LECTURE SCHEDULE

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Course Title: ORCHARD MANAGEMENT 2 (1+1)
Course Leader: Dr. N. Sharma, Senior Horticulturist (Professor), Dept. of Fruit Science, YSPUHF, Nauni – Solan (H.P.)

Weeks
Theory
1st Week
Topic 1: ORCHARD MANAGEMENT-IMPORTANCE, OBJECTIVES
2nd Week
Topic 2: CLEAN CULTIVATION, SOD CULTURE AND SOD MULCH
3rd Week
Topic 3: HERBICIDES AND THEIR APPLICATION
4th Week Topic 4: ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MULCHES
5th Week Topic 5: TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS- COMPETITIVE AND COMPLIMENTARY EFFECT ON ROOT AND SHOOT SYSTEMS
6th Week Topic 6: TEMPERATE HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS- COMPETITIVE AND COMPLIMENTARY EFFECT ON ROOT AND SHOOT SYSTEMS
7th Week Topic 7: BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF CROPPING SYSTEM IN HORTICULTURE
8th Week Topic 8: SYSTEMS OF IRRIGATION
9th Week Topic 9: SOIL MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO NUTRIENT AND WATER UPTAKE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SOIL ENVIRONMENT AND MOISTURE
10th Week Topic 10: SOIL MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO SOIL PROPERTIES AND SOIL ENVIRONMENT
11th Week Topic 11: INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN FRUIT CROPS
12th Week Topic 12: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN FRUIT CROPS
13th Week Topic 13: UTILIZATION OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINS IN THE EXISTING SYSTEMS-LAND/SOIL RESOURCES
14th Week Topic 14: SOIL RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND MAINTENANCE FOR IMPORTANT FRUIT CROPS
15th Week Topic 15: UTILIZATION OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINS IN THE EXISTING SYSTEMS-WATER RESOURCE
16th Week Topic 16: CROP MODELS IN HORTICULTURE
17th Week Topic 17: CROP REGULATION IN FRUITS

Practicals
1st Week Excercise 1: LAY OUT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING SYSTEMS OF ORCHARD-SQUARE, QUINCUNX SYSTEM/FILLER SYSTEMS
2nd Week Excercise 2: LAY OUT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING SYSTEMS OF ORCHARD-RECTANGULAR, HEXAGONAL /EQUILATERAL TRIANGULAR SYSTEMS
3rd Week Excercise 3: LAY OUT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING SYSTEMS OF ORCHARD- CONTOUR AND TERRACE PLANTING SYSTEMS
4th Week Excercise 4: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- CLEAN CULTIVATION IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
5th Week Excercise 5: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- INTER-CROPPING IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
6th Week Excercise 6: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- COVER CROPPING IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
7th Week Excercise 7: ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT- MIXED CROPPING IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
8th Week Excercise 8: USE OF ORGANIC MULCHES IN FRUIT ORCHARD
9th Week Excercise 9: USE OF INORGANIC MULCHES IN FRUIT ORCHARD
10th Week Excercise 10: OBSERVATIONS ON SOIL MOISTURE CONTENTS UNDER MULCHES
11th Week Excercise 11: OBSERVATIONS ON WEED GROWTH UNDER DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF MANAGEMENT
12th Week Excercise 12: MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS IN FRUIT ORCHARDS
13th Week Excercise 13: WATER MANAGEMENT IN ORCHARDS
14th Week Excercise 14: LAY OUT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN ORCHARDS-SURFACE IRRIGATION
15th Week Excercise 15: LAY OUT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN ORCHARDS-SUB-SURFACE IRRIGATION
16th Week Excercise 16: VISIT TO DIFFERENT FRUIT ORCHARDS


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