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Respected Sir, can I know about the structure of Diploma in Commercial Horticulture course which is available in Mandakini Higher Education Centre? I am interested to study this Diploma course so I want to know about the course structure. Kindly let me know asap.

Diploma in Commercial Horticulture is a 1 year duration course. This course includes landscape management, plant sciences, protected cultivation and plant diseases. The detailed syllabus is given below.

Plant kingdom
Plant Propagation
Outdoor Food Production
Garden Planning
Root Environment and Plant Nutrition
Protected Cultivation
Horticulture Plant Selection, Establishment and Maintenance
Horticultural Plant Health Problems

Course structure of Diploma in Commercial Horticulture in Mandakini Higher Education Centre:-


The duration of the Diploma in Commercial Horticulture in Mandakini Higher Education Centre is of minimum 1 year and maximum 3 years.

SEMESTER I:-
:-Introduction to soil science
:-Crop physiology
:-Fundamentals of horticulture
:-Plant propagation
:-Fundamentals of extension education
:-Growth development of horticulture crops
:-Tropical and subtropical vegetables
:-Communication skills


SEMESTER II:-


:-Fundamentals of statistics
:-Elements of computer application
:-Plant parasitic nematode
:-Tropical and subtropical fruits
:-Fundamentals of food technology
:-Principles of genetics
:-Fundamentals of food technology
:-Introductory microbiology
:-Water management in horticulture crops



SEMESTER III:-

:-Temperate fruits
:-Ornamental horticulture
:-Biochemistry
:-Fundamentals of entomology
:-Principles of plant breeding
:-Temperate vegetables
:-Tuber crops



SEMESTER IV:-


:-Spices
:-Commercial floriculture
:-Plantation crops
:-Orchard management
:-Breeding of fruits
:-Mushroom culture
:-Environmental science
:-Insect ecology
:-Soil science I


SEMESTER V:-

:-Organic farming
:-Introduction of major field crops
:-Introductory agroforestry
:-Apiculture
:-Post-harvest management
:-Principles of plant biotechnology
:-Breeding and seed production


SEMESTER VI:-

:-Remote sensing
:-Entrepreneurship development
:-Seed production
:-Medicinal and aromatic plants
:-Processing of horticulture crops
:-Horticulture business management


The fee expenses of the Diploma in Commercial Horticulture in Mandakini Higher Education Centre would be Rs.7,550 per year.