AI3015 Protected Cultivation Syllabus:

AI3015 Protected Cultivation Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To impart knowledge on the protected cultivation of vegetables, fruits and flower crops.
 To sensitize the students on hi-tech production technology of fruits and vegetables and flower crops.
 To learn and practices the various production practices of flower and other high value crops

UNIT I PROTECTED CULTIVATION AND ITS TYPES

Importance and methods of protected culture in horticultural crops. Importance and scope of protected cultivation, different growing structures of protected culture viz., green house, poly house, net house, poly tunnels, screen house, protected nursery house. Study of environmental factors influencing green house production, cladding / glazing / covering material, ventilation systems, cultivation systems including nutrient film technique / hydroponics / aeroponic culture, growing media and nutrients, canopy management, micro irrigation and fertigation systems.

UNIT II PROTECTED CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS

Protected cultivation technology for vegetable crops: Hi-tech protected cultivation techniques for tomato, capsicum nursery, cucumber, gherkins strawberry and melons, integrated pest and disease management, post harvest handling.

UNIT III PROTECTED CULTIVATION OF FLOWER CROPS

Protected cultivation technology for flower crops: Hi-tech protected cultivation of cut roses, cut chrysanthemum, carnation, gerbera, asiatic lilies, anthurium, orchids, cut foliages and fillers, integrated pest and disease management, postharvest handling.

UNIT IV PRECISION FARMING TECHNIQUES

Concept and introduction of precision Farming: importance, definition, principles and concepts. Role of GIS and GPS. Mobile mapping system and its application in precision farming. Design, layout and installation of drip and fertigation in horticultural crops, role of commuters in developing comprehensive systems needed in site specific management (SSM), georeferencing and photometric correction. Sensors for information gathering, geostatistics, robotics in horticulture, postharvest process management (PPM), remote sensing, information and data management and crop growth models, GIS based modeling,VRT, robotics and drones in agriculture

UNIT V PRECISION FARMING FOR HORTICULTURAL CROPS

Precision farming techniques for horticultural crops: Precision farming techniques for tomato, chilli, bhendi, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, cauliflower, cabbage, grapes, banana, rose, jasmine, chrysanthemum, marigold, tuberose, china aster, turmeric, coriander, coleus and gloriosa.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXTBOOKS:

1. Joe.J.Hanan. 1998. Green houses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture, CRC Press, LLC. Florida.
2. Paul V. Nelson. 1991. Green house operation and management. Ball publishing USA.

REFERENCES

1. Lyn. Malone, Anita M. Palmer, Christine L. Vloghat Jach Dangeermond. Mapping out world: GIS lessons for Education, ESRI press, 2002
2. David Reed, Water, media and nutrition for green house crops. Ball publishing USA, 1996
3. Adams, C.R. K.M. Bandford and M.P. Early, Principles of Horticulture, CBS publishers and distributors, Darya ganj, New Delhi, 1996 CO-PO Mapping

COURSE OUTCOMES

CO1 The students will be able to describe the different methods of protected cultivation practices available for vegetable crops and flowers
CO2 The students will be able to assess the technology available for vegetable crops
CO3 The students will be able to assess the technology available for flower crops
CO4 The students will be able to assess precision farming techniques using sensors and Geographic information systems for the crops
CO5 The students will be able to assess the technology available for horticulture crops