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Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops (B.Sc Agriculture)

Cultivation practices of major fruit and plantation crops.

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters23Topics
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01Unit 1: Importance, Scope and Orchard Establishment 6 topics
  1. Area and production of fruit crops in India
  2. Classification of fruit crops
  3. Site selection and orchard planning
  4. Planting systems: square, rectangle, hexagonal, quincunx, contour
  5. High density planting and meadow orcharding
  6. Rootstocks and their uses
02Unit 2: Tropical Fruits 4 topics
  1. Mango: varieties, propagation, flowering, alternate bearing, malformation
  2. Banana: varieties, suckers, tissue culture, desuckering, propping
  3. Papaya: sex forms, varieties, papain extraction
  4. Sapota and pineapple: brief production practices
03Unit 3: Sub-tropical Fruits 4 topics
  1. Citrus: species, rootstocks, citrus decline
  2. Guava: varieties, crop regulation (bahar treatment)
  3. Grape: training, pruning, GA3 use
  4. Litchi, pomegranate, aonla and ber: brief production practices
04Unit 4: Temperate Fruits 4 topics
  1. Chilling requirement and dormancy
  2. Apple: rootstocks, varieties, pollinisers, training
  3. Pear, peach and plum
  4. Walnut and almond
05Unit 5: Plantation Crops 5 topics
  1. Coconut: varieties, hybrids, nutrition, copra
  2. Arecanut and cashew
  3. Tea: pruning and plucking
  4. Coffee: arabica and robusta
  5. Rubber: tapping and latex

About

You will be able to

  • Explain the importance and scope of fruit and plantation crops in India and Uttar Pradesh
  • Plan an orchard: site, layout system, spacing, high density planting and rootstock choice
  • Describe climate, soil, varieties, propagation, nutrition, irrigation and harvesting of major fruit crops
  • Explain production practices of coconut, arecanut, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber
  • Identify physiological disorders such as mango malformation, alternate bearing and fruit drop and their management
  • Answer semester examination questions with correct varieties, spacing and practices

Who it is for

  • B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 4 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
  • Students of agriculture colleges affiliated to UP state universities and agricultural universities
  • Students preparing for horticulture officer and ICAR-JRF exams

What you need

  • Fundamentals of Horticulture (Semester 1) - propagation and orchard basics

Questions

Which syllabus does this course follow?

The course follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture syllabus used by UP agricultural universities (CSAUAT Kanpur, ANDUAT Ayodhya, SVPUAT Meerut, BUAT Banda) and agriculture colleges of UP state universities. Where your own university syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

Are spacing and plant population numericals asked?

Yes. Plants per hectare for square, hexagonal and high density systems are practised in class.

Are crop calendars covered?

Yes. Month-wise operations for mango, guava, banana and other crops of UP are explained.

Do you give unit tests?

Yes. Each unit ends with an MCQ test and short answer practice.

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