rate and seed treatment, - nutritional and irrigation requirement, intercultural operations, weed control, mulching, physiological disorder, harvesting, postharvesting management, plant protection measures, economics of crop production and seed production. Methi- Introduction, botany & taxonomy, climate and soil requirement, commercial varieties /hybrids, sowing/ planting times & methods, seed rate and seed treatment, - nutritional and irrigation requirement, intercultural operations, weed control, mulching, physiological disorder, harvesting, post-harvesting management, plant protection measures, economics of crop production and seed production. Identification of vegetable crops and seed

6 HORT 621 Advances in Production of Fruit Crops 3(2+1) Class: Ph.D. (Hort.), Class Teacher- Dr. M.R. Choudhary HORT 621 Advances in Production of Fruit Cr. Hrs- 3(2+1) A. Theory S.No. No. of lecture Topic Dated 25 Theory Lecture Apple No Theory Lecture Apple No Theory Lecture Pear No Theory Lecture Plums No Theory Lecture Peaches No Theory Lecture Apricot No Theory Lecture Cherries No Theory Lecture No-32 Strawberry B. Practical S.No. No. of lecture Topic Dated 10 Practical Estimation of water use efficiency Exercise No-10

7 11 Practical Exercise No Practical Exercise No Practical Exercise No Practical Exercise No Practical Exercise No Practical Exercise No Practical Exercise No-17 Soil test-crop response correlation Soil test-crop response correlation Practices in plant growth regulation Practices in plant growth regulation Studying physiological and biochemical responses, quality analysis Studying physiological and biochemical responses, quality analysis Studying physiological and biochemical responses, quality analysis Hort.622 (Advances in Vegetable Production) Class: Ph.D. Hort, Class Teacher- Dr. A.K. Soni HORT 622 Advances in vegetable production Cr. Hrs- 3(2+1) S.No. No. of lecture Topic Dated 37 Lecture No-13 analysis of different cropping system in various situation like cold and hot set 38 Lecture No-25 Beans- Response of genotypes to low and high nutrient management, nutritional defeiciencies, disorder and correction methods; different cropping systems, mulching; containerized culture for year round vegetable production, low cost polyhouse; nethouse production; crop modeling, organic gardening, vegetable 39 Lecture No-26 production for pigments, export and processing. Drumstick- Response of genotypes to low and high nutrient management, nutritional defeiciencies, disorder and correction methods; different cropping systems, mulching; containerized culture for year round vegetable production, low cost polyhouse; nethouse production; crop modeling, organic gardening,

8 40 Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No-31 vegetable production for pigments, export and processing. Vegetable waste recycling management Carrot- Response of genotypes to low and high nutrient management, nutritional defeiciencies, disorder and correction methods; different cropping systems, mulching; containerized culture for year round vegetable production, low cost polyhouse; nethouse production; crop modeling, organic gardening, vegetable production for pigments, export and processing. Beetroot- Response of genotypes to low and high nutrient management, nutritional defeiciencies, disorder and correction methods; different cropping systems, mulching; containerized culture for year round vegetable production, low cost polyhouse; nethouse production; crop modeling, organic gardening, vegetable production for pigments, export and processing. Quality analysis ;marketing survey of the above crops Amaranthus-- Response of genotypes to low and high nutrient management, nutritional defeiciencies, disorder and correction methods; different cropping systems, mulching; containerized culture for year round vegetable production, low cost polyhouse; nethouse production; crop modeling, organic gardening, vegetable production for pigments, export and processing. Radish- Response of genotypes to low and high nutrient management, nutritional defeiciencies, disorder and correction methods; different cropping systems, mulching; containerized culture for year round vegetable production, low cost polyhouse; nethouse production; crop modeling, organic gardening, vegetable production for pigments, export and processing. Marketing survey of the above crops; visit to vegetable and fruit mals and packing houses Sweet potato- Response of genotypes to low and high nutrient management, nutritional defeiciencies, disorder and correction methods; different cropping systems, mulching; containerized culture for year round vegetable

9 production, low cost polyhouse; nethouse production; crop modeling, organic gardening, vegetable production for pigments, export and processing.

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