| SR NO | DAY | TOPIC
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| 1. | One | · ORIENTATION
· FLORICULTURE PLANT CULTIVATION · ORGANIC CULTURE Introduction Benefits Social aspects Market aspects |
| 2 | Two | · ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
· CERTIFIED AGENCIES Introduction Need Benefits Preparation Demonstration
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| 3 | Three | · SOIL MICROORGANISMS,
· LAND PREPARATION · DISEASES PROTECTION Introduction Microorganism Need of Microorganism Benefits Microorganism Management of Microorganism |
| 4 | Four | · FLORICULTURE CROPS
· SECONDRY METABOLITE · INTER CROPPING AND CROP ROTATION · GRAFTING TECHNIQUES |
| 5 | Five | · GOOD HARVESTING PRACTICES
· STORAGE · INDUSTRIES
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| 6. | Six | · GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
· PRODUCTION · SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Introduction Challenges Field demonstration Feed back/discussion Validatory function |
Syllabus
Day 1
Nursery: 1. Definition, objectives, scope and building up of infrastructure for nursery. 2. Planning and seasonal activities – Planting – direct seeding and transplants. 3. Nursery Management and Routine Garden Operations.
Benefits; Social aspects; Market aspects
Breeding of Flower crops and Ornamental Plants
Nutrient uptake and Utilization by plant: (From Organics) From Inorganic
Sources of nutrients for Organic Agriculture:
Organic Manure – FYM/Rural compost, City compost, Oil cakes, Animal wastes, Vermi composts, etc; Characterization and Nutrients content of the above sources (Data Chart); o Green Manure – Green Manure with Leguminous crops in crop rotation. In-situ incorporation of crop residues –Benefits; Liquid Manure
Day 2
Gardening; Definition, objectives and scope – different types of gardening.
Landscape and home gardening – parks and its components, plant materials and design.
Computer applications in landscaping.
Gardening operations: soil laying, manuring, watering.
Landscaping Places of Public Importance: Landscaping highways and Educational Institutions
Some Famous gardens of India.
Ornamental Gardening
SOIL AND WATER TESTING
Soil: Definition; Soil formation; Composition and characteristics; Types of soil according to composition; Distribution of soil groups in W.B.; 2. Acidic, Alkaline and Saline soils; How they affect Agriculture; Method of reclamation; 3. Soil productivity: Meaning & Concept Difference between Soil Fertility and Productivity; Method of Increasing productivity and fertility
Water Sampling and Quality Control:
Determining the Sample Size; Choosing a Sample Method; How to Collect Water Samples; How to Transport Water Samples; How to Dilute a Water Sample; Ensuring Quality Control; Checklist for Field Work; Health and Safety, Testing for Physical Contaminants; WHO Guidelines for Physical Parameters
Potential Health Effects; Test Methods
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
Introduction
Need
Benefits
Preparation
Demonstration
Day 3
Propagation methods; Sowing/raising of seeds and seedlings, transplanting of seedlings. Air-layering, cutting, selection of cutting ,propagule collecting season, treatment of cutting rooting medium and planting of cuttings – Hardening of plants.
Propagation of ornamental plants by rhizomes, corms tubers, bulbs and bulbils.
Green house – mist chamber, shed root, shade house and glass house for propagation.
Microbiology in agriculture, benefits, and application
LAND Practices
DISEASES PROTECTION: Plant Protection Measures: Integrated pest & disease managements. Organic pesticides, bio-pesticides. Inorganic pesticides, disadvantages of their use. Seed, seedling and soil Treatment measures. Feasibility of complete dependence on organic sources.
Plant physiology
Photosynthesis
Plant stress
Day 4
Floriculture: 1. Ornamental Plants: Flowering annuals; herbaceous, perennials; Divine vines; Shade and ornamental trees. 2. Ornamental bulbous and foliage plants; Cacti and succulents. 3. Ornamentals-palms. 4. Cultivation of plants in pots; Indoor gardening; Bonsai.
Protected cultivation in floriculture
Some floriculture crop introduction; cultivation; botanical description
Day 5
Commercial Floriculture 1. Factors affecting flower production; Production and packaging of cut flowers; Flower arrangements; Methods to prolong vase life of flowers 2. Cultivation of Important cut flowers (Carnation, Aster, Dahlia, Gerbera, Anthuriams, Gladiolous, Marigold, Rose, Lilium)
- Bio fertilizers and their method of use, Nitrogenous; Phosphatic; Potassic; Availability of Nutrients from above sources; Other Nitrogen contributing plants;
- Methods of harvesting
Day 6:
Government Subsidy
Industries
Preparation of seed bed & raising of seedlings: Wet seedbed, manuring, sowing broadcasting; Dry seed bed, bed size, manuring, soil treatment ,actual sowing in line/broadcasting; weeding, watering, hardening of seedling, time requirement for seedling growth, uprooting seedlings
Physiological Diseases / Disorders: Identification, cause and effect ameliorating measures (soil/spray application Soil amelioration; Interaction)
Field Demonstration
Feed Back and Discussion
Valedictory Function