Week Name Description
Page Lecture Schedule
26 February - 4 March Page Plantation Crops
Page Differences between plantation crops vs. fruit crops:
Page Important Plantation Crops
Page FAQ's
5 March - 11 March Page Scope for plantation crops
Page Economic importance of plantation crops
Page Important Research Stations on Plantation and Beverage Crops
Page FAQ's
12 March - 18 March Page Introduction
Page Origin and Distribution of arecanut
Page Important arecanut growing states
Page Climatic requirement
Page FAQ's
19 March - 25 March Page Cultivars of arecanut
Page Selection and Raising of arecanut Planting material
Page FAQ's
26 March - 1 April Page Establishment of Plantation
Page Planting time,Spacing and alignment
Page Planting
Page FAQ's
2 April - 8 April Page MANURING IN ARECANUT
Page Method of fertilizer application
Page IRRIGATION IN ARECANUT
Page Systems of irrigation in arecanut
Page Drip Irrigation
Page Mulching
Page Multiple cropping in arecanut plantations
Page Plant protection in arecanut
Page FAQ's
9 April - 15 April Page Diseases
Page Physiological disorders arecanut
Page Management/Protection
Page FAQ's
16 April - 22 April Page Harvesting, Processing and yield
Page I. Ripe nut harvesting for chali/ Kottapak preparation
Page II. Tender nut processing/ Kalipak preparation
Page FAQ's
23 April - 29 April Page Coconut
Page Research and Development on coconut in India
Page Origin and Distribution of coconut
Page Area and Production of coconut in the world
Page Composition and uses of coconut
Page Climate and Soil for coconut
Page Cultivars in coconut
Page Hybrids
Page FAQ's
30 April - 6 May Page ESTABLISHMENT OF COCONUT PLANTATION
Page A. Selection of Seed Plantation
Page B. SELECTION OF MOTHER PALMS
Page C. SELECTION OF SEED NUTS
Page D. SELECTION OF SEEDLINGS
Page FAQ's
7 May - 13 May Page Methods of seednut sowing
Page Vertical and Horizontal method of sowing seed nuts
Page Poly bag nursery for coconut sowing
Page FAQ's
14 May - 20 May Page TIME OF PLANTING
Page PREPARATION OF PITS FOR PLANTING
Page Spacing
Page MANURING IN COCONUT
Page Method of fertilizer application in coconut
Page Pocket Manuring
Page Water requirement/irrigation requirement for coconut
Page cropping in coconut
Page FAQ's
21 May - 27 May Page Plant Protection in coconut
Page PESTS OF COCONUT
Page Eriophyid Mite (Aceria guerreronis K.,)
Page FAQ's
28 May - 3 June Page Mammalian pests
Page Disease of coconut
Page Bud rot in coconut
Page Button shedding
Page Harvest and yield in coconut
Page Storage and seasoning of harvested nuts
Page Coconut Value Addition
Page FAQ's
4 June - 10 June Page Palmyra (Borassus flabellifer L.)
Page Kalpagathara (Tree of life) or Kalpaghataru or Kalpakavirucham
Page Seedlings
Page Origin and Distribution
Page Botany and species
Page FAQ's
11 June - 17 June Page Climate and soil
Page Varieties
Page Propagation
Page Manuring
Page Tapping
Page FAQ's
18 June - 24 June Page Oil palm
Page Origin and Distribution of oil palm
Page Countries growing oil palm
Page Need for large scale oil palm cultivation in India
Page Constraints in the development of oil palm in India
Page FAQ's
25 June - 1 July Page Soil and climatic requirement
Page Sex ratio in oil palm
Page Varieties in oil palm
Page Propagation in oil palm and Method/ System of planting
Page Manuring and Fertilizers
Page Irrigation and Cover cropping
Page Leaf Pruning in oil palm
Page Ablation in oil palm
Page FAQ's
2 July - 8 July Page Management / Control of Rodents Damage in oil palm
Page Diseases in oil palm
Page Disorders in oil palm
Page Harvesting, Processing and yield in oil palm:
Page Stage of harvest
Page Processing and yield
Page Stages of processing
Page Yield
Page FAQ's
9 July - 15 July Page Cashew in India
Page Origin and Distribution of cashew
Page Area, Production & Productivity of Cashew nut in India
Page Soil and Climatic Requirements
Page FAQ's
16 July - 22 July Page Breeding achievements in cashew
Page Breeding in cashew
Page Propagation in cashew
Page Top working in cashew
Page Advantages of top working
Page FAQ's
23 July - 29 July Page ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PLANTATION
Page High Density Planting in Cashew
Page Manuring
Page Method of application:
Page Irrigation in cashew
Page PRUNING OF ADULT CASHEW TREES
Page FAQ's
30 July - 5 August Page PLANT PROTECTION IN CASHEW
Page Tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis antonii s.)
Page Management of TMB
Page Cashew stem and root borer (Ploceaederus ferrugineus L. )
Page Management of CSRB
Page Harvesting, yield and processing in cashew
Page Mechanical processing involves
Page CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID
Page GRADING IN CASHEW
Page FAQ's
6 August - 12 August Page Introduction
Page Climate and soil
Page Propagation
Page Classification of rubber clones
Page Polyclonal seedlings in rubber
Page Planting and after care
Page Cover cropping
Page Mulching
Page FAQ's
13 August - 19 August Page DISEASES
Page Pests
Page Non parasitic maladies
Page FAQ's
20 August - 26 August Page Tapping
Page Marking
Page Tapping Depth, Bark Consumption and Bark Renewal
Page Yield
Page Tapping and processing
Page Systems of tapping
Page Chemical methods of yield increase
Page FAQ's
27 August - 2 September Page Introduction
Page Origin of coffee
Page Distribution of coffee
Page Coffee distribution in India
Page Important differences between Arabica and robusta coffee
Page FAQ's
3 September - 9 September Page Soil requirement
Page Climate requirement for coffee
Page Arabica Coffee - varieties developed at CCRI Balehonnur
Page Cauvery Coffee (Selection –12)- Features
Page Chandragiri coffee
Page Improvement of robusta coffee ( Coffea canephora)
Page FAQ's
10 September - 16 September Page Site selection
Page Spacing and Planting
Page Planting material selection for planting
Page Shade management
Page Types of shade trees
Page Features of ideal shade trees
Page Training in coffee
Page Single stem system
Page Multiple stem system (Agobiada system)
Page PRUNING IN COFFEE
Page Methods of pruning
Page Manuring in coffee
Page Fertilizer recommendation in coffee
Page FAQ's
17 September - 23 September Page PLANT PROTECTION IN COFFEE
Page Leaf rust in coffee and its management
Page PESTS in coffee
Page White stem borer (Xylosandrus quadripes/Xylotrechus quadripes )
Page Harvesting and yield
Page Processing in coffee for parchment and cherry coffee preparation
Page FAQ's
24 September - 30 September Page Introduction
Page Importance
Page Origin and distribution
Page State wise Area, Production & Productivity of Cocoa
Page Climate
Page soil
Page Propagation in cocoa
Page Planting cocoa as mixed crop with arecanut/Coconut plantation
Page Manuring and irrigation
Page Method of fertilizer application
Page Training and pruning of cocoa
Page Plant protection in cocoa
Page FAQ's
1 October - 7 October Page Pests
Page Harvesting
Page fermentation in cocoa
Page Methods of fermentation
Page Differences between box method and basket methods of cocoa fermentation;
Page FAQ's
8 October - 14 October Page Introduction
Page Origin and distribution of tea
Page distribution of tea
Page China bush: small leaved china bush
Page Assam teav
Page Cambodia tea race
Page Different features of Assam tea and China tea
Page Climate requirement for tea
Page soil requirement for tea
Page Planting material and plant propagation in tea
Page Features of mother bush
Page Selection of site and establishing tea plantation
Page Time of planting
Page Training and pruning in tea
Page Purpose of pruning in tea
Page Type of pruning in tea
Page FAQ's
15 October - 21 October Page Shade Management
Page Types of shade trees
Page Shade regulation
Page Manuring in tea
Page Plant protection
Page Types of shoots in tea
Page Harvesting
Page Processing in Tea
Page Process of tea manufacturing
29 October - 4 November Page Acknowledgement