Propagation and nursery management

COURSE OUTLINE                                                        Fall 2020

Course Title:   Propagation and Nursery Management

Course Code: Hort-307

Credit Hours:  3(1-2) 

Instructor: Dr. Rashad Mukhtar Balal

Email: [email protected]  

 

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

To impart technical knowledge about nursery management and certification procedure. Students will be able to manage nurseries and propagate healthy horticultural plants on a commercial scale. This course will help students to start their business of nurseries as and enterprise.

READINGS

  • Bali, S.S. 2003. Fruit Growing, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Chottopadhay, T.K. (Ed.). 2009. A Textbook on Pomology, Vol: IV. Temperate Fruits.Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, New Delhi, India.
  • Yadav, P.K. 2007. Fruit Production Technology. International Book Distributing Co. (Publishing Division), Lucknow, India.
  • Adriance, G.W. and F.R. Brison. 2000. Propagation of Horticultural plants
  • Hartman, H.T., D.E. kester and F.T. Davies. 2011. Plant propagation: Principles and practices. New Jersey, USA.
  • Rajan, S. 2007. Propagation of Horticulture crops. New Delhi, India

 

CONTENTS

Theory

Introduction and importance, Types of horticultural nurseries, Management Practices (Water, Nutrients, weds, Diseases, insect-pest), protection against extremities and radiation, Important nursery operations, propagation methods and their importance, Rootstocks for horticultural plants, raising of stock seedlings, Pre-sowing treatments of seeds, Apomixes and polyembroney, Stionic interactions, Graft compatibility and incompatibility, Use of growth regulators for propagation, Certification systems: standards, rules & regulations and procedures Certification of planting material and nursery plants, Marketing of nursery plants.

 

 

 

 

Practical

 

Raising of rootstocks, identification of rootstocks for different fruits plants, Selection and preparation of bud wood, Practices in seed collection, seed treatment and propagation methods, plant growing structures, media and mixtures, media sterilization, Management of progeny pants, Virus indexing, Visit to germplasm units.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Sr #

Topics and Readings

Schedule

1

Introduction and importance, Types of horticultural nurseries

Week 1

2

Management Practices (Water, Nutrients, weds, Diseases, insect-pest),

Week 2

3

protection against extremities and radiation, Important nursery operations

Week 3

4

propagation methods and their importance

Week 4

5

Rootstocks for horticultural plants, raising of stock seedlings, Pre-sowing treatments of seeds

Week 5

6

Apomixes and polyembroney

Week 6

7

Stionic interactions, Graft compatibility and incompatibility

Week 7

8

Use of growth regulators for propagation

Week 8

9

Certification systems: standards, rules & regulations and procedures Certification of planting material and nursery plants

Week 9

10

Certification systems: standards, rules & regulations and procedures Certification of planting material and nursery plants

Week 10

11

Marketing of nursery plants.

Week 11

12

Raising of rootstocks, identification of rootstocks for different fruits plants

Week 12

13

Selection and preparation of bud wood

Week 13

14

Practices in seed collection, seed treatment and propagation methods

Week 14

15

plant growing structures, media and mixtures, media sterilization

Week 15

16

Management of progeny pants, Virus indexing, Visit to germplasm units.

Week 16

RESEARCH PROJECT

N/A

ASSESMENT CRITERIA

Sessional (Presentation, Assignments, Participation, Quiz)

Mid Exam

Final Exam

RULES AND REGULATION

Surprise quiz test. Classes will be in time. Assignments will be received in given time.

Course Material

Other Courses by Dr. Rashad Mukhtar Balal