HORTICULTURE

CLASS - XI / Subject Code - 816
Horticulture is associated with the cultivation of vegetables, fruits, flowers, crops, tuber crops and medicinal, aromatic and ornamental plants where one can attain knowledge about crop production, plant propagation, plant breeding, genetic engineering, preparation of soil and plant physiology and biochemistry and simultaneously can work in various fields including floral design, garden centers, teaching, fruit and vegetable production, arboriculture, landscape construction, etc.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:

Demonstrate irrigation and fustigation, greenhouse operations, irrigation, and fustigation, care and maintenance of protected structures Demonstrate special horticultural practices in protected cultivation Identify and control of insect pest and diseases demonstrate the harvest and postharvest practices

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Communicate effectively with the client, identify the principal components of a computer system, Identify different types of protected structure and Identify and categories crops for protected cultivation
Instructor
Apply effective oral and written communication skills to interact with people and customers; Identify the principal components of a computer system;
  • E-learning & Onsite classes
  • A 'Workshop' class
  • Industrial Visit
  • Certificate of Completion

Course Units

Session 1: Importance of Protected Cultivation
Session 2: Site Selection and Suitable Crops for Protected Cultivation
Session 1: Types of Protected Structures
Session 2: Classification of Greenhouses
Session 3: Major Components of a Greenhouse
Session 1: Growing Media and its Composition
Session 2: Sterilisation of Growing Media
Session 3: Preparation of Beds and Containers for Growing Crops
Session 1: Micro Irrigation Systems and their Application
Session 2: Types of Fertilisers and their Scheduling
Session 1: Equipment for Environmental Parameter Monitoring in Greenhouses
Session 2: Management of Environmental Parameters in a Greenhouse