Production of Cool Season Vegetable Crops
Teacher
Dr. Subhrajyoti Chatterjee
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Core Courses
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Course Objective:
To impart knowledge and skills on advancement in production technology of cool season vegetable crops
CO-PSO Mapping:
COs |
Course Outcomes |
Mapping COs with PSOs) |
CO1 |
Appreciate the scope and scenario of cool season vegetable crops in India |
PSO1, PSO2 |
CO2 |
Acquire knowledge about the production technology and post-harvest handling of cool season vegetable crops |
PSO1, PSO2, PSO3 |
CO3 |
Calculate the economics of vegetable production in India |
PSO3 |
PSO1: Impart knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts and techniques of maintaining and enhancing soil fertility, crop production, crop management, crop improvement, biodiversity and sustainability of agriculture worldwide.
PSO2: Develop the ability to know farming practices and their scope to improve in the rural areas and the environments.
PSO3: Apply knowledge of Agri-business management and finance to develop profitable agricultural system.
Syllabus:
Theory:
Unit I: Production Technology of Bulb and tuber crops- Onion, Garlic and Potato.
Unit II: Production Technology of Cole crops- Cabbage, Cauliflower, Kohlrabi, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and Kale.
Unit III: Production Technology of Root crops-Carrot, Radish, Turnip and Beetroot.
Unit IV: Production Technology of Peas and beans- Garden peas and Broad bean.
Unit V: Production Technology of Leafy vegetables- Beet leaf, Fenugreek, Coriander and Lettuce.
Practical:
Unit I: Scientific raising of nursery and seed treatment
Unit II: Sowing and transplanting
Unit III: Description of commercial varieties and hybrids
Unit IV: Demonstration on methods of irrigation, fertilizers and micronutrients application
Unit V: Mulching practices and weed management
Unit VI: Use of plant growth substances in cool season vegetable crops
Unit VII: Study of nutritional and physiological disorders
Unit VIII: Studies on hydroponics, aeroponics and other soilless culture
Unit IX: Identification of important pest and diseases and their control
Unit X: Preparation of cropping scheme for commercial farms
Unit XI: Visit to commercial farm, greenhouse/ polyhouses
Unit XII: Visit to vegetable market
Unit XIII: Analysis of benefit to cost ratio
Suggested Readings:
Bose TK, Kabir J, Maity TK, Parthasarathy VA and Som MG. 2003. Vegetable crops. Vols. I-III. Naya udyog.
Bose TK, Som MG and Kabir J. (Eds.). 1993. Vegetable crops. Naya prokash.
Chadha KL and Kalloo G. (Eds.). 1993-94. Advances in horticulture Vols. V-X. Malhotra publ. house.
Chadha KL. (Ed.). 2002. Hand book of horticulture. ICAR.
Chauhan DVS. (Ed.). 1986. Vegetable production in India. Ram prasad and sons.
Fageria MS, Choudhary BR and Dhaka RS. 2000. Vegetable crops: production technology. Vol. II. Kalyani publishers.
Gopalakrishanan TR. 2007. Vegetable crops. New India publ. agency.
Hazra P and Banerjee MK and Chattopadhyay A. 2012. Varieties of vegetable crops in India, (Second edition), Kalyani publishers, Ludhiana, 199 p.
Hazra P. 2016. Vegetable Science. 2nd edn, Kalyani publishers, Ludhiana.
Hazra P. 2019. Vegetable production and technology. New India publishing agency, New Delhi.
Hazra P, Chattopadhyay A, Karmakar K and Dutta S. 2011. Modern technology for vegetable production, New India publishing agency, New Delhi, 413p
Rana MK. 2008. Olericulture in India. Kalyani publishers, New Delhi.
Rana MK. 2008. Scientific cultivation of vegetables. Kalyani publishers, New Delhi.
Rana MK. 2014. Technology for vegetable production. Kalyani publishers, New Delhi.
Rubatzky VE and Yamaguchi M. (Eds.). 1997. World vegetables: principles, production and nutritive values. Chapman and Hall.
Saini GS. 2001. A text book of oleri and flori culture. Aman publishing house.
Salunkhe DK and Kadam SS. (Ed.). 1998. Hand book of vegetable science and technology: production, composition, storage and processing. Marcel dekker.
Shanmugavelu KG. 1989. Production technology of vegetable crops. Oxford and IBH.
Singh DK. 2007. Modern vegetable varieties and production technology. International book distributing Co.
Singh SP. (Ed.). 1989. Production technology of vegetable crops. Agril. comm. res. centre.
Thamburaj S and Singh N. (Eds.), 2004. Vegetables, tuber crops and spices. ICAR.
Thompson HC and Kelly WC. (Eds.). 1978. Vegetable crops. Tata McGraw-Hill
Session Plan:
Session 3 and 4: Production Technology of Garlic
Session 5 and 6: Production Technology of Potato
Session 7 and 8: Production Technology of Cabbage
Session 9 and 10: Production Technology of Cauliflower
Session 11 and 12: Production Technology of Knol-khol
Session 13: Production Technology of Sprouting Broccoli
Session 14: Production Technology of Brussels Sprout
https://www.agrifarming.in/brussels-sprout-cultivation-information
Session 15: Production Technology of Vegetable Kale
Session 16 and 17: Production Technology of Carrot
Session 18 and 19: Production Technology of Radish
Session 20 and 21: Production Technology of Turnip
Session 22: Production Technology of Beetroot
Session 23, 24 and 25: Production Technology of Pea and Broad bean
Session 26: Production Technology of Beet leaf
Session 27, 28 and 29: Production Technology of Fenugreek
Session 30 and 31: Production Technology of Coriander
Session 32: Production Technology of Lettuce
Practical
Session 1: Scientific raising of nursery and seed treatment of different cool season vegetable crops
Session 2: Sowing and transplanting of cool season vegetable crops
http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=12190
Session 3: Description of commercial varieties and hybrids of important cool season vegetables
Session 4 and 5: Demonstration on methods of irrigation, fertilizers and micronutrients application of cool season vegetables
https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/agri_nutrientmgt_methodsoffertilizerappln.html
Session 6: Weed management of vegetable crops
Session 7: Use of plant growth substances in cool season vegetable crops
http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/content/pgr-vegetable-production
Session 8: Study of nutritional and physiological disorders in cool season vegetable crops
Session 9: Studies on hydroponics, aeroponics and other soilless culture
Session 10 and 11: Identification of important pest and diseases and their control
Session 12 and 13: Preparation of cropping scheme for commercial farms
https://agriinfo.in/definition-and-objects-of-cropping-scheme-680/
Session 14: Visit to commercial farm, greenhouse/ polyhouses
Session 15: Visit to vegetable market
Session 16: Analysis of benefit to cost ratio of different vegetable crops
E-Material
Our Main Teachers
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture (2011-2015) Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV, WB) Master of Science in Hortuculture with specialization in Vegetable Science (2015-17) Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (Dr YSPUHF, HP) with ICAR-NTS (National Talent Scholarship) Topic of Research: Genetic Studies for important Horticultural Traits in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis […]