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Floriculture and Landscape Architecture
Name of the Head of Department: Dr. Amita B. Parmar
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About the Department
The Department of Floriculture & Landscape Architecture was established in April 2018 and engaged in conducting research, teaching and extension work related to various aspects of floriculture & landscape architecture. This department offers courses in Ornamental Horticulture, Commercial Floriculture, Landscape Architecture, Breeding and Seed Production of Flower and Ornamental Crop, Medicinal & Aromatic plants to undergraduate students. Also department provides facility of flowers and ornamental nursery where students can be given practical exposure to the Floriculture & Landscape Architecture technologies thereby develop skill and gaining knowledge through experiential learning and rural horticulture work experience. The department also involved in different extension activities such as organizing workshops, seminars, training programmes and delivering talks/lectures for the farmers,scientists and students. This department also conduct the research on various aspects of flower crops. The department is working for teaching and research in floriculture & landscaping disciplines of horticulture for the students and farmers with the following objectives.
- To strengthen the research farm and nursery activities for under graduate students for practical teaching works in floriculture & landscaping.
- To initiate the teaching-research in basic and advanced concepts of landscaping and on various flower crops.
Courses offered by department in Under Graduates programme (5th Dean’s committee)
|
Sr. No. |
Course No. |
Name of Course |
Credit |
Semester |
Faculty Name |
|
1 |
FLA 2.1 |
Ornamental horticulture |
2 (1+1) |
II |
Mr. Urmil Chaudhary |
|
2 |
FLA 3.2 |
Commercial Floriculture |
3 (2+1) |
III |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
|
3 |
FLA 4.3 |
Principles of Landscape Architecture |
2 (1 +1) |
IV |
Dr. Amita Parmar and Mr. Urmil Chaudhary |
|
4 |
FLA 6.4 |
Breeding and Seed Production of Flower and Ornamental Crops |
3 (2+1) |
VI |
Mrs. Geeta Chaudhary |
|
5 |
FLA 6.5 |
Medicinal and Aromatic Crops |
3 (2+1) |
VI |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
|
Total |
13 ( 8+5) |
|
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Special activities carried out for hands on training (photographs with title including semester and year)
During ELP activities:
Preparing raise Bed and Growing of Various Seasonal Flower seed (7th Semester,2018-19)
Different cuttings of ornamental plants for propagation (7th Semester,2018-19)
Semi-hardwood cutting Tip cuttings
List of Research paper published:
|
No. of research papers published in scientific journal |
International Journal |
2 |
|
National Journal |
3 |
Recommendations:
|
Sr. No. |
Recommendation |
Scientific community/farming community |
Year |
|
1 |
The farmers of middle Gujarat Agro climatic zone are recommended to grow spider lily at spacing of 60 x 60 cm with recommended dose of fertilizer (20 t FYM, 300 + 200 + 200 kg NPK/ha ) and 2 sprays of gibberellic acid @ 200 mg/ liter of water for getting higher yield and net return. Apply spray of gibberellic acid at 45 and 60 days after planting of bulbs in first year and from second year onwards, spray at 45 and 60 days after cutting of leaves. |
Farming |
2017-18 |
|
2 |
The farmers of middle Gujarat growing gladiolus cv. “American beauty” are advised to apply 250 kg N /ha in three equal splits each at basal, 30 and 45 days after planting of corms along with 50 kg P2O5 /ha as basal for getting longer spike of gladiolus and net return. Moreover, 10 t FYM/ha as basal and 100 kg K2O/ha apply in two equal splits each at basal and 45 days after planting of corms. |
Farming |
2018-19 |
|
3 |
Farmers/nurserymen cultivating marigold in middle Gujarat agroclimatic zone are recommended to propagate 4-5 cm long herbaceous shoot tip cuttings of African marigold cv. Calcutta Selection in plug tray media of Sandy loam soil + FYM (1:1) OR FYM alone OR Sandy loam soil + Vermicompost (1:1) OR Vermicompost alone for getting higher survival of plants/cuttings and net profit.
|
Farming |
2019-20 |
On going experiments:
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Sr. No. |
Name of Project |
|
|
CI / Horticulture/2018/03 Evaluation of different chrysanthemum genotypes for yield and growth parameters |
|
|
Feasibility of use of Reverse Osmosis (RO) waste water in gaillardia |
|
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Effect of spacing and nitrogen on growth, flowering, yield and shelf life of Kashmiri deshi rose under middle Gujarat conditions. |
Extension activities:
Participation in Seminars, Symposia, Conference, workshop, training programmes etc.:
1. Training programme
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Sr. No.
Name of Teacher/ Scientist
Participated
Duration
1.
Dr. Amita Parmar
Training programme on advance extension strategies on ICT for value added agriculture, organised by DEE, AAU, Anand
21.02.2012 to 22.02.2012
2.
Dr. Amita Parmar
Training programme on Agribusiness and market intelligence, organised by DEE, AAU, Anand
28.08.2012 to 29.08. 2012
3.
Dr. Amita Parmar
UGC sponsored refresher course on “ Agricultural sciences (MD)” organised by Academic Staff College, S.P. University, V.V. Nagar, Anand, Gujarat
18.11.2013 to 08.12.13
4.
Dr. Amita Parmar
Winter school on “Processing Value Addition and Waste Utilization Of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with Advance Techniques” organised by ICAR- directorate of medicinal and aromatic plants research (DMAPR), Boriavi, Anand,Gujarat (india).
30.11.2018 to 20.12.2018
5.
Mr. Urmil Chaudhari
“Design, Innovation and application of Plasticulture technologies in agriculture, horticulture and Pisciculture production on a post harvest management for doubling the farmer’s incomes” organized by ICAR, CIPET, Ludhiana, Punjab.
05.11.2019 to 25.11.2019
2. Seminar
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Teacher/ Scientist |
Participated |
Duration |
|
1. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
State level seminar on Bagayati Pakoma Pak Sanrakshan, organized by PPAG, Anand. |
14-15.06. 2012 |
|
2. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
National seminar on Extension plus: Expanding the horizons of Extension for Holistic Agricultural Development, organized by SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar. |
21-22.04. 2017. |
|
3. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
National seminar on Extension Strategies for doubling the farmers' income for livelihood Security organized by SEEG AAU,Anand. |
26-27.04.2018 |
|
4. |
Dr. Amita Parmar and Mr. Urmil Chaudhari |
State level seminar on “Propagation of Horticultural Crops and Nursery Management” organized by Department of Horticulture, BACA, AAU, Anand. |
05.02.2018 to 06.02.2018 |
|
5. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
State level Seminar on Gau adharit sajiv kheti organized by Gujarat Association for Agricultural Sciences, Ahmedabad |
18.02.2019 |
|
6. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
Krushi ane bagayat pakoma pak sarakshan na prashno ane nirakaran organised by PPAG, Anand. |
08.11.2019 |
3. Workshop/Conference
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Teacher/ Scientist |
Participated |
Duration |
|
1. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
Workshop on Value addition and post harvest management of agricultural and horticultural crops (NHM) organised by EEI, Anand. |
11.02.2013 to 14.02.2013 |
|
2. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
Workshop on application of PRA Tools in Extension education organized by DEE,AAU, Anand. |
25.07.2013 to 26.07.2013 |
|
3. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
Workshop on Human recourse development organised by EEI, Anand. |
03.01.2014 to 04.01.2014 |
|
4. |
Dr. Amita Parmar |
International conference on nutraceuticals and functional foods-The challenges and opportunities. AAU, Anand. |
6.12.2016 to 8.12.2016 |
|
5. |
Mr. Urmil Chaudhari |
Participatory Programme Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation organized by EEI, Anand. |
27.08.2018 to 20.09.2018 |
Department infrastructure:
|
Sr. No. |
Facilities available |
|
1. |
Flower and Ornamental Nursery |
|
2. |
Net house |
|
3. |
Museum of seasonal flowers |
|
4. |
Laboratory |
Live museum of various indoor plant species, various seasonal flowers, various climber species for the demonstration and practical purpose for students.
