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The Domain Protected Horticulture delineate the Horticultural crop (vegetables, fruits, flowers, medicinal, aromatic crops etc.) cultivation under controlled conditions through modification of the natural environment by practices and structures to achieve optimal productivity by increasing qualitative and quantitative yield.

Track Total Credits: ( 3-15-11) [29 credits]

Courses Division

TRACK COURSE (3-6-0)
  • ASHE 2201. Applied hi-tech horticulture (1-2-0)
  • ASHE 3102. Protected cultivation of vegetable crops (1-2-0)
  • ASHE 3203. High tech fruit culture (1-2-0)
PRACTICE COURSE(0-9-0)
  • ASHA 4204. Production technology of cut flowers & loose flowers (0-3-0)
  • ASHA 4205. Protected floriculture (0-3-0)
  • ASHA 4206. Production management of medicinal and aromatic crops (0-3-0)
AELP LINKED WITH DOMAIN (0-0-11)
  • Protected cultivation of vegetable crops & Marketing
  • High-density planting and management
  • Project
    4. Publication

Domain Track Objectives:

  • Acquaint the students with the idea about protected cultivation: structure, process and control
  • To study and field practice of different horticultural crops under protected structure
  • Develop knowledge regarding input-output relationship and marketing in farming

Domain Track Learning Outcomes:

  • Hands on experience on Protected cultivation: method and techniques
  • Knowledge for Polyhouse cultivation of vegetables, flower, fruits etc.
  • Practice on production management of flower, medicinal and aromatic crops
  • Scale up trade, market and agriculture economics

Career Scope:

Upon successful completion students will be able to acquire skill on

  • Horticulture and allied sector
  • Horticulture nursery and farms
  • Greenhouse farming

Domain Syllabus:

TRACK COURSE(6th semester)
1. ASHE. 2201. Applied hi-tech horticulture (1-2-0)
Theory
  • Module 1.1: Introduction and importance
  • Module 1.2: Nursery management and mechanization for high-tech horticulture
  • Module 1.3: Modern field preparation and planting methods
  • Module 1.4: Protected cultivation: advantages, controlled conditions, method and techniques
  • Module 1.5: Micro irrigation systems and its components
  • Module 1.6: EC, pH based fertilizer scheduling
  • Module 1.7: Canopy management
  • Module 1.8: High density orcharding
  • Module 1.9: Application of precision farming in horticultural crops (fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops)
  • Module 1.10: mechanized harvesting of produce
Practical
  • Practical 1.1: Types of Polyhouses and shade net houses (Open and forced ventilated polyhouse and Shade-net house, Specification as per standards- length, width, height, Orientation of Polyhouse, Design of Polyhouse). Types of ventilation- forced cooling techniques - glazing materials
  • Practical 1.2: microirrigation and fertigation.
  • Practical 1.3: Intercultural operations, tools and equipments identification and application
  • Practical 1.4: Raising of nursery-portrays
  • Practical 1.5: Micro irrigation
  • Practical 1.6: EC, pH based fertilizer scheduling
  • Practical 1.7: Canopy management
  • Practical 1.8: Visit to hi-tech orchard/nursery.
2. ASHE 3102. Protected cultivation of vegetable crops (1-2-0)
Theory:
  • Module 2.1: Importance and scope of protected cultivation of vegetable crops
  • Module 2.2: Regulatory structures used in protected structures,
  • Module 2.3: Effect of environmental factors, viz. temperature, light, CO2 and humidity on growth of different vegetables
  • Module 2.4: Manipulation of CO2, light, humidity and temperature for vegetable production
  • Module 2.5: Fertigation
  • Module 2.6: Types of benches and containers used in protected cultivation
  • Module 2.7: Different media for growing nursery
  • Module 2.8: Crops - Tomato, capsicum
  • Module 2.9: Crops - Cucumber, melons
  • Module 2.10:Crops - Cabbage, broccoli, lettuce
Practical:
  • Practical 2.1: Methods to control temperature
  • Practical 2.2: Methods to control CO2
  • Practical 2.3: Methods to control light
  • Practical 2.4: Methods to control media;
  • Practical 2.5: Fertigation and nutrient management
  • Practical 2.6: Control of insect-pests and disease in greenhouse
  • Practical 2.7: Economics of protected cultivation
  • Practical 2.8: Visit to established green/polyhouse/net house/shade house
3. ASHE 3203. High tech fruit culture (1-2-0)
Theory:
  • Module 3.1: High Density Planting - Mango, Banana
  • Module 3.2: High Density Planting - Guava, Ber
  • Module 3.3: High Density Planting - Apple
  • Module 3.4: Canopy management - Mango, Guava
  • Module 3.5: Canopy managemen - Grape, Apple
  • Module 3.6: Precision farming in fruit crops - Grape
  • Module 3.7: Precision farming in fruit crops - Mango, Strawberry
  • Module 3.8: Precision farming in fruit crops - Papaya, Citrus
  • Module 3.9: Mechanized harvesting in fruit crops
  • Module 3.10:Nutrient, water, pest- disease management in orchard
Practical:
  • Practical 3.1: High density planting
  • Practical 3.2: Different methods of training
  • Practical 3.3: Different methods of pruning
  • Practical 3.4: Canopy management of Mango
  • Practical 3.5: Canopy management of Citrus
  • Practical 3.6: Canopy management of Guava
  • Practical 3.7: Nursery management of fruit crops - Mango
  • Practical 3.8: Nursery management of fruit crops - Guava
  • Practical 3.9: Nursery management of fruit crops - Papaya
PRACTICE COURSES(7th / 8th semester)
1. ASHA 4204.Production technology of cut and loose flowers (0-3-0)
Practice
  • Practice 1.1: Crops: Gladiolus, Tuberose, Jasmine, Crossandra
  • Practice 1.2: Description of varieties
  • Practice 1.3: Propagation techniques
  • Practice 1.4: Mist chamber operation
  • Practice 1.5: Training and pruning techniques
  • Practice 1.6: Practices in manuring, drip and fertigation, foliar nutrition
  • Practice 1.7: Plant growth regulator application
  • Practice 1.8: Intercultural operations: Pinching, disbudding, staking,
  • Practice 1.9: Harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling, cold chain
  • Practice 1.10: Landscape designing through CAD & Auto CAD
  • Practice 1.11: Project preparation for regionally important cut flowers and loose flowers
  • Practice 1.12: Visit commercial cut flower and loose flower units and marketing of the produce.
2. ASHA 4205. Protected floriculture (0-3-0)
Practice:
  • Practice 2.1: Crops: Lily, Carnation, Orchids
  • Practice 2.2: layout and erection of different types of structures
  • Practice 2.3: Practices in preparatory operations, soil decontamination techniques, mulching
  • Practice 2.4: Soilless culture for raising of seedling
  • Practice 2.5: Practices in environmental control systems
  • Practice 2.6: Practices in drip and fertigation techniques
  • Practice 2.7: Special intercultural operation
  • Practice 2.8: Determination of harvest indices and harvesting methods
  • Practice 2.9: Post-harvest handling: packing and storage methods
  • Practice 2.10: Marketing
  • Practice 2.11: Value addition in flowers
  • Practice 2.12: Project preparation
  • Practice 2.13: Visit to commercial protected floriculture unit.
3.ASHA 4206. Production management of medicinal and aromatic crops (0-3-0)
Practice:
  • Practice 3.1: Crops: Coleus, Sarpagandha, Aloevera, Lemongrass, Mint
  • Practice 3.2: Land preparation
  • Practice 3.3: Seed treatment
  • Practice 3.4: Raising of seedling and nursery management
  • Practice 3.5: Incorporation of mulching material
  • Practice 3.6: Nutrient, water, weed, plant-protectant management
  • Practice 3.7: Application of micronutrients
  • Practice 3.8: Special Horticultural operation
  • Practice 3.9: Harvest and Post-harvest handling
  • Practice 3.10: Marketing
  • Practice 3.11: visit to a commercial unit
AELP LINKED WITH DOMAIN (7th/8th semester) (0-0-11)
  • 1. Protected cultivation of vegetable crops & Marketing
  • 2. High-density planting and management
  • 3. Project
  • 4. Publication

Session Plan for the Entire Domain:

TRACK COURSE
1. ASHE. 2201. Applied hi-tech horticulture (1-2-0)
Session 1.1.1
Session 1.1.2
Session 1.1.3
Session 1.1.4
Session 1.1.5
Session 1.1.6
Session 1.1.7
Session 1.1.8
Session 1.1.9
Session 1.1.10
2. ASHE 3102. Protected cultivation of vegetable crops (1-2-0)
Session 2.1.1
Session 2.1.2
Session 2.1.3
Session 2.1.4
Session 2.1.5
Session 2.1.6
Session 2.1.7
Session 2.1.8
Session 2.1.9
Session 2.1.10
3. ASHE 3203. High tech fruit culture (1-2-0)
Session 3.1.1
Session 3.1.2
Session 3.1.3
Session 3.1.4
Session 3.1.5
Session 3.1.6
Session 3.1.7
Session 3.1.8
Session 3.1.9
Session 3.1.10
PRACTICE COURSES(7th / 8th semester)
1. ASHA 4204.Production technology of cut and loose flowers (0-3-0)
Sesion 1.1.1
Sesion 1.1.2
Session 1.1.3
Session 1.1.4
Session 1.1.5
Session 1.1.6
Session 1.1.7
Session 1.1.8
Session 1.1.9
  • Practice 1.9: Harvesting techniques, post-harvest handling, cold chain
  • Video Link ...
Session 1.1.10
Session 1.1.11
Session 1.1.12
  • Practice 1.12: Project preparation for regionally important cut flowers and loose flowers
2. ASHA 4205. Protected floriculture (0-3-0)
Session 2.1.1
Session 2.1.2
  • Practice 2.2: layout and erection of different types of structures
  • Video Link ...
Session 2.1.3
Session 2.1.4
Session 2.1.5
Session 2.1.6
Session 2.1.7
Session 2.1.8
Session 2.1.9
Session 2.1.10
Session 2.1.11
Session 2.1.12
Session 2.1.13
  • Practice 2.13: Project preparation
3. ASHA 4206. Production management of medicinal and aromatic crops (0-3-0)
Session 3.1.1
Session 3.1.2
Session 3.1.5
Session 3.1.4
  • Practice 3.4: Raising of seedling and nursery management
  • Video Link ...
Session 3.1.3
Session 3.1.6
  • Practice 3.6: Nutrient, water, weed, plant-protectant management
  • Video Link ...
Session 3.1.7
Session 3.1.8
Session 3.1.9
Session 3.1.10
Session 3.1.11

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Dr. Nilanjana Datta

Assistant Professor
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A doctorate in Horticulture, presently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Horticulture at M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management.Presently she is working as Head Dept.of HorticultureMSSSoA,Centurion University of Technology & management since 2020.

Dr. Sunna Deepti

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An Assistant Professor in Department of Horticulture at M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management. She is specialized in Floriculture and landscape architecture. She had more than 5 years of experience in cultivation of horticultural crops through organic management both under open and controlled conditions.

Ganisetti Anitha

Assistant Professor
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An Assistant Professor in Department of Horticulture at M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management. She is specialized in floriculture and landscape horticulture. She is a doctorate from University of Horticultral Sciences, Bagalkot and had 4 years of research experience in tissue culture. She contributed to many national and international publications