Floriculturist

floriculturist

Syllabus

Faculty: Samapika Dalai

Course Name : Floriculturist

Code(Credit) : ABC01(0-2-2)

Course Description

Type of course:

Skill Course: (Theory + Practice)
Eligibility: 10th/12th/ ITI pass
Prerequisite: Interested participants should have 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

Course Syllabus

Model 1: Introduction to Floriculture

Definition, features of floriculture
Identification of flowering crops
Classification of floricultural plants
Garden tools and implements

Model 2: Propagation and nursery raising technology of floricultural plants

Propagation of floricultural plants
Nursery raising technology of floricultural plants

Model 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