Plantation Crops (2+1)

Detailed Lecture Outline

Class	Lecture Schedule
1	Plantation Crop - Definition, Differences beteween plantation and fruit crops. Status of plantation crops in India
2	Scope and economic importance of platation crops, Research stations working on plantation and beverage crops.
3	Arecanut - Present status and future policy, Origin and distribution, Soil and climatic requirement.
4	Varieties of Arecanut, Selection and raising of planting material, Selection of mother palms, seed nut, seedlings and seedling index.
5	Establishment and Management of arecanut plantation, spacing and alignment, Nurse crops.
6	Drainage, Manuring - Methods of fertilizer application, irrigation, Cover cropping, Mulching, Multiple cropping - Inter, Mixed and Multistoried cropping, Plant protection in arecanut, Symptoms of attack and control/management of pests viz., Root Grub
7	Arecanut diseases viz., Koleroga/Fruit Rot, Physiological disorders in arecanut viz., Band or Hidimundige, Nut splitting and Sunscorch etc.
8	Harvesting, Processing and Yield of Arecanut, Kottapak (Chali) - Processing method and characters of good kottapak, Kalipak - Stage of harvest, processing for kalipak and characters of good kalipak
9	Coconut - Origin and distribution, Uses of coconut, Climate and Soil, Root system, Cultivars and hybrids, NCD's in coconut.
10	Establishment of coconut plantation, Site selection, selection of planting material, mother palm selection, seed nut selection and seedling selection in coconut.
11	Methods of coconut nut sowing, Vertical and horizontal methods of coconut nut sowing.
12	Planting, Manuring in coconut, Methods of fertilizer application, Irrigation, Cover cropping, Multiple cropping (Inter cropping and Mixed cropping) in coconut plantation.
13	Plant protection in coconut - Pests - Nature of damage and control measures/management of Rhinoceros beetle and Eriophid mite.
14	Mamalian pests in coconut viz., Rats, Diseases, Symptoms and Control/Management of Bud rot disease in coconut, Reasons and remedies for button shedding in coconut. Harvesting and yield in coconut. Advantages of and seasoning of haversted nuts.
15	Palmyra Palm - Importance, origin and distribution, Climate and Soil, Varieties, Propagation - throught seeds etc.
16	Cultural aspects in palmyra palm, Manuring, Gap filling, tending etc. Plant protection, pests and diseases viz., bud rot, Tapping, Padaneer and its uses.
17	Oil Palm - Origin and distribution, Need for large scale oil palm cultivation in India and constraints in oil palm development in India
18	Soil and climatic requirement, varieities of oil palm, Planting and aftercare - spacing, Manuring, Irrigation, Cover cropping, Leaf pruning, Ablution, Irrigation in oil palm
19	Plant protection in oil palm, Diseases viz., Spear rot - cause and symptoms, Reasons and remedies for bunch failure in oil palm, Harvesting, processing and yeild.
20	Cashew : Origin and distribution, cashew processing indistruies in India, Soil and Climatic requirements, Root system in cashew.
21	Varieties, Propagation and top working in cashew.
22	Establishment and management of cashew plantation, Manuring, High density planting in cashew.
23	Plant protection in Cashew, Symptom of attack and control measures for Pests viz., Tea mosquito but, Stem and root borer, Harvesting, procession, grading and yield of cashew.
24	Rubber : Origin and distribution, Soil and climate, Propagation, Clones/Varieities of rubber, Polyclonal seedlings, Planting and after care - Manuring, cover cropping and mulching
25	Plant protection, Diseases viz., Abnormal leaf fall and powdery mildew, Pests viz., Scale insects and Mealy bugs, Brown blast (TDP) in rubber - cause, symptoms and control.
26	Harvesting/tapping, Processing and yield of rubber
27	Coffee : Origin of coffee, Introduction of coffee to India, Distribution of coffee, Important differences between Arabica and Robusta coffee.
28	Soil and climatic requirements, varieties, features of Cauvery and Chandragiri coffee, Planting and aftercare
29	Selection of site, Beneficial effects of shade trees in coffee, Features of ideal shade trees, shade regulation in coffee, training, pruning and manuring in coffee.
30	Plant protection in Coffee, Symptoms of attack and control measures for Diseases viz., Leaf rust, Pests viz., White stem borer, Harvesting and yield, Processing in coffee for parchment and cherry coffee preparation.
31	Cocoa : Origin and distribution, climate and soil, Microclimatic requirement, varieties, Propagation, Planting cocoa as mixed crop with arecanut/coconut plantation, manuring and irrigation, training and pruning of cocoa, Plant proctection, Diseases, Symptoms of attack and control measures of Black pod and Charcoal rot disease.
32	Pests, Symptoms of attack and control/management of Stem borer and Mealy bugs, Harvesting, fermentation and yield of cocoa.
33	Tea : Origin and distribution, Different features of Assam tea and China tea, Soil and climatic requirement for tea cultivation, Propagation and features of mother bush in tea maintenance of tea plantation - Training of young tea, Purpose and types of pruning in tea.
34	Purpose of shade trees, Shade and its management in tea, Permanant and temporary shade trees, Manuring, Blister blight disease in tea and its control, Plucking, processing and yield of tea.