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NURSERY AND GARDENING
- To teach the basic skill of nursery bed preparation and garden management to the students.
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24SBOT 301
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NURSERY AND GARDENING
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CO1: Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of plant nursery management principles, including propagation techniques, nursery site selection, layout planning, and infrastructure development. CO2: Analyse and interpret data from seed storage, seed testing and quality assurance processes to make to address emerging challenges in seed production and distribution practices. CO3: Design and interpret experimental data to enhance vegetative propagation protocols and techniques. CO4: Understand the basic method of soil bed preparation and garden operations and apply it for domestic and community gardens. CO5: Learn the cultivation technology of Important commercial crops and apply it to meet the demand of increasing population. CO6: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching Learning activities for the student: Self-learning assignment, Effective questions, Stimulation, Seminar presentation |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Nursery: Definition, objectives and scope and building up of infrastructure for nursery, planning and seasonal activities - Planting - direct seeding and transplants.
Seed: Structure and types - Seed dormancy; causes and methods of breaking dormancy - Seed storage: Seed banks, factors affecting seed viability, genetic erosion - Seed production technology - seed testing and certification.
Vegetative propagation: air-layering, cutting, selection of cutting, collecting season, treatment of cutting, rooting medium and planting of cuttings - Hardening of plants - green house - mist chamber, shed root, shade house and glass house.
Gardening: definition, objectives and scope - different types of gardening - landscape and home gardening - parks and its components - plant materials and design - Gardening operations: soil laying, manuring, watering, management of pests and diseases in gardening.
Sowing/raising of seeds and seedlings - Transplanting of seedlings - Study of cultivation of different vegetables: cabbage, brinjal, lady’s finger, onion, tomatoes, and carrots - Storage and marketing procedures.
- Bose T.K. & Mukherjee, D., 1972, Gardening in India, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi.
- Sandhu, M.K., 1989, Plant Propagation, Wile Eastern Ltd., Bangalore, Madras.
- Kumar, N., 1997, Introduction to Horticulture, Rajalakshmi Publications, Nagercoil.
- Edmond Musser & Andres, Fundamentals of Horticulture, McGraw Hill Book Co., New Delhi.
- 5. Agrawal, P.K. 1993, Hand Book of Seed Technology, Dept. of Agriculture and Cooperation, National Seed Corporation Ltd., New Delhi.
- Janick Jules. 1979. Horticultural Science. (3rd Ed.), W.H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, USA.
