Horticulture

Course Code: HRT 111
Course Title: Introductory Horticulture
Credit Hours: 3(2+1)

OBJECTIVES
This course provides students with the knowledge and skill about principles and practices of basic horticulture.

SYLLABUS
Definition, branches, classification and importance of horticultural crops, relation to other disciplines; ecological regions and niches in Nepal for different horticultural crops; feasibility of horticulture development in Nepal; climatic factors affecting crop production- light, temperature. heat budget, rain, humidity, measures to overcome environmental stress, basic principles of orchard establishment Soils for fruit trees Principles and practices of plant propagation, training and pruning of fruit trees and vines, orchard management practices, manure and fertilization, irrigation and drainage, inter-cropping, soil and water conservation practices; juvenility, flowering, pollination, fruit set and fruit growth, ripening and fruit drop, tuber and bulb formation, plant growth substances in horticulture; high density and multistoried planting, organic farming, off-season production and protected horticulture; subsistence; peri-urban horticulture; horticulture; genetic resources and indigenous horticultural plants.

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1. Branches and Importance
2. Classification of horticultural crops
3. Agro-ecological zones and niches for horticulture crops
4. Opportunities of Horticulture Development in Nepal
5. Climatic factors affecting Horticultural Crops
6. Environmental Stress
7. Orchard Establishment
8. Orchard Soil Management Practices
9. Plant Propagation Introduction
10. Budding and Layering Propagation
11. Budding and Grafting
12. Apomixis and Specialized vegetative parts
13. Cutting
14. MicroPropagation
15. Training and Pruning
16. Seed germination and Dormancy
17. Juvenility
18. Unfruitfulness
19. Fruit Ripening
20. Tuber and Bulb Formation
21. PGR
22. Off Season Production
23. Germination
24. High Density Planting and Multi-Story Planting
25. Peri-Urban and Soil less farming (Hydrophonics)
26. Organic Horticulture
27. Plant Genetic Resources in Horticulture

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