University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Introduction to horticulture -- What plants are -- Plant structure -- Classification of plants -- Plant growth -- Plant development -- Vegetative development -- Reproductive development -- How plants function -- Horticulture Nursery -- Scope and importance of plant propagation in Horticulture -- Types of plant propagation nurseries -- Physical and financial resources for nursery -- Mother plant selection and maintenance -- Management practices in horticulture nursery -- Sanitation, drainage, training and pruning in nursery -- Potting, re-potting, deporting and mulching in nursery -- Plant growth regulators (PGR) in nursery -- Propagation of plants methods -- Sexual and asexual plant propagation -- Seed production and seed propagation -- Vegetative propagation -- Grafting and budding -- Factors affecting the success of grafting and budding -- Methods of grafting and budding -- The art and science of plant breeding -- Domestication -- Scientific disciplines and technologies of plant breeding -- The plant breeder as a decision maker -- Overview of the basic steps in plant breeding -- Qualifications of a plant breeder -- Public sector plant breeding -- International plant breeding -- Units of organization of living things -- Chromosomes and nuclear division -- Mitosis -- Mendelian concepts in plant breeding -- Distinguishing between heterozygous and homozygous individuals -- Complex inheritance -- Nucleic acids: Structure and function -- Expression of genetic information -- Regulation of gene expression -- Plant nutrition and management -- Plant nutrients and their requirement -- Role and functions of essential nutrients -- Manures and fertilizers application in nursery -- Growth media and media preparation in nursery -- Water quality and water management in nursery -- Irrigation systems in vegetable and nursery crops -- Integrated nutrient management in nursery -- Plant protections in nursery -- Diseases management in horticulture nursery -- Methods of disease control in nursery -- Weed management in horticulture nursery -- Biro pesticides application in horticulture nursery -- Integrated pest management in horticulture nursery.