Department Profile
Horticulture
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Department of Horticulture is the crop science deals with the production, utilization and improvement of fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, spices, plantation crops, medicinal and aromatic plants. In order to achieve the objective of ‘lab to land’ dissemination, extension tools such as Farmers’ Training Program and Exhibitions, Trainings, Seminars, Farm Advisory Services etc., are being effectively used.
Vision of the department is to make the College a model for education and research in Horticultural science. Impart quality education in Horticulture for UG students and to undertake research on need based, location specific problems and developing technologies for crop management and sustainable productivity.
STAFF DETAILS
| S.No | Staffs | Designation |
| 1 | Dr.A.Mahadevan | Asso. Professor |
| 2 | Mr. Rahul Raj P R | Asst. Professor |
| 3 | Mr. Somasundaram | Lab Assistant |
COURSES OFFERED
| S.NO | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT |
| 1 | HOR 111 |
Fundamentals of Horticulture |
1+1 |
| 2 | HOR 112 | Production technology for Fruit and Plantation crops | 1+1 |
| 3 | HOR 211 | Production technology for Vegetable and spices | 1+1 |
| 4 | HOR 212 | Production technology for Ornamental crops, | 1+1 |
| 5 | HOR 311 | Post-Harvest management and Value addition of Fruits and Vegetable crops |
1+1 |
| Experiential Learning | |||
| 6 | HOR 451 | Hybrid Seed production in Vegetable crops | 0+10 |
| HOR 452 Commercial Nursery Technology of Horticultural crops |
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| 7 | HOR 453 | Commercial Landscape gardening | 0+10 |
| 8 | HOR 454 | Protected cultivation of Vegetable crops | 0+10 |
FACILITIES AVIALABLE:
| S.No | PARTICULARS |
| 1. | Hand Refractometer |
| 2. | Digital Refractometer |
| 3. | Oven |
| 4. | Refrigerator |
| 5. | Electronic Weighing Balance |
| 6. | Top Pan Balance (1 kg & 10 kg capacity each) |
| 7. | Deep Freezer |
| 8. | pH Meter |
| 9. | Fruit Crusher |
| 10. | Grinding and Mixing Machine |
| 11. | Distillation Assembly |
| 12. | Dibbler |
| 13. | Digging Fork |
| 14. | Garden Fork |
| 15. | Hand Cultivator |
| 16. | Crow Bar |
| 17. | Pruning Knife |
| 18. | Lawn Sprinkler |
| 19. | Iron Plough |
| 20. | Polyhouse |
| 21. | Drip Irrigation |
| 22. | Seed Germinator |
| 23. | Grafting and Budding Knife |
| 24. | Secateur |
| 25. | Saw |
| 26. | Loopers |
| 27. | Mist Chamber |
| 28. | Polyhouse with Drip Irrigation System |
| 29. | Research Microscope |
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
1) FARMERS TRAINING PROGRAM
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A lecture and field demonstration were given to Palur Village farmers about “Integrated Pest Management in Vegetable crops” in two sessions organized by SSEPERS – ATMA (Tirupathur) |
DATE | |
| NAME OF THE STAFF Mr. R. Devanathan, Assistant Professor (Horticulture) |
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| SESSION I | 09.09.2022 | |
| SESSION II | 16.09.2022 |
Farm School Training Programme:
STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS SCHEME (SSEPERS-ATMA) 2022-2023 organized Farm school training programme on IPM in Vegetable crops at Palur Village. As a part of this programme Mr. R. Devanathan (Assistant Professor – Horticulture) gave lecture to the farming communities in and around Palur village. Session I was a lecture about the cultivation practices of Solanaceae vegetables, pest and disease management and demonstration of seed treatment and seedling dip treatment with biofertilizer.
Place: Palur Village
Farmers benefitted: 40 Nos
2) HANDS ON TRAINING FOR STUDENTS
- Training programme on “Value addition in Horticultural crops”
- Preparation of Beetroot jam
- Oleoresin extraction from lemon grass
- Hands on Training on “Protected cultivation of Horticultural crops”
- Training programme on “Media preparation and Vegetative propagation of Horticultural crops”
- Training programme on styles of flower arrangement
