Anand Agricultural University

06 Semesters

46 Total Courses

05 HWE Modules

Diploma in Horticulture

Semester 1

Code	Course Title	Credit
VEG 1.1	Fundamentals of Vegetable Production	3 (2+1)
FLA 1.1	Introductory Floriculture	2 (1+1)
NRM 1.1	Introductory Agronomy	2 (1+1)
PPT 1.1	Introductory Entomology	2 (1+1)
SSC 1.1	Communication Skills and Personality Development	2 (1+1)
BSC 1.1	Introductory Botany	2 (1+1)
FRT 1.1	Fundamentals of Horticulture	3 (2+1)
FRT 1.2	Plant Propagation and Nursery Management	2 (1+1)

Semester 2

FRT 2.3	Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops	2 (1+1)
NRM 2.2	Fundamentals of Soil Science	3 (2+1)
VEG 2.2	Tropical and Subtropical Vegetables	3 (2+1)
FLA 2.2	Ornamental Horticulture	2 (1+1)
PHT 2.1	Fundamentals of Post-harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops	2 (1+1)
NRM 2.3	Manures and Fertilizers	2 (1+1)
PPT 2.2	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	2 (1+1)
SSC 2.2	Information and Communication Technology	2 (1+1)

Semester 3

FRT 3.4	Tropical and Subtropical Fruits	3 (2+1)
VEG 3.3	Cool Season Vegetable Crops	2 (1+1)
FLA 3.3	Cultivation of Commercial Flowers	2 (1+1)
SSC 3.3	Introductory Extension Education	2 (1+1)
SSC 3.4	Social and Farm Forestry	2 (1+1)
BSC 3.2	Introductory Microbiology	2 (1+1)
BSC 3.3	Principles of Plant Breeding	2 (1+1)
NRM 3.4	Water Management in Horticultural Crops	2 (1+1)

Semester 4

NRM 4.5	Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management	2 (1+1)
FRT 4.5	Plantation Crops, Spices and Condiments	2 (1+1)
BSC 4.4	Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics	3 (2+1)
PHT 4.2	Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition	2 (1+1)
NRM 4.6	Agro-meteorology and Climate Change	2 (1+1)
BSC 4.5	Introductory Crop Physiology	2 (1+1)
FLA 4.4	Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	2 (1+1)
FRT 4.6	Watershed Management and Dry Land Horticulture	2 (1+1)
PPT 4.3	Pest and Disease Management of Horticultural Crops	2 (1+1)

Semester 5

FRT 5.7	Orchard and Estate Management	2 (1+1)
FRT 5.8	Dry land Horticulture	2 (1+1)
VEG 5.5	Potato and Tuber Crops	2 (1+1)
VEG 5.6	Breeding of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops	3 (2+1)
PHT 5.2	Postharvest Management of Horticultural Crops	3 (2+1)
NRM 5.8	Weed Management in Horticultural Crops	2 (1+1)
PPT 5.6	Diseases of Vegetable, Ornamentals and Spice Crops	3 (2+1)
PPT 5.7	Insect Pests of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops	3 (2+1)

Semester 6: Horticulture Work Experience (HWE)

HWE 6.1	Cultivation of Hi-valued Horticultural Crops	4 (0+4)
HWE 6.2	Nursery Production, Management of Horticultural Crops and Micro-propagation	4 (0+4)
HWE 6.3	Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables	4 (0+4)
HWE 6.4	Floriculture and Landscape Gardening and Value Addition of Flowers	4 (0+4)
HWE 6.5	Educational Tour	4 (0+4)

Intensive hands-on training modules offered in the 6th Semester.

Hi-valued Horticultural Crops

HWE 6.1

Nursery Production & Micro-propagation

HWE 6.2

Value Addition of F&V

HWE 6.3

Floriculture & Landscaping

HWE 6.4

Educational Tour

HWE 6.5

A specialized 6 months vocational course aimed at generating self-employment for individuals aged 15-45.