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Department Of Horticulture and Food Science & Technology

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The department maintains a separate Horticulture garden in the college for instructional and research purpose for students and staff. The garden consists of propagation structures for vegetables and ornamental plants. It also maintains model fruit orchards. Mango, citrus, etc. The Department of Horticulture is also involved in various activities


Vision:

1. Landscaping and establishment of ornamental gardens in the college campus
2. Vegetable crop cafeteria
3. ELP Units: i. Value Addition in Horticultural Crops • Commercial Vegetable Production • Assistance in Village Adoption programmes

Department of Horticulture and Food Science & Technology Courses - As per VI Dean’s Committee (effective from 2024)

S.No. Course Title Course Number Credit Hours (T+P)
Skill Enhancement Courses
1 Plantation Crop Production and Processing SEC 2 (0+2)
2 Commercial Horticulture SEC 2 (0+2)
3 Floriculture and Landscaping
Core Courses
4 Fundamentals of Horticulture HORT 181 3 (2+1)
5 Production Technology of Fruits and Plantation crops HORT 281 2 (1+1)
6 Production Technology of Vegetables and Spices HORT 282 2 (1+1)
Elective Courses
7 Landscaping ELCT 481 4 (3+1)
8 Hi-tech Horticulture ELCT 482 4 (3+1)
9 Protected Cultivation ELCT 483 4 (3+1)
10 Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition ELCT 484 4 (3+1)
11 Ornamental crops, MAPs & Land Scaping ELCT 485 4 (3+1)

Department of Horticulture and Food Science & Technology Courses - As per V Dean’s Committee

Sl.No Course.no Title of the course Credits
1 HORT-181 Fundamentals of Horticulture 2(1+1)
2 HORT-182 Production Technology of Fruits and plantation Crops 2(1+1)
3 HORT-281 Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices 2(1+1)
4 HORT-282 Production technology for Ornamental Crops, Medicinal & Aromatics Plants and Landscaping 2(1+1)
5 HORT-381 Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables 2(1+1)
6 ELCT-283 Hi-tech Horticulture 3(2+1)
7 ELCT-382 Landscaping 3(2+1)
8 ELCT-383 Protected Cultivation/td> 3(2+1)

Department of Horticulture and Food Science & Technology Faculty

Sl.No Name Designation Education Experience
1 Dr M Ramakrishna Professor & HOD M. Sc. (Ag), Ph.D, [Fruit Science] 37 Years
2 Dr Gandham Aditya Asst. Professor M. Sc. (Hort), Ph.D [Floriculture and Landscape Architecture] 5 Years
3 Mr P Suman Babu Asst. Professor M. Sc. (Hort),[NET] 19 Years
4 Mrs K Sushmitha Asst. Professor M. Sc. (Hort),[NET] 4 Years

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