B.Sc Horticulture Syllabus and Subjects

BSc Horticulture syllabus and subjects for the duration of 4-year. B.Sc Horticulture 1st year subjects concerning the cultivation of plants and the study of seeds. The relative subjects are soil science and engineering, basic plant genetics, plant biochemical, etc.

Semester Wise B.Sc Horticulture Syllabus

The syllabus structure and subjects of B.Sc Horticulture contain all eight semesters for the duration period of 4-year. The aspirants of their best interest elective subjects are present for their best interest. Some of the concept dealt with in B.Sc Horticulture Science is given below in order:

B.Sc Horticulture First Year Syllabus

Semester I	Semester II
Fundamental of Geology & Soil Science	Introduction of Microbiology
Elementary Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology	Genetics & Cytogenetics
Principle of Plant Physiology	Apiculture
Statics and Computer Application	Medicinal & Aromatic Plant
Communication (English)	Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management
Elective I	Environmental Science
-	Elective II

B.Sc Horticulture Second Year Syllabus

Semester III	Semester IV
Tropical & SubTropical Fruits	Spices & Condiments
Weed Management	Temperate Fruits
Tropical & SubTropical Vegetables	Ornamental Horticulture
Orchard management	Water Management
Principle of Plant Breeding	Plantation Crops
Nursery management	Organic Farming
Elective III	Elective IV

B.Sc Horticulture Third Year Syllabus

Semester V	Semester VI
Temperate Vegetable	Tuber Crops
Principle of landscape	Breeding of Vegetables & Spice Crops
Farm Power & Machinery	Post Harvest Management
Fruits & Plants Diseases	Seeds Production
Insects Pests for Plants & Crops	Insect Pests
Communication Skills	Commercial Floriculture
Elective V	Elective VI

B.Sc Horticulture Forth Year Syllabus

Semester VII	Semester VIII
Processing of Horticulture	Field Work
Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops	Project
Nursery Production & Management	Report & Presentation
Horti-Business Management	-
Elective VII	-

B.Sc Horticulture Subjects

B.Sc Horticulture subjects are broken into three parts: the core, lab, and elective subjects, forming together to complete B.Sc Horticulture subjects. Mentioned below are a few relative core subjects of Horticulture:

• Remote Sensing
• Entrepreneurship Development
• Seed Production
• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
• Processing of Horticulture Crops
• Horticulture Business Management 

Mentioned below are few lab-related subjects of Horticulture:

• Temperate Fruits
• Ornamental Horticulture
• Biochemistry
• Fundamentals of Entomology
• Principles of Plant Breeding
• Temperate vegetables
• Tuber Crops

Mentioned below are a few elective related subjects of Horticulture:

• Principle of Plant Physiology 
• Fundamentals of Geology 
• Soil Science
• Elementary Plant and Biochemistry and Biotechnology

B.Sc Horticulture Course Structure

B.Sc Horticulture combines all of the 8-semester put together in the duration period of 4-year to complete the course as the aspirants focus on basic and fundamentals of agriculture science and soil specialization on the research-based practical experiments projects until the last semester sharpens the aspirants' skill set and work experience. 

The course structure is:

• VI Semesters
• Core and Lab Subjects
• Internship
• Projects Submission

B.Sc Horticulture Teaching Methodology and Techniques

B.Sc Horticulture teaching and techniques methodology is a little more complicated than any other course related to science subjects. Here the aspirants are trained very hard in their respected fields, and on this training and practical classes underground, they tend to specialize in their skill sets and experience capability. Below are mention the basic requirement for becoming the best horticulturist:

• Collaborative
• Process-based & Problem-based Experimental
• Lecturing
• Concept Mapping
• Discussion
• Reading
• Hands-on Activities

B.Sc Horticulture Projects

Projects on Horticulture are fully dependent on the aspirants and their ability to perform them successfully. The group is formed by the faculty member where both weak and strong aspirants are combined to form a capable team that will perform all the given experiments in the long duration of 4-year. Below are some of the topics on which project works are made:

• Berries, Table Grapes, and Kiwifruit
• Field Crops
• Fruit Tree
• Hazelnuts and Nut Crops
• Hemp
• Nursery and Greenhouse
• Organic Agriculture

B.Sc Horticulture Reference Books

Best related books for the aspirants in the B.Sc Horticulture course are mentioned below in a table:

B.Sc Horticulture Books

Books	Author
Handbook of Horticulture	ICAR
Principle of Plant Breeding	Robert W. Allard
Principle of Agronomy	Reddy S.R
The Nature and Properties of Soil	Ray R Weil
Principal of Horticulture	C R Adams

 

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