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Vegetable Science
Name of the Head of Department: Dr. B. N. Satodiya
About the Department
The Department of Vegetable Sciences was established in April 2018. Department offer various courses for cultivation of tropical, sub tropical, temperate and underground crops. Department also teaching the course related to breeding and seed production of vegetable, spices and tuber crops as well as protected cultivation of vegetable crops for undergraduate students. Department provides lab and farm facility where students can be given practical exposure. Department is also involved in development of sustainable and economical technology for vegetable crops. Department also organizing different extension activities such as workshops, seminars, training programmes, farmer day and delivering talks/lectures as well as telephonic guidance.
Courses offered by department in Under Graduates programme (5th Dean’s committee)
|
Sr. No. |
Course No. |
Name of Course |
Credit |
|
1 |
VEG 2.1 |
Tropical and Subtropical Vegetable crops |
3(2+1) |
|
2 |
VEG 3.2 |
Temperate Vegetable Crops |
2(1+1) |
|
3 |
VEG 3.3 |
Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation |
3(2+1) |
|
4 |
VEG 4.4 |
Spices and Condiments |
3(2+1) |
|
5 |
VEG 5.5 |
Potato and Tuber Crops |
2(1+1) |
|
6 |
VEG 5.6 |
Breeding of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops |
3(2+1) |
|
7 |
VEG 6.7 |
Seed Production of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops |
3(2+1) |
|
Total |
19 (12+7) |
Courses offered by department in Under Graduates programme (6th Dean’s committee)
|
Sr. No. |
Course No. |
Name of Course |
Credit |
|
1 |
VEG 3.1 |
Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation |
3(2+1) |
|
2 |
VEG 3.2 |
Seed Production of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice crops |
3(2+1) |
|
3 |
VEG 4.3 |
Commercial Vegetable Production |
4(3+1) |
|
4 |
SEC 12 |
Nursery Production in Horticulture crops (VEG) |
2(0+1) |
|
5 |
SEC 13 |
Seed Production techniques in Vegetable crops (VEG) |
2(0+1) |
|
6 |
SEC 17 |
Operations and maintenance under protected farming (VEG) |
2(0+2) |
|
7 |
SEC 18 |
Soilless and Hydroponic cultivation of Horticultural crops (VEG) |
2(0+2) |
|
8 |
EC-8 |
Production Technology of Warm Season Vegetable crops |
3(2+1) |
|
9 |
EC-9 |
Production Technology of Cool Season Vegetable crops |
3(2+1) |
|
10 |
EC-10 |
Production Technology of Tuber crops |
3(2+1) |
|
11 |
EC-11 |
Breeding of Vegetable crops |
3(2+1) |
|
12 |
EC-12 |
Biotechnological approaches and Micro propagation in Vegetable crops |
3(2+1) |
|
13 |
EC-13 |
Post-harvest Management of Vegetable crops |
3(2+1) |
|
14 |
EC-14 |
Protected cultivation of Vegetable crops |
2(1+1) |
|
Total |
38(20+18) |
Research Recommendation:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Project |
PI/Co-PI |
Funding Agency |
|
1 |
Evaluation of vegetables during different season under different shade net conditions |
PI |
Anand Agricultural University |
|
2 |
Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and quality of onion |
PI |
Anand Agricultural University |
On-going research schemes/projects:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Project |
PI/Co-PI |
Funding Agency |
|
1
|
Effect of different time of transplanting and spacing on growth and yield of Knol-khol under middle Gujarat condition |
PI |
Anand Agricultural University |
| 2 | Effect of growing conditions and media on growth and yield of capsicum under soilless cultivation | PI | Anand Agricultural University |
Major achievements of research:
|
Research Recommendations |
Nos. |
|
Contribution in Variety develop |
05 |
|
Farming Community |
10 |
|
Scientific Community |
00 |
|
Total |
15 |
Publications:
|
Sr. No. |
Particulars |
No. of Publications |
Above 5 NAAS Rating |
Below 5 NAAS Rating |
|
|
1 |
Research Paper |
National |
08 |
07 |
01 |
|
International |
09 |
03 |
06 |
||
|
2 |
Research Reports/Booklet/ Bulletin etc. |
17 |
-- |
-- |
|
|
3 |
Books |
03 |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4 |
Popular Articles |
64 |
-- |
-- |
|
Extension activities:
- Lecture delivered to farmer/Officer/extension worker and visitors---95
- T.V. programme delivered---03
- Working as a as a Convener of MGMG team No.29
- Working as a as a level-2 officer for Kisan Call Centre
Participation:
- Agricultural fair -07
- Farmer Day/Field day-18
- Krishi Mahotsav attended: 13
Department infrastructure and museum:
|
Sr. No. |
Facilities available |
|
1
|
Cafeteria |
|
2
|
Lab and Museum |
Future plans/thrust areas:
- Assign research on new technology studies to PG students
- Strengthening research on improved and sustainable production technologies for cultivation of vegetable crops.
- Production of quality planting material for various vegetable crops
- Exploring the possibility of vegetable grafting for biotic and abiotic stress
