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Nursery and Gardening (SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES)
Paper Code:
SBOT 501/SBOT 311
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
Course Objectives:
1. To teach the basic skill of nursery bed preparation and garden management to the
students.
Course Outcomes (COs):
Course Outcomes Learning
and
teaching
strategies
Assessment
Strategies
On completion of this course, the students
will be able to:
CO1: Understand the basic method of soil bed
preparation and its management for growth of
plants.
CO2: Analyze the different kind of soils and soil
mixtures.that can be used to promote healthy
growth of plants.
CO3: Develop ideal conditions for growth of
vigorous and disease free vegetable crops.
CO4: Evaluate the various methods of pest and
disease control.
CO5: Create an ideal environment for sustainable
growth of nursery plants.
12.00
Nursery: definition, objectives and scope and building up of infrastructure for nursery,
planning and seasonal activities - Planting - direct seeding and transplants.
12.00
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.
12.00
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.
12.00
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.
12.00
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.
Essential Readings:
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.
Academic Year:
