Weeks
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Theory
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1st Week
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Topic 1: ORCHARD MANAGEMENT-IMPORTANCE, OBJECTIVES
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2nd Week
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Topic 2: CLEAN CULTIVATION, SOD CULTURE AND SOD MULCH
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3rd Week
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Topic 3: HERBICIDES AND THEIR APPLICATION
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4th Week
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Topic 4: ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MULCHES
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5th Week
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Topic 5: TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS- COMPETITIVE AND COMPLIMENTARY EFFECT ON ROOT AND SHOOT SYSTEMS
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6th Week
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Topic 6: TEMPERATE HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS- COMPETITIVE AND COMPLIMENTARY EFFECT ON ROOT AND SHOOT SYSTEMS
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7th Week
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Topic 7: BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF CROPPING SYSTEM IN HORTICULTURE
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8th Week
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Topic 8: SYSTEMS OF IRRIGATION
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9th Week
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Topic 9: SOIL MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO NUTRIENT AND WATER UPTAKE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SOIL ENVIRONMENT AND MOISTURE
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10th Week
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Topic 10: SOIL MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO SOIL PROPERTIES AND SOIL ENVIRONMENT
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11th Week
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Topic 11: INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN FRUIT CROPS
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12th Week
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Topic 12: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN FRUIT CROPS
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13th Week
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Topic 13: UTILIZATION OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINS IN THE EXISTING SYSTEMS-LAND/SOIL RESOURCES
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14th Week
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Topic 14: SOIL RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND MAINTENANCE FOR IMPORTANT FRUIT CROPS
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15th Week
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Topic 15: UTILIZATION OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINS IN THE EXISTING SYSTEMS-WATER RESOURCE
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16th Week
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Topic 16: CROP MODELS IN HORTICULTURE
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17th Week
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Topic 17: CROP REGULATION IN FRUITS
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Practicals
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1st Week
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Excercise 1: LAY OUT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING SYSTEMS OF ORCHARD-SQUARE, QUINCUNX SYSTEM/FILLER SYSTEMS
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2nd Week
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Excercise 2: LAY OUT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING SYSTEMS OF ORCHARD-RECTANGULAR, HEXAGONAL /EQUILATERAL TRIANGULAR SYSTEMS
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3rd Week
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Excercise 3: LAY OUT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING SYSTEMS OF ORCHARD- CONTOUR AND TERRACE PLANTING SYSTEMS
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4th Week
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Excercise 4: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- CLEAN CULTIVATION IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
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5th Week
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Excercise 5: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- INTER-CROPPING IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
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6th Week
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Excercise 6: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- COVER CROPPING IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
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7th Week
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Excercise 7: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- MIXED CROPPING IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
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8th Week
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Excercise 8: USE OF ORGANIC MULCHES IN FRUIT ORCHARD
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9th Week
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Excercise 9: USE OF INORGANIC MULCHES IN FRUIT ORCHARD
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10th Week
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Excercise 10: OBSERVATIONS ON SOIL MOISTURE CONTENTS UNDER MULCHES
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11th Week
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Excercise 11: OBSERVATIONS ON WEED GROWTH UNDER DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF MANAGEMENT
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12th Week
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Excercise 12: MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
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13th Week
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Excercise 13: WATER MANAGEMENT IN ORCHARDS
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14th Week
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Excercise 14: LAY OUT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN ORCHARDS-SURFACE IRRIGATION
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15th Week
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Excercise 15: LAY OUT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN ORCHARDS-SUB-SURFACE IRRIGATION
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16th Week
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Excercise 16: VISIT TO DIFFERENT FRUIT ORCHARDS
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