Fundamentals of Horticulture: Practical Manual

by Ravi Pratap Singh, Arun kumar singh, Anshuman Singh

ISBN: 9789359197074
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 4695.00
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Author Profile

Mr. Ravi Partap Singh was born 31 Oct. 1994 at Kilaie, village, in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. He did his B.Sc. (Ag.) from Udai Pratap Autonomous college Varanasi (U.P.) in 2012-16. He completed his M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture from department of Horticulture and forestry, ANDUAT Kumarganj, Ayodhya in 2016-2018. At present, he is pursuing Ph.D. Horticulture from College of Horticulture and forestry, ANDUAT Kumarganj, Ayodhya. He has also qualified ASRB-NET (National Eligibility Test) in Fruit Science (2018). Author has 7 Research papers, 1 Book, 8 book chapters, 15 popular articles go to his credit, which have been published. Dr. Arun Kumar Singh was born in 1959 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, received his B.Sc. (Ag.) in 1980, M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture in 1982 and eamed his Ph.D. in Horticulture, from Institute of Agriculture Science, Banaras Hindu University. Dr. Singh started his career as an Assistant Professor, Horticulture at A.N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, U.P in 1987 and become an Associate Professor in 1998. Presently he works as Horticulture and Landscape Officer and the Head, Floriculture and Landscape. He has supervised and mentored more than 35 M.Sc and 12 Ph.D. students in his accdamic career. Dr. Singh has published more than 70 research papers of National and International journals, 2 book, 2 book chapters, 1 teaching manual, 40 popular articles. Mr. Anshuman Singh was born 20 July 1995 at Samodhpur, village, in Jaunpur district of uttar Pradesh. He did his B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture from BUAT Banda (U.P.) in 2012-16. He completed his M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture from department of Horticulture and forestry, ANDUAT Kumarganj, Ayodhya in 2016-2018. At present, he is pursuing Ph.D. Horticulture from department of Horticulture and forestry, ANDUAT Kumarganj, Ayodhya. He has also qualified ASRB-NET (National Eligibility Test) in Fruit Science (2018).

About The Book

Horticulture, covering a gamut of crops ranging from herbaceous annual to woody perennials, constitutes a viable discipline in the area of Horticulture Sciences. A series of practical courses in the subject are highly ramified and need specific literature for a particular matter. The text narrating introductory things are largely scattered. The students have to turn-out the pages of numerous practical manual to cover the matter on diverse practical subject of Horticulture. It has been in this context that work of compiling various facts of Horticulture has been attempted and I feel pleased to present it in the form of the practical manual to the hands of the readers. Encompassing twelve (12) chapters, the Practical Manual is a detailed and comprehensive summary of the facts and figures yet known. There may be the chances of lacks and lacuna. I shall be highly obliged to all such readers who will be extending their fellow-felling in further improvement of the present endeavour.

Table of Contents

Preface v 1. Identification of garden tools 1 2. Identification of horticultural crops 5 3. Preparation of seed bed/nursery bed 17 4. Practice of sexual and asexual methods of propagation 20 5. Layout and planting of orchard plants 38 6. Training and pruning of fruit trees 43 7. Transplanting and care of vegetable seedlings 47 8. Making of herbaceous and shrubbery borders 50 9. Preparation of potting mixture, potting and repotting 53 10. Manure and Fertilizer application in different crops 56 11. Visits to commercial nurseries/orchard 60 Nursery Acts 63 Appendix 66 Memory Based Questions 73