Fundamentals of Horticulture

Fundamentals of Horticulture By Dr. P. Jaisankar, Dr. R. Mary Ruby Shyla, CONTENTS : Preface,1. Origin of horticulture – history – evolution – definitions – scope and importance of horticulture 2. Division and classification of horticultural crops – fruits, vegetables, spices and plantation crops, floriculture, landscaping, ornamental gardening, medicinal and aromatic crops 3. Nutritive value and global and national scenario of horticultural crops 4. Sexual propagation – importance, advantages and disadvantages – methods of enhancement of seed viability 5. Types of dormancy – seed invigoration – seed treatments 6. Asexual propagation, importance, advantages and disadvantages – asexual propagation types 7. Vegetative propagation – merits and demerits – cutting and layering 8. Vegetative propagation – merits and demerits – grafting and budding 9. Use of specialized plant parts in propagation – propagation structures and their role. 10. Rootstock influence – stock / scion relationship in fruit crops 11. Scope and importance of micro propagation in horticultural crops- direct and indirect organogenesis – media for micro propagation and hardening 12. Principles of orchard establishment – methods of planting systems including hdp and uhdp in horticultural crops 13. Crop regulatory practices for horticultural crops – training, pruning, special operations in horticultural crops – off season production of horticultural crops. 14. Flowering, pollination, fruit set, fruit drop, parthenocarpy, fruit ripening and senescence, unfruitfulness and its causes 15. Principles and types of garden 16. Principles and types of parks – principles of herbal garden 17. Plant growth regulators of horticultural crops 18. Irrigation fertilizer and manures application of horticultural crops, References