HORT-243: PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR FRUIT AND PLANTATION CROPS
Credit: 2(1+1)
THEORY:
Importance and scope of fruit and plantation crop industry in India; High density planting; Use of rootstocks; Production technologies for the cultivation of major fruits-mango, banana, citrus, grape, guava, litchi, papaya, apple, pear, peach and; minor fruits- pineapple, pomegranate, jackfruit, strawberry, nut crops; plantation crops-coconut, arecanut, cashew, tea, coffee & rubber.
PRACTICALS:
Seed propagation.Scarification and stratification of seeds.Propagation methods for fruit and plantation crops including Micro-propagation.Description and identification of fruit.Preparation of plant bio regulators and their uses, Pests, diseases and physiological disorders of above fruit and plantation crops, Visit to commercial orchard.
Practicals (Experiments):
1) Seed propagation
2) Scarification and stratification of seeds
3) Propagation methods for fruit crops including Micro-propagation
4) Propagation methods for plantation crops including Micro-propagation
5) Description and identification of fruit
6) Description and identification of Plantation crops
7) Preparation of plant bio regulators and their uses
8) Establishment of commercial nursery, Nursery Act
9) Establishment of model orchard and its economics
10) Intercropping and multistoried cropping
11) Rejuvenation of old senile orchards
12) Pests of above fruit and plantation crops
13) Diseases of above fruit and plantation crops
14) Physiological disorders of above fruit and plantation crops
15) Visit to commercial orchard of fruits
16) Visit to commercial orchard of plantation crop