Vidya Prasarak Mandal's
ADVANCED
STUDY CENTRE
C/o. B. N. Bandodkar College of Science, Bldg. No.6,
Thane College Campus,
Chendani, Thane (W). 400601.
E-mail: vpmt@vsnl.net Tel. No.: 022 – 25339871 URL: www.vpmthane.org
Details:
Duration: Nine Months
(July to March)
Timings:
Commencement : July
Syallbus
PAPER - I
: GENERAL HORTICULTURE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
o Scope, importance and branches of horticulture. Job potentials and Entrepreneurship
in horticulture
o Five Star Vegetables
o Concept of organic farming: Vermi composting
o Agro tourism
o Bonsai
o Export potentials for horticulture produces
o Govt. schemes
o Preparation of Project report to start a new enterprise
PAPER - II
: FLORICULTURE, AROMATIC & MEDICINAL PLANTS, HERBAL COSMETICS:
o Floriculture
o Tissue culture technique and micro-propogation in floriculture
o Polyhouse technology
o Aromatic Plants, Medicinal Plants, Plants having cosmetic value
o Insecticides and growth promoters of herbal origin
PAPER - III
: NURSERY DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING:
o Nursery Development
o Landscaping
o Gardening: Kitchen garden, Terrace garden, Water garden and Rock garden
PRACTICAL
- I
1) Study of garden tools and implements
2) Plants suitable for hanging baskets and their fillings
3) Propogation methods of plants by stem cutting
4) Rose Grafting
5) Preparation of seed bed and growth of seedlings
6) Preparation of rows and furrows and sowing of Okara
7) Types of soil, their pH and amendment methods
8) Moisture content and water holding capacity of soil
9) Classification of fertilizers, Liquid fertilizers
10) Classification of pest and common diseases to hortucultural plants
11) Classification of insecticides and their mode of preparation
12) Techniques of prunning
13) Lay out of nursery and suitable plants in it
14) Identification of vegetables and their post harvest technological products
PRACTICAL
- II
1) Identification of floriculture crops
2) Preparation of potting material and growth of Anthurium and Gerbera
3) Preparation of tissue culture media
4) Identification of medicinal and aromatic plants and their products
5) Extraction of essential oil by steam distillation
6) Terrarium (Bottle garden)
7) Making of Bonsai
8) Vegetable carving
9) Flower arrangement and Ikebana
10) Vermi composting
11) Identification of lawns and commercial method of their propogation
12) Landscape designs (Housing, Commercial complex, Bungalow & Public
area)