Elective course L-4 S-2: Commercial Horticulture-Theory

Course

: HORT 4203

Course title: Commercial Horticulture-Theory (Elective)

Credit

: 2

Contact Hours: 32

Level: 4   Semester: 2

 

Rationale

This course will enable the graduates to learn about commercial horticulture including seed industry, export oriented production, organic farming and year round production

 

Course Learning outcomes (CLO)

  • CLO 1: Analyze the agribusiness opportunities of horticultural crops in Bangladesh
  • CLO 2: Outline the production of seeds of self and cross pollinated crops, hybrid seed
  • CLO 3: Explain the  requirements and quality control for export oriented crops
  • CLO 4: Formulate seed storage, technology and marketing strategies, demonstrate preparation of value added products
  • CLO 5: Interpret production of crops using organic manures, pest control using plant extracts and biological means, develop scopes of self-employment strategies

 

Sl. No.

Course Content

Aligned CLO

1

Commercial horticulture: Concept, importance and scope of commercial horticulture in Bangladesh, agribusiness opportunities in horticulture

CLO 1

2

Seed industry for horticultural crops: Production, processing, storage and marketing of seeds of the horticultural crops

CLO 2

3

Export oriented production of horticultural crops: Principles and requirements for production and quality control of  export oriented horticultural crops

CLO 3

4

Value added horticultural products: Preparation of juice, jam, jelly, pickles and sauce; additives used for colour, flavour, vitamins and minerals

CLO 4

5

Yearround production of horticultural crops: Crop production under controlled conditions and special management practices

CLO 4

6

Organic farming: Concept, importance, scope of organic farming, production of crops using organic manures, pest control using plant extracts and biological means

CLO 5

7

Entrepreneurship development in horticulture: Scope, opportunities and limitations in entrepreneurship development in the field of horticulture in Bangladesh

CLO 5

 

Teaching strategy

  • Lecture
  • group discussion
  • video clip
  • Questioning and answering
  • white and black board
  • multimedia

Assessment strategy

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

Books recommended

Agarwal, R. L. 2004. Seed Technology. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhe. India.

Bose, T.K. and L.P. Yadav. 1989. Commercial Flowers. NayaPrakash, Culcutta.

Bose, T.K., S.K.  Mitra and M.K. Sadhu. 1986. Propagation of Tropical and Sub-tropical Horticultural Crops. NayaProkosh, Calcutta. (1991 avaiable).

Hartmann, H.T., D.E. Kester and F.T. Davies Jr. 1990. Plant Propagation: Principle and Practices. Prentice-Hall, International editions.(7th edition, 2001 available).

Hussain, M.M. 1995. Seed Production and Storage Technology. Meer ImtiazHossain, Dhaka

MacMillan, H.E. 1962. Tropical Planting and Gardening. MacMillan, London.

Rashid, M.M. 1990. PhulerChash. Bangla Academy, Dhaka.

Rashid, M.A. and D.P. Singh. 2000. A Manual on Vegetable Seed Production in Bangladesh. AVROC-USAID-Bangladesh Project, BARI, Joydebpur.

Rashid, M.M. 1999. ShabjiBiggyan.2nd ed., Rashid Pub. House, Dhaka.