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HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE [1]

Paper Code: 
25GBOT201
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: To give an idea about the emerging field of Horticulture and Floriculture and to explore its various facets.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course title

25GBOT201

HORTICULTURE

AND FLORICULTURE

 

CO1: To understand the basic principles of horticulture, olericulture, pomology & apply it for improved development & post-harvest quality of crops

CO2: Analyse the effect of different factors on production of plants & apply it on commercial scale.

CO3: Acquire knowledge & plan to create entrepreneurial skills for bonsai and Terrarium production.

CO4: Compile the knowledge of different garden styles & apply it for developing aesthetic garden and landscapes.

CO5: Acquire the knowledge of floriculture & apply it at commercial scale.

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
 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction:

 History of Horticulture; Branches of horticulture. An idea of Olericulture and Pomology. Vegetative methods of Plant propagation: Cutting, Grafting and Layering    

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Nursery Management

Nursery Management and Routine Garden Operations: Seed sowing; Pricking; Planting and transplanting; Shading; Stopping or pinching; Defoliation; Wintering; Mulching, Topiary.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Ornamental Plants:

Ornamental Plants: Flowering annuals; Herbaceous perennials; Divine vines; Shade and ornamental trees; Ornamental bulbous and foliage plants; Cacti and succulents; Palms and Cycads; Ferns and Selaginellas; Cultivation of plants in pots; Indoor gardening; Bonsai, Terrarium

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Principles of Garden

Principles of Garden and Landscaping Designs: English, Italian, French, Persian, Mughal and Japanese gardens; Features of a garden (Garden wall, Fencing, Steps, Hedge, Edging, Lawn,

Flower beds, Shrubbery, Borders, Water Garden. Some Famous gardens of India.           

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Commercial Floriculture

Commercial Floriculture: Factors affecting flower production; Production and packaging of cut flowers; Flower arrangements; Methods to prolong vase life; Cultivation of Important cut flowers (Carnation, Marigold, Dahlia, Rose, Lilium, Orchids). 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Randhawa, G.S. and Mukhopadhyay, A. 1986. Floriculture in India. Allied Publishers.
  • Singh A K and Sisodia A., 2020, Textbook of Floriculture and Landscaping, New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.
  • Chowdhuri T. K., 2022, Textbook on Floriculture: Volume 1, Narendra Publishing House, Delhi.
  • Syamal M M, 2015, Commercial Floriculture, Narendra Publishing House, Delhi.

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026 [2]

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