Fundamentals of Horticulture

by Mukesh Kumar, Jeet Ram Sharma

ISBN: 9789371709200
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2027
Price : Rs. 9995.00
Biblio : xv+208,, figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Mukesh Kumar completed his Doctorate in Horticulture from College of Agriculture, CCS HAU, Hisar during 2006 and joined as Assistant Professor and equivalent in 2012. During his scientific career he worked in teaching (UG and PG), research and extension at different stations of CCS HAU, Hisar. He guided 10 PG and PhD students. He is prolific writer and written about 50 research paper and more than 120 abstracts, book chapters, poplar articles etc. in national and international journals and magazines. He has two gold medals, recommended three technologies and one patent has also been granted to him by Govt of India. Dr. Jeet Ram Sharma completed his post-graduation from College of Agriculture, CCS HAU, Hisar during 1987 and joined university services during 1990. During his scientific career he worked in teaching (UG and PG), research, extension at different stations of CCS HAU, Hisar and completed Ph.D. (in-service). He serves 13 years on different administrative posts. He guided 17 PG and PhD students. He is creative writer and written about 105 research paper and more than 170 abstracts, book chapters, poplar articles etc. in national and international journals and magazines. He recommended three technologies two hybrids are in pipeline for recommendations.

About The Book

The book Fundamentals of Horticulture covers the topics such as importance and scope, classification, soil and climate, planning and layout, dormancy, juvenility, flowering, pollination, reproduction, unfruitfulness, fruiting, fruit drop, propagation and propagation structures, application of growth regulators, irrigation, manure and fertilizers etc., with pictorial and graphic representations to understand the concepts clearly. This book may be helpful for students of graduation in horticulture/ agriculture, post-graduation and preparation for JRF/SRF/NET and other competitive examinations. It will also serve the purpose of researchers, extension workers, orchardist and others interested in fruit cultivation. This book contains basic information which are generated on long term basis by different researchers, the authors have complied the informations in their best ways. In spite of their best efforts, they do not claim this book is complete in all sense it may have some shortcomings, the authors will be really grateful to receive the suggestions and criticism from the readers for improvement and incorporation in forthcoming issues.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Prof. B.R. Kamboj, Vice-Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar) v Foreword (Dr. S.K. Pahuja, Dean, CoA, Hisar) vii Foreword (Dr. Naresh Kaushik, Principal, CoA, Bawal) ix Preface xi 1. Horticulture: Its Definition and Branches, Importance and Scope of Horticultural Crops 1 History of Fruit Cultivation is as old as Civilization; Branches of Horticulture; Importance and Scope of Fruit Production; Scope of Horticulture; Strategies; Hi-tech Horticulture; List of NRCs/Institutes/ Directorates/Universities exclusively working on Horticulture 2. Botanical Classification 13 Classification of Fruits and Types of Fruits 3. Climate and Soils for Horticultural Crops 29 Climate; Temperature; Protection against Cold and Soil 4. Propagation Methods 49 Nursery; Propagation Methods; Sexual Propagation; Propagation by Cutting; Plant Propagation by Layering; Plant Propagation by Grafting; Budding; Micropropagation/Tissue Culture 5. Plant Propagation Structures 81 Plant Propagation Structures; Environmental Factors Affecting Propagation; Propagation Structures 6 Orchards Management 87 Planning an Orchard; Principles for Planning the Orchard; Site Selection; Selection of Fruit Crops Species and their Cultivars; Layout, Planting Design and Density 7. Principles of Training and Pruning 101 Training; Objectives; Principles of Trainings; Methods of Training; Pruning; Top Working 8. Juvenility & Physiology of Flowering 111 Juvenility; Rejuvenation; Physiology of Flowering; Flowering Physiology; Other Factors for Induction of Flowering in Fruit Crops; Fruit Bud Differentiation; Bud; Fruit Development; Kinetics of Growth – The Course of Growth (Grand period of growth) or Sigmoid Curve (Grand period curve); Physiological Development of Fruits; Fruit Development Stages; Fruit Maturity; Physiological Changes Accompanying Senescence of Horticultural Crops; Physical Changes Accompanying Senescence of Horticultural Crops 9. Dormancy 139 Classification; Bud Dormancy; Chilling; Measuring Winter Chilling; Heat Unit 10. Fruit Drop 157 Internal Factors; External Factors; Stages of Fruit Drop; Causes of Fruit Drop; Environmental and Physiological Fruit Drop; Pathological Fruit Drop 11. Unfruitfulness 163 Problem of Unfruitfulness; Causes of Unfruitlessness 12. Pollination 173 Types of Pollination; Conditions Necessitating for Cross Pollination; Most Common Pollinators; Terminology; Important Factors for Pollen Germination and Growth of Pollen Tube 13. Parthenocarpy 179 Types of Parthenocarpy; Artificial or Induced; Importance/Advantage of Parthenocarpy; Undesirable Effects; Origin of Parthenocarpy; Causes and Induction of Parthenocarpy in Fruit Crops 14. Plant Growth Regulators 183 Growth Promoter; Uses of Plant Growth Regulators 15. Irrigation and Fertilizer Application 191 Irrigation; Critical Stages for Irrigation; Irrigation Systems; Manuring; Types of Fertilizers Index 205