Introduction to Horticulture

Introduction to Horticulture By N. Kumar, CONTENTS : Part -1. Fundamentals of Horticulture, 1. Introduction 2. Soil and Climate-Limiting Factors 3. Growth and Development 4. Establishment of Orchard 5. Plant Growing Structures 6. Nutrition of Horticultural Crops 7. Irrigation of Horticultural Crops 8. Orchard Cultivation 9. Training and Pruning 10. Cropping 11. Harvesting, Handling and Storage of Fruits 12. Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables 13. Plant Growth Regulators 14. Plant Protection 15. Plant Propagation Part -2. Pomology, 16. Pomology Part -3. Ornamental Horticulture, 17. Ornamental Horticulture 18. Lawn 19. Arboriculture 20. Shrubs and Climbers 21. Annuals, Biennials and Herbaceous Perennials 22. Special Groups of Garden Plants 23. Special Types of Gardens 24. Indoor Gardening 25. Computer Aided Designing (CAD) for Landscape Gardening 26. Commercial Flowers 27. Flower Arrangement and Dry Decorations 28. Horticultural Shows.