Course Name : Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAPs and Landscaping
Code(Credit) : ASHO2204(1-1-0)
Programme Outcome
Horticulture demonstrates knowledge and understanding in :
The breadth and depth of the profession of horticulture.
Basic horticulture science terminology
Basic horticulture biology: taxonomy, anatomy, morphology and physiology
The characteristics of the environment and their influence on plant growth and development
Solve problems and thick critically using new knowledge and technological developments in horticulture.
Course Objectives
To educate on Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAPs and Landscaping
Course Outcomes
•Importance and scope of Ornamental Crops, MAPs and Landscaping.
•Knowledge about production technology of cut flower, loose flower, medicinal and aromatic plants.
•Uses of annuals, biennials, perennials tree, shrub, climbers and potted plants in landscaping.
•Processing and value addition in ornamental plants and MAPs produce.
Course Syllabus
THEORY
- Importance and scope of ornamental crops, medicinal and aromatic plants and landscaping
- Principles of landscaping, Landscape uses of trees, shrubs and climbers
- Production technology of important cut flower Rose
- Production technology of important cut flower Gerbera
- Production technology of important cut flower lilium & Carnation
- Production technology of Orchid under protected conditions
- Production technology of important cut flower like gladiolus, Tuberose under open conditions
- Production technology of important cut flower like chrysanthemum under open conditions
- Package of practices for loose flowers like marigold and jasmine under open conditions
- Production technology of important medicinal plant like asparagus, aloe, Costus
- Production technology of Ashwagandha
- Production technology of important medicinal plant like Cinnamon and Periwinkle
- Production technology of important medicinal plant like mint, lemongrass, palmarosa, citronella
- Production technology of important aromatic plant like Ocimum,Isabgol,
- Production technology of important medicinal plant like Geranium, Vitevar
- Processing and value addition in ornamental crops and MAPs produce
Practice
- Identification of Cut flowers , Loose flowers and Ornamental plants.
- Identification of Medicinal
- Identification of medicinal plants
- Aromatic Plants.
- Nursery bed preparation and seed sowing.
- Training and pruning of Ornamental plants.
- Planning and layout of garden.
- Bed preparation and planting of MAP.
- Protected structures – care and maintenance.
- Intercultural operations in cut and loose flowers
- Intercultural operations in medicinal and aromatic plants
- Harvesting and post harvest handling of cut and loose flowers.
- Processing of MAP.
- Visit to commercial flower/MAP unit.
- Herbarium of ornamental flowers
- Value addition in flower crops E.g. Tinting, floral candels etc
References
•Bose T.K.1999. floriculture and Landscaping. Naya Prakash, Kolkatta.
•Bose, T.K. and Yadav, L.P. 1992. Commercial Flowers. Naya Prakash, Kolkatta
•Chattopadhyay,S.K. 2007. Commercial Floriculture. Gene-Tech Books, New Delhi
•Srivastava,H.C.2014.Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, ICAR, New Delhi.
Session Plan
Practicals
Session 1
Identification of Cut flowers , Loose flowers and Ornamental plants.
Video
Material |
Session 2
Identification of Medicinal plants
Video
Material |
Session 3
Identification of Aromatic Plants.
Video
Material |
Session 4
Nursery bed preparation and seed sowing.
Video
Material |
Session 5
Training and pruning of Ornamental plants.
Video
Material |
Session 6
Planning and layout of garden.
Video
Material |
Session 7
Bed preparation and planting of MAP.
Video
Material |
Session 8
Protected structures – care and maintenance.
Video
Material |
Session 9
Intercultural operations in cut and loose flowers
Video
Material |
Session 10
Intercultural operations in medicinal and aromatic plants
Video
Material |
Session 11
Harvesting and post harvest handling of cut and loose flowers.
Video
Material |
Session 12
Processing of MAP.
Video
Material |
Session 13
Visit to commercial flower/MAP unit.
Video
Material |
Session 14
Herbarium of ornamental flowers
Video
Material |
Session 15
Value addition in flower crops E.g. Tinting, floral candels etc
Video
Material |
E-Material
Floriculture and landscape architecture
Floriculture and landscape architecture
Question Bank
Question Bank 1
Question Bank 2
Question Bank 3
Assignments
Importance and scope of ornamental crops and landscaping |
Importance and scope of medicinal and aromatic plants |
Principles of landscaping and Landscape uses of trees, shrubs and climbers |
Production technology of rose |
Production technology of gerbera and carnation |
Production technology of important lilium and orchids. |
Production technology of gladiolus, tuberose |
Production technology of flower chrysanthemum |
Package of practices for loose flowers like marigold and jasmine |
Production technology of important medicinal plants - asparagus, aloe, mint |
Production technology of important medicinal plants - Cinnamon, periwinkle,isabgol |
Production technology of important aromatic plants like lemongrass, citronella, palmarosa. |
Production technology of important aromatic plants like ocimum, geranium, vetiver. |
Identification of ornamental and medicinal plants (In syllabus) with its common name,botanical name, family, origin and chromosome no. |
Contents Revised
Preparation of Herbarium |
Post harvest technology of cut and loose flowers |
Harvesting stage of cut and loose flowers |
CO-PO Mapping
|
PO1 |
PO2 |
P03 |
P04 |
P05 |
P06 |
CO1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
CO2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
CO3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
CO4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Avg of CO-PO affinity levels |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
PO Attainment |
1.535 |
1.535 |
1.535 |
1.151 |
1.535 |
1.151 |