III B.SC, BOTANY-VI th
SEMESTER
VII(B) (Optional) Theory Paper VII(B)-T: Nursery, Gardening and Floriculture.
Total hours of teaching
60hrs @ 3hrs per week
Unit I: Nursery: (12 hrs.)
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.
Unit II: Gardening
(12 hrs.)
1. Definition, objectives
and scope - different types of gardening.
2 Components of Gardening: soil laying, manuring, watering.
3. Landscape and home gardening - parks and
its components, plant materials and design.
4. Landscaping Places of Public Importance: Landscaping highways and
Educational Institutions
5. Computer applications in landscaping.
6. Some Famous gardens
of India- brief account
Unit III: Propagation methods (12 hrs)
1. Vegetative Methods:
a) Layering, Grafting.
b) Cutting: selection of
cutting, propagule collecting season
c) Propagation of
ornamental plants by rhizomes, corms, tubers, bulbs and bulbils.
treatment of
cutting, rooting medium and planting of cuttings Hardening
2. Sexual Method:
Sowing/raising of seeds and seedlings, transplanting of seedlings.
3. Green house
–Definition, objectives, Basic infrastructure (outlines)
types- mist chamber, shed roof, shade house and glass house for propagation.
Unit IV-
Floriculture
(12 hrs.)
1. Ornamental Plants:
a) Flowering annuals-
herbaceous plants
b) Flowering Perennials-
Divine vines; Shade and ornamental trees.
2. Ornamental bulbous and foliage plants; Cacti and
succulents.
3. Ornamentals-palms.
4. Indoor cultivation:
a) Indoor gardening- cultivation of plants in pots;
(kitchen garden, hanging baskets,
terrarium(brief account only)
5. Bonsai: Introduction, objectives and Basic
requirements,
Unit V: Commercial
Floriculture (12 hrs.)
1. Cut
Flowers:
a) Factors
affecting flower production; Production and packaging of cut flowers;
b) Flower arrangements; Methods to prolong
vase life of flowers
2. Cultivation of Important cut flowers (Carnation, Aster, Dahlia,
Gerbera, Anthuriams,
Gladiolous, Marigold, Rose, Lilium) brief account only
3. Pest: Definition, Management
of pests, diseases (outlines)
4. Harvesting: Introduction,
and methods of harvesting
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