List of Subjects in B. Sc. Horticulture
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Here is the list of Subjects in B. Sc. Horticulture:
Major Subjects
- Pomology
- Olericulture
- Floriculture
- Landscape Gardening.
- Post Harvest Technology
Applied And Subsidiary Subjects
- Agroforestry.
- Agricultural Engineering.
- Entomology.
- General English.
- Meteorology.
- Plant Breeding.
- Plant Pathology.
- Plant Physiology.
- Soil Science.
Brief description
(1). Main Subjects
Horticulture
What is horticulture?
Horticulture is equal to agriculture. Like B. Sc. Agriculture, B. Sc. Horticulture is an I dependent degree programme.
1.1 Pomology
What is pomology?
Pomology is the study of fruit crops.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Cultivation of fruit crop.
- Orchard management.
- Disease management.
- Post harvest activities.
- Marketing.
1.2 Olericulture
What is Olericulture?
Olericulture is the study of vegetable crops.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Cultivation of vegetable crop.
- Nursery management.
- Disease management.
- Post harvest activities.
- Marketing.
1.3 Floriculture
What is Floriculture?
Floriculture is the study of flower crops.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Cultivation of Flower crop.
- Garden management.
- Disease management.
- Post harvest activities.
- Marketing.
1.4 Landscape Gardening
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Gardening.
- Home landscape.
- Landscape ornamental plants.
1.5 Post Harvest Technology
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Value addition.
- Post harvest management.
(2). Applied and Minor Subjects
2.1 Agroforestry
What is agroforestry?
Agroforestry is an Subsidiary subject.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Forest of India.
- Forest ecosystem.
- Types of forest.
- Silviculture.
- Agro-silviculture.
Semester: 01 – 02 semesters.
2.2 Agricultural Engineering
What is agricultural engineering?
Agricultural engineering is the applied subject. Although it is the major subject of ‘Agricultural Engineering’.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Farm power, e.g., renewable energy and non-renewable energy, petrol engine and diesel engine.
- Farm machinery, e.g., tillage implements, post harvest equipments.
- Mathematical problems.
Semester: 01 – 02.
2.3 Entomology
What is entomology?
Entomology is the study of harmful and beneficial insect-pests of agriculture and horticulture crops.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Major and minor insect-pests of filed crops.
- Major and minor insect-pests of horticulture crops.
- Beneficial insect-pests.
- Stored grain insect-pests.
- Non-agricultural insect-pests.
- Insect-pests management.
- IPM.
- Host plant resistance.
Semester: All semesters.
2.4 General English
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Basic Grammer.
- Pronunciation.
- Vocabulary.
- Active and passive voice.
Semester: First semester only.
Semesters: All semesters.
2.5 Agricultural Meteorology
What is meteorology?
Meteorology is the science of study of wether phenomena.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Climate.
- Rain.
- Clouds.
- Weather station.
- Global warming.
- Ecology.
- Other weather phenomena.
2.6 Plant Breeding
What is plant breeding?
Plant breeding is the science of application of advanced technology in plant breeding such as genetic engineering.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Plant breeding.
- Genetics.
- Plant biotechnology.
- Plant molecular biology.
Semester: 04 – 05
Also read: Is B. Sc. Agriculture a Good Subject?
2.7 Plant Pathology
What is plant pathology?
Plant pathology is the science of study of plant pathogens, disease caused by them and the management of disease.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Plant pathogenic bacteria.
- Virus.
- Phytoplasma.
- Plant pathogenic fungi.
- Nematode.
- Disease caused by them and the management of diseases.
Semesters: All semesters.
2.8 Plant Physiology
What is plant physiology?
Plant physiology is the science of study of physiological activities of plants.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Photosynthesis.
- Evaporation.
- Transportation.
- Crop physiology.
- Plant biochemistry.
- Plant structure.
Semester: 03 – 04.
2.9 Soil Science
What is soil?
Soil science is the study of the formation of soil and their role in crop production.
Examples of topics or sub-subjects
- Rocks and minerals.
- Weathering of rocks.
- Types of soil.
- Classification of soil.
- Soils of India.
- Soil biochemistry.
- Soil and plant relationship.
- Soil management.
Semester: All semesters.
Also read: Is B. Sc. Agriculture a Professional Degree?