Horticulture is a fast growing major sector of agricultural industry. Its contribution both toward small-scale and large-scale farm incomes, employment opportunities and foreign exchange earning and food production over the last 10-15 years has experienced unprecedented growth. However, the full potential of horticulture has not been exploited.
Awarded
by
MVNU
Entry
Requirement
10+2 with PCM/PCB
Course
Fees
Note:
Indian residents to pay fee in INR and rest in $.
Course
Duration
3 YEARS
Subject
Information
Lateral Entry : Not Available
Credit Transfer : Not Available
YEAR-1
Introduction of Horticulture Science
Introduction to Vegetable & Fruit Crops
Organic Gardening and Plant Scapes
Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants
YEAR-2
Nursery Management
Vegetable Culture
Greenhouse Management and Plant Nutrition
Biology of Horticultural and Agronomic Crops
YEAR-3
Agricultural Biotechnology
Biodiversity and The World's Food Crops
Agroecology of India
Environmental Issues in Horticulture
Breeding Ornamental Plants
Elective
Papers / Specializations
There
is no Elective / Specializations papers in this course.
Career
Opportunities
The degree provides students with a sound educational basis for careers as producers/managers in the cut flower, fruit & vegetable and nursery industries; bio-security managers for export and import crops; sales and technical employees in service industries - examples are with seed, plants, agricultural chemicals; landscape contractors and managers; Technicians in organizations that use plants in their research and development programmes; developers of designs on residential, commercial and rural sites; managers maintaining planted landscapes; - parks etc.; managers of golf courses and sports fields.