L-2 S-1: Ornamental and Plantation Horticulture- Theory

Course

: HORT 2101

Course title: Ornamental and Plantation Horticulture: Theory (Compulsory)

Credit

: 2

Contact Hours:    32

Level: 2  Semester: 1

 

Rationale

This course will focus on the fundamentals of ornamental horticulture and its production and management practices, design landscape horticulture.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

CLO1: Explain scope, importance; and classify ornamental plants and plantation crops

CLO2: Describeproduction and management of flowers, ornamental plants and plantation crops

CLO3: Design landscape architecture of gardening, roadside plantation and arboriculture

CLO4: Manage and develop the cut and dry flower business

 

 

 

Sl No

Course content

Aligned CLO

1

Importance and classification: Scope, importance and classification of ornamental plants, plantation crops; their area, production, import and export scenario

CLO 1

2

Production technology of ornamental plants: a) Commercial flowers: Rose, dahlia, carnation, tuberose, gladiolus, marigold, gerbera, jasmine, lilium and Orchids; b) Bedding flowers:  Zinnia, cosmos, calendula, anthurium. c) Ornamental shrubs, trees, palms, ferns and cacti.

CLO 2

3

 Production and processing of plantation crops: Production and processing of plantation crops:  Rubber, tea, coffee, oil palm, cocoa, betel leaf, betel nut and bamboo.

CLO 2

4

Landscape architecture and design: Formal and informal garden; principles of home and institutional gardens; principles of landscape gardening; development and maintenance of lawn, turf, hedge, playgrounds, indoor gardening, resort planning and management, road side plantation and arboriculture

CLO 3

 

5

Commercial floriculture:  Cut flowers, dry flowers, perfumes preparation, packaging and marketing,  business development

CLO 4

 

 

 

Teaching strategy

  • Lecture
  • Group discussion
  • Video clip

Assessment strategy

  • Short question
  • Essay type question
  • MCQ
  • Pop quiz

 

Recommended books and other resources

Bose, T.K. and L.P. Yaday.1998. Commercial Flowers, Pilgrims Publishing, Calcutta.

Bose, T.K., R.S. Maiti, R.S. Dhua and P. Das. 1999. Floriculture and Landscaping. NayaProkash Calcutta.

Chattopadhyay, P. K., T. K. Bose and V. A. Parthasarathy. 2006. Plantation Crops. Vol. 1.NayaUdyog, Calcutta.

Jack E. Ingels. 2001. Ornamental Horticulture: Science Operations and Management. Delmar Cengage Learning; 3rd Revised edition.

Kumar, N; J.B.M.M.A. Khader, P. Rangaswami and I. Irulappan.2000. Introduction to Spices, Plantation Crops, Medicinal  and Aromatic  Plants. Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

Rashid, M.M. 1990. Phuler Chas. Bangla Academy, Dhaka.

Shanmugavelu, K. G., N. Kumar and K. V. Peter. 2002. Production Technology of Spices and Plantation Crops. Agrobios.