B.Sc. Horticulture Semester VII – Elective Specialization

Protected cultivation of Vegetable Crops

Credits: 2 (1+1) Vegetable Science

Course Overview

Official detailed syllabus from the ICAR Sixth Deans’ Committee curriculum.

Course Objectives

To provide technical know-how to students for raising vegetables under protected structures

Theory Syllabus

Protected cultivation- importance, scope and constraints, status of protected cultivation in India and world. Soil/substrate preparation and management. Classification and types of protected structures. Irrigation and fertigation management. Propagation and production of quality planting material of horticultural crops. Greenhouse cultivation of important horticultural crops viz., tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, lettuce, brinjal. Off season production of vegetables. Hydroponics, aeroponics system of cultivation, Insect pest and disease management. Use of protected structures for seed production; Economics of greenhouse crop production

Practical Syllabus

Identification of different protected structures, Use of pro-trays in quality planting material production, Identification of different growing media/ substrates, Raising of seedlings and saplings under protected cultivation, Bed preparation, planting and intercultural operations for crop production, Estimation and management of soil EC, Estimation and management of pH in media/ substrates, Scheduling of irrigation in different horticultural crops, Fertilizer management through drip irrigation, Control of disease and insect pests in protected structures, fumigation techniques. Visit to commercial protected cultivation units.

Suggested Readings

1. Chandra S and Som V. 2000. Cultivating Vegetables in Green House. Indian Horticulture 45:17- 18.

2. Parvatha RP. 2016. Sustainable Crop Protection under Protected Cultivation. E-Book Springer. Prasad S and Kumar U. 2005. Greenhouse Management for Horticultural Crops. (2nd Edn.). A Grobios.

3. Singh B. 2005. Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops. Kalyani publishers, New Delhi.

4. Singh D K and Peter K V. 2014. Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops (1st Edn.). New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.

5. Singh S, Singh B and Sabir N. 2014. Advances in Protected Cultivation. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.

6. Tiwari G N. 2003. Green house Technology for Controlled Environment. Narosa Publ. House. C. Floriculture and Landscaping Note: The University/ Institute may offer more electives/courses relevant to the subjects.