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Production Technology of Fruit and Plantation Crops
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 3 • HORT 211
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Theory Lecture Schedule
14 indexed topics01
Production status (area, production, productivity and export potential. T
02
Importance and scope of fruit and plantation crop industry in India. T 3, Nutritional value and classification of fruit crops and plantation T crops. 4, Crop production techniques in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate fruit crops: Climate and soil requirements, varieties, propagation and use of rootstocks, planting density and systems of planting: High density and ultra-high-density planting, cropping systems, after care — training and pruning; water, nutrient and weed management, fertigation, special horticultural techniques, plant growth regulation, important disorders, maturity indices and harvest, value addition.
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Fruit crops: mango and banana.
06
Papaya, guava and sapota.
07
Citrus.
08
Grape and litchi.
09
Pineapple and pomegranate.
10
Apple, pear and peach.
11
Strawberry, nut crops, Jackfruit.
12
Minor fruits- date, ber and custard apple.
13
Bael and aonla.
14
Crop production techniques in palms and plantation crops: Climate and soil requirements, varieties, propagation, nursery management, planting and planting systems, cropping systems, after care, training and pruning for plantation crops, water, nutrient and weed management, intercropping, multi-tier cropping system, mulching, special horticultural practices, maturity indices, harvest and yield, pests and diseases, processing- value addition.
15
Palms: Coconut, Arecanut, Oil palm and Palmyra palm.
16
Plantation crops: Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Cashewnut and Rubber.
Practical Lecture Schedule
11 indexed topics01
Propagation techniques, selection of planting material, varieties, important cultural practices for mango, banana.
02
Papaya and Guava.
03
Sapota and grapes.
04
Citrus (mandarin and acid lime).
05
Pomegranate and jackfruit.
06
Preparation and application of PGR’s for propagation.
07
Micro propagation, protocol for mass multiplication and hardening of fruit crops.
08
Identification and description of varieties, mother palm and seed nut selection, nursery practices, seedling selection, fertilizers application, nutritional disorders, pests and diseases of Coconut, Arecanut and cocoa.
09
Tea and coffee.
10
Rubber and cashew.
11
Visit to commercial orchard and plantation industries.
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