SEMESTER-1 SDC1LD01: Principles and practice of landscape design for home garden and public park (3 credit)

1. Gardening- Definition, importance and scope of floriculture and ornamental ​ gardening, site selection; propagating structures - green house, poly house, mist chamber, net frame; Garden tools and implements. 2. Indoor gardening-principles of , Garden layout and materials of ​ ​ garden design, garden operations selection of indoor plants, care and maintenance of indoor plants, Bonsai – Principle, creating the bonsai. 3. Outdoor gardening- Public park designing: Landscaping- goals, types; Site ​ Analysis, General Use of Space, twelve principles of design in landscaping, Four steps in the design process.

SDC1NM01: Nursery production and management (2 credits)

1. Definition of nursery, Types of Nurseries- permanent necessary, temporary Nursery, ​ fruit nursery, vegetable nursery, miscellaneous Nursery and forest Nursery 2. Management of nursery: 1) Potting the seedling, 2) Manuring & Irrigation, 3) Plant ​ protection measures, 4) Weed control, 5) Measures against heat and cold, 6) Packing of nursery plants, 7) Sale management, 8) Management of mother plant. ​ ​

SDC1DG01: Different types of gardens, their design and gardening techniques (3credit)

1. Histoy and scope of gardening ​ 2. Types of of Gardens: Islamic gardens, Mediterranean gardens, Renaissance and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Formal gardens, English Landscape and Naturalistic gardens, Cottage gardens, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Kitchen garden, Shakespeare garden, Rock garden, Native garden, East Asian ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ gardens, Contemporary garden, Residential gardens ​ ​ ​ ​

3. Designs : Terrace, , Statuary, , , , Sylvan theater, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ , , Landscaping ​ ​ ​ ​ 4. Gardening techniques: Organic Gardening, Biodynamic Gardening, Companion ​ ​ Planting, Succession Planting, Permaculture, Hydroponics, Conventional Gardening, Square Foot Gardening, Mittlieder Method, Aquaponics, Straw Bale, Lasagna Gardening, Keyhole Garden.

SDC1VB01: Vegetative propagation methods and Bonsai making (2credit) 1. Vegetative propagation methods: Cutting –stem cutting, root cutting, leaf cutting, ​ Layering - Simple, compound layering, mount layering and air layering, ​ Budding – T- or Shield Budding, Inverted T-Budding, Patch Budding, I- budding, Forkert budding, Flute budding, and Ring budding, Chip Budding ​ Grafting –I scion attached methods- i) Simple approach or inarching. ​

ii) Saddle grafting iii) Tongue grafting. II. Scion detached methods- i) Veneer grafting ii) Wedge grafting iii) Saddle grafting. iv) Whip and tongue grafting v) Whip grafting vi) Softwood grafting vi) Stone grafting. 2. Bonsai making: Principals and techniques of bonsai making. Different styles of bonsai- upright styles of bonsai, cascade styles of bonsai, multiple tree styles of bonsai, bonsai with special characteristics

SDC1OB01: Organic and Biofertilizer production 1. Production of organic fertilizer: green manuring, composting - ​ principles,stages,types and factors, composting methods, vermicomposting, bulky organic manures, concentrated organic manures, organic preparations,organic amendments and sludge, biogas, advantages and disadvantages. 2. Production of biofertilizers - type of biofertilizers, methods of applications, ​ advantages and disadvantages.

SDC1GM01: Green house management (2 credit)

1. Types and construction of 2. Propagation planting and caring of green house plants 3. In-vitro technique of greenhouse plants 4. green house disease and thier managements.

PRATICALS SDC1LF01:Field training of landscaping, nursery management, gardening and fertilizer production (3 credit) 1. Preparation of potting Mixture – Potting & reportting 2. Familiarising Garden tools and implements 3. Training in indoor and outdoor gardening 4. Preparation of vermicompost and packing 5. Familiarising different Garden techniques 6. Familiarising landscaping type

SDC1GM01: field training in vegetative propagation method, Bonsai making and greenhouse management (2 credit) 1. Practicing plant propagation method - cutting, grafting, budding and layering 2. Training in Bonsai making 3. Visiting Bonsai nursery 4. Visiting to nurseries and Tissue Culture Lab 5. Visiting plant propagation structures

SEMESTER II

SDCICT02: CULTIVATION OF FRUIT CROPS, VEGETABLE CROPS AND FLOWER CROPS (5 Credit)

1. CULTIVATION OF FRUIT CROPS: Production Technology of fruit Crops, ​ ​ importance and scope of fruit crops. Classification of fruit crop, propagation methods and use of root stock. Methods of training and pruning. Cultivation and package of practice of common fruit crops of Kerala VIZ jackfruit, mango, banana, sapota, guava and papaya.

2. CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES Production technology of vegetable crops. ​ Definition of vegetables and importance of vegetables crops, Types of vegetable gardens. Cultivation and package of practices for fruit vegetable crops Viz tomato, brinjal, chillies, drum stick and ladies finger. Cucurbitaceous vegetable crops Viz cucumber, bottle ground, bitter gourd, tuber crops VIZ tapioca, coleus, and sweet potato and root vegetables crops Viz Elephant foot yam, colocasia, purple/white yam, leafy vegetable viz. Amaranthus, Ceylon spinach, pulse vegetable viz. Cowpea and lablab bean, mushroom cultivation- production technology of milk mushroom and oystermushroom

3. Cultivation of flower crops: Production Technology of flower crops and Gardening. ​ ​ Importance and scope of floriculture. Origin, varieties. Cultivation and package of practices of flower crops-Orchids, Anthurium, rose, jasmine, dahlia, chrysanthemum, marigold, golden rod, gerbera, and gladiolus and seasonal flowers in garden, global scenario of flower production

SDCIPC02: PLANT DISORDERS-NUTRITION, WEEDS, PESTS, DISEASES AND THEIR CONROL (2 credit)

1. Nutritional plant disorders- Essential plant nutrients their functions deficiency, ​ symptoms, and integrated nutrient management (INM)

2. Weeds and their control- Their characteristics, dissemination, association with crops, ​ principles and methods of weed control

3. Pest and their control-Insect pests and diseases of field crops, vegetables, fruits and ​ plantation crops, cause and their control measures, principles and methods of plant disease control measures, biological control of pests and diseases, integrated pests management (IPM) systems

SDCITT02 Tissue culture techniques (4 credits)

1. Introduction, aims and objectives of tissue culture ​

2. Organization and facilities of a Tissue culture Laboratory ​

3. Sterilization techniques ​

4. Media preparation ​

S. Micropropagation-different methods ​

6. Application of plant tissue culture ​

SDCIRW02: RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND WATER CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES (2 credit)

1. Rain water harvesting:History and scope of rain water harvesting, Advantages of ​ rain water harvesting. Advantages of rain water harvesting, storage of rain water, well recharging and system set up, Applications of rain water harvesting

2.Water conservation strategies and agricultural applications : various irrigational ​ practise, Waste water treatment and its recycling. New approaches in water conservation.

SDCC CO2 FIELD TRAINING IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF CROPCULTIVATION AND THEIR DISORDERS (3 credit)

1. Establishment of vegetable Garden 2. Basic training in floriculture 3. Cultivation of mushroom identification of pest and disease in campus 4. Training in pest control method nursery visit

SDC1- INTERSHIP (2 credit)