Horticulture

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Horticulture is the science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists work to improve vegetation and plant productivity. They do research in the field of plant productivity, breeding, genetic engineering and cultivation.

Course Outlook:

B.SC Horticulture is a four year full time course. It is offered both as a classroom program as well as distance learning (correspondence) program. Some institutes also offer B.Sc honors degree of three year duration as well. One may also pursue a B.Sc degree in agriculture with horticulture as a subject. M.Sc is the specialization course in horticulture. It is of two year duration. Some institutes also offer correspondence M.Sc course in horticulture. Further study options are also available in the form of PhD and post doctorial fellowship for research.

Eligibility:

For pursuing a B.Sc degree in horticulture, the candidate must have cleared the higher secondary school certificate exam from a recognized board. The subject combination of the candidate in the higher secondary schooling must consist of physics, chemistry, and, biology. Some institutes also demand an additional subject of mathematics. For pursuing master level course, the candidate must be a graduate in biology stream. For PhD, the eligibility criteria are laid by the respective institute.

Job Prospects:

The work of a horticulturist is to deal with fruits, berries, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, etc. They work towards improvement of yield and cultivation of plants and vegetables. There is good scope of a horticulturist to join research profession. They may also join farms and vegetation fields.

Best Places to Pursue:

• College of Agriculture, Pune
• Marathwada University,
• Gujarat Agricultural University
• College Of Horticulture, Kerala
• Aligarh Muslim University
• Kurukshetra University

 
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27 Responses to “Horticulture”

  1. 27
    I want list of horticulture books for icar pg preparation:

    Icar&Joinbrothers&kp(or)any publisher if books are good for icar preparatiom

  2. 26
    mzothule:

    What I want to know is…can u provide a job after I graduete or will I have to look for a job by my self?

  3. 25
    sowjanya:

    can u please send me icar-jrf old question papers??

  4. 24
    shilpi:

    sir please send me previous year net,srf question paper of horti

  5. 23
    Belal Ahmad:

    i want to know that after m.sc horticulture .how can give entrance exam in icar for ph.d

  6. 22
    pavithra m:

    Tell about institutes offer m.sc. Horticulture through distance learning in south india or near to karnataka

  7. 21
    supriya:

    i wanna do m.sc., in horticulture. so, i want to know weather ther is scope for this subject or not. or else which subject is having more scope in msc., agriculture

  8. 20
    meenakshi:

    can i get previous papers of net ars for horticulture

  9. 19
    Gajanan:

    I Have been working as a Sr.Executive for Horticulture Dept. I wish to do my MSC in horticulture through Correspondence from pune. Suggest Me College.

  10. 18
    Gajanan:

    I have been working in lonavala,but I wish to do do coreespondence MSc in horticulture through Pune .

  11. 17
    can i get the sample pares for ARS & srf:

    please send me the sample papers for ARS @ SRF on my email id

  12. 16
    anup kumar bhagat:

    sir, myself Anup kumar bhagat student of Msc Hort (Fruit and orchard management)needs syllabus for srf..so please may i get detail information about srf exam…

  13. 15
    bkmaholiya:

    Where can i get A.R.S/NET previous question paper for horticulture? please tell me

  14. 14
    manju:

    where can I get the old ARS question papers of both prilims and main examinations?

  15. 13
    mahajan yogesh ashok:

    sir, myself y a mahajan student of Msc Hort (Floriculture and landscape architecture)needs syllabi for ars and srf. also about placement in maharashtra,bangalore and abroad.so plz may i get a detail information about it?

  16. 12
    rajesh mishra:

    Sir i am student M.sc. Horticulture(floriculture&landscaping)
    syllabus for Ars& Srf and placment company,detail for adders,aria for lucknow.

  17. 11
    Joshi Shruti:

    I want to do B.Sc. Horticulture in distance learning, when its started, when take its exam, this course college name in gujarat. and i completed my B.sc. in Chemisrty Subject in that base i get any benefit.

  18. 10
    Rakesh:

    i have applied for section officer(horticulture) in DDA.Kindly sugg. books for objective enterance test.

  19. 9
    Sanjeev:

    Tell about institutes offer m.sc. Horticulture through distance learning

  20. 8
    Shravan:

    Please tell me about subjects we have to study in horticulture

  21. 7
    anujpal:

    plz tell me about the subjects which we have to study in horticultur(graduation).

  22. 6
    p k mallick:

    i have done Bsc(AG),now i want to do Msc(AG)/Msc(Hort) through distance education ,kindly inform me about the institue which provides such course.

  23. 5
    Fahad abdul rahman:

    Iam a student from kerala,i would like to study bsc horticulture through distance learning.,can i?

  24. 4
    ekta:

    B.Sc. Biotechnology degree is eligible to get admission in M.Sc. Horticulture. Is n’t it?

  25. 3
    daniel:

    what is the qualification needed for to study M.sc horticulture and where can the M.SC horticulture degree holders get placement in tamil nadu?

  26. 2
    akshay:

    i did my BSc AGRICULTURE from BARAMATI college.but i want to do

  27. 1
    manu:

    i heard biotech is considered a group under engineering field. is that so? if yes what kind of entrance exams could be preferred. i wish for all India entrance exams and also A.P. state exams.
    THANK U .