Research Project (Hort-402)

Hort. 402 RESEARCH PROJECT 4(0-4)

Objectives:

Training of the student in study and evaluation of problems of horticultural industry and to find their solutions through research.

Course Contents:

1. Identification of research problem

2. Research proposal development

3. Report writing and project presentation.

4. Preparation of candidacy

5. Preparation of thesis: The preliminaries

6. Preparation of thesis: The main body

7. Preparation of thesis: Appendices and page numbering

8. Online resources

9. Specifications for M.Sc. (Hons.) and PhD thesis

10. Use of Abbreviations

11. Procedure of submission of research papers

12. Data Collection

13. Introduction of different statistical soft wares

14. Introduction of basic statistical designs

15. How to write research papers

16. How to write review papers

Learning Outcomes:

Students must be able to identify problems, conduct independent research and write the report.

Books Recommended:

·Anonymous. 1999. Instructions to Authors. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. Alexandria, Virginia.

·Day, R.A. 1983. How to write and publish a scientific paper (2nd Ed.). ISI Press, Philadelphia.

·Petersen, R.G. 1994. Agricultural Field Experiments–Design and Analysis. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.

·Mukul,G. and ‎G. Deepa. 2011. Research Methodology. PHI Learning Private Ltd., New Dehli India.

·Singh, Y. K. 2006. Fundamental of Research Methodology and Statistics. New age international Pvt. Ltd., New Dehli, India.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Week	Topics and Readings	Books with Page No.
1	Identification of research problem	Agricultural Research Proposal Writing; Page. 3-121
2	Proposal development	Field visit will be arranged for the diagnosis of different plant/tree diseases on the basis of symptoms.
3	Report writing and project presentation	Agricultural Research Proposal Writing; Page. 3-121
4	Preparation of synopsis	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 1-2
5	Preparation of thesis_part_1	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 1-3
6	Preparation of thesis_part_2	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 12-17
7	Preparation of thesis_part_3	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 18-20
8	Thesis and its subsections	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 21-23
9	Thesis and its subsections_ review of literature	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 24-25
10	Thesis and its subsections_ Materials and methods results and discussion	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 25-27
11	Thesis and its subsections_ formatting of listing references	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 28-34
12	Online resources	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page 35-37
13	Specifications for M.Sc. (Hons.) and PhD thesis	Manual for synopsis and thesis preparation; Page38-40
14	Introduction of design experiments	Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Experiments; Page 1-17
15	Basic experimental design in Agriculture	Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Experiments; Page 21-61
16	Augmented design	Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Experiments; Page 169-191
	FINAL EXAMINATION