FLORICULTURIST
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Samapika Dalai
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Course Name : Floriculturist
Code(Credit) : ABC01(0-2-2)
Course Description
Type of course:
Certificate Course: (Theory + Practice)
Eligibility: 10th/12th/ ITI pass
Prerequisite: Interested participants should have a general idea about rising crops.
Duration of the course:
Theory: 1 hour per week (Total: 25 Classes)
Practical: 50 hours (Practice is to be done in campus)
Key highlights:
Faculty name: Dr. Samapika Dalai
Participants will get certificate from university after successful completion of the course.
Job opportunities: Participants can cultivate flowers in their own field and start local flower business as this course provides enough knowledge regarding flower crop production.
course.
Course Objectives
- To learn cultivation practices followed in floriculture
- To deal in marketing and value addition of floriculture products
Learning Outcomes
- Sound knowledge in management of floriculture plants
- Successful production and marketing of floriculture plants
Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Floriculture
Definition, features of floriculture
Identification of flowering crops
Classification of floricultural plants
Garden tools and implements
Module 2: Propagation and nursery raising technology of floricultural plants
Propagation of floricultural plants
Nursery raising technology of floricultural plants
Module 3: Cultivation practices of important flower crops
Rose
Marigold
Gladiolus
Gerbera
Jasmine
Chrysanthemum
Tuberose
Module 4: Harvest and Post harvest Care
Post harvest handling of cut and loose flowers
Module 5: Crop Health Management
Physiological disorders in lily anthurium and gerbera
Diseases of flowering plants and their management
Insect pest of flowering plants and their management
References
- Floriculture in India by Gurcharan Singh Randhawa
- Floriculture and Landscaping by Desh Raj
- Floriculture, Landscaping and Turf Management” by Alagarsamy Nithya Devi and Alagarsamy Ramesh Kumar
Session plan
Module 1: Introduction to Floriculture
Session 1
Definition, features, importance and scope of floriculture.
Slide 1: Features, Scope and importance of Floriculture
Video 1: Defination, Features, Scope and Importance of Floriculture
Session 2
Identification of flowering plants
Session 3
Classification of flowering plants
Session 4
Identification of garden tools and implements
Assignment I
Module 2: Propagation and Nursery raising techniques of floriculture plants
Session 5
Propagation of flowering plants
Session 6
Nursery raising techniques of flowering plants
Internal test
Practical test #1
Module 3: Cultivation practices of important flower crops
Session 7
Cultivation practices of Marigold
Session 8
Cultivation practices of Gerbera
Session 9
Cultivation practices of Gladiolus
Session 10
Cultivation practices of rose
Session 11
Cultivation practices of jasmine
Session 12
Cultivation practices of tuberose
Session 13
Cultivation practices of chrysanthemum
Assignment II
Module 4: Harvest and Post harvest Care
Session 14
Post harvest handling of flowers
Quiz
Module 5: Crop Health Management
Session 15
Physiological disorders in lily anthurium and gerbera<a
Slide 15: Physiological disorders in lily anthurium and gerbera
Session 16
Diseases of flowering plants and their management<a
Session 17
Insect pest of flowering plants and their management<a
Practical test #2
Final examination
Our Main Teachers
Dr. Samapika Dalai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticulture, M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Paralakhemundi Campus, Centurion University of Technology and Management Odisha, India. She has completed her Under Graduation (UG) in Bachelor in Horticulture from OUAT, Odisha, Post Graduation in Horticulture from SVPUA&T, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh and Ph.D in Horticulture from […]