Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Horticulture and Classification of CropsUnit 2: Plant PropagationUnit 3: Nursery and Orchard Planning
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Training and PruningUnit 5: Flowering, Fruit Set and Growth Regulators
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 1 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 26 topics
01Unit 1: Horticulture and Classification of Crops
5 topics+
- Definition and branches: pomology, olericulture, floriculture, landscaping
- Importance and scope of horticulture in India
- Horticultural zones of India
- Classification of fruit and vegetable crops
- Climate and soil for horticultural crops
02Unit 2: Plant Propagation
6 topics+
- Sexual propagation: merits and demerits
- Cuttings and layering (air layering / gootee)
- Budding: T-budding, patch budding
- Grafting: veneer, softwood, stone and wedge grafting
- Rootstock and scion, stock-scion relationship
- Propagation structures: mist chamber, polyhouse
03Unit 3: Nursery and Orchard Planning
5 topics+
- Nursery management
- Site selection for an orchard
- Layout systems: square, rectangular, triangular, hexagonal, quincunx, contour
- Planting density and high density planting
- Fencing, wind break and filler crops
04Unit 4: Training and Pruning
5 topics+
- Objectives and principles of training and pruning
- Open centre, central leader and modified leader systems
- Bower, kniffin and telephone systems for grapes
- Thinning out and heading back
- Time and severity of pruning
05Unit 5: Flowering, Fruit Set and Growth Regulators
5 topics+
- Flowering, pollination and fertilisation
- Fruit set, fruit drop and parthenocarpy
- Unfruitfulness and alternate bearing
- Plant growth regulators in horticulture
- Climacteric and non-climacteric fruits
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the meaning, branches, importance and scope of horticulture in India
- Classify horticultural crops by climate, life span and use
- Choose and perform suitable seed and vegetative propagation methods
- Plan an orchard: site selection, layout systems and plant population
- Explain the principles and methods of training and pruning fruit trees
- Explain flowering, pollination, fruit set, unfruitfulness and the use of plant growth regulators
Who it is for
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 1 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of UP agriculture colleges preparing for semester exams or back papers
- Aspirants revising basics for ICAR / state agriculture exams
What you need
- 10+2 with Biology / Agriculture
- Interest in fruit, vegetable and flower crops; practical notebook
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus of B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, Semester 1, used by UP agricultural universities and agriculture colleges.
What if my university syllabus is different?
The centre follows your own university's syllabus and previous papers; units missing here are added for your batch.
Does it help for competitive exams?
Yes - the same topics are asked in ICAR AIEEA PG, JRF, state agriculture officer and banking AFO exams.
