Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
Pusa, Samastipur – 848 125, Bihar, India

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Course Curriculum of B. Sc. (Hons) Horticulture

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S.NO. Title of the Course Credit Hours
1. Elementary Statistics and Computer Application 3(2+1)
2. Fundamental of Soil Science 2(1+1)
3. Economics and Marketing 3(2+1)
4. Elementary Plant Biochemistry 2(1+1)
5. Introductory Crop Physiology 2(1+1)
6. Fundamentals of Horticulture 3(2+1)
7. Principles of Landscape Architecture 2(1+1)
8. Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics 3(2+1)
9. Introductory Microbiology 2(1+1)
10. Communication Skills and Personality Development# 2(1+1)
11. National Service Scheme/National Cadet Corp 1 (0+1)( NC)*
Total 25 (14+11)

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S. No. Title of the Course Credit Hours
1. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits 3(2+1)
2. Tropical and Subtropical Vegetables 3(2+1)
3. Principles of Plant Breeding 3(2+1)
4. Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management 2(1+1)
5. Water Management in Horticultural Crops 2(1+1)
6. Plant Propagation and Nursery Management 2(1+1)
7. Environmental Studies and Disaster Management# 3(2+1)
8. Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops 2(1+1)
9. Physical and Health Education  1(0+1) (NC)*
10. Information and communication technology#*  2(1+1) (NC)*
Total 23 (13+10) 

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S. No. Title of the Course Credit Hours
1. Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 3(2+1)
2. Fundamentals of Entomology 3(2+1)
3. Temperate Vegetable Crops 2(1+1)
4. Nematode pests of horticultural crops and their Management 2(1+1)
5. Diseases of fruit, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops 3(2+1)
6. Fundamentals of Food Technology 2(1+1)
7. Temperate Fruit Crops 2(1+1)
8. Weed Management in Horticultural Crops 2(1+1)
9. Commercial Floriculture 3(2+1)
10. Elementary Plant Biotechnology 2(1+1)
Total 24 (14+10)

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S.No. Title of the Course Credit hours
1. Soil, Water and Plant Analysis 2(1+1)
2. Spices and Condiments 3(2+1)
3. Ornamental Horticulture 3(2+1)
4. Plantation Crops 3(2+1)
5. Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops 3(2+1)
6. Farm Power and Machinery 2(1+1)
7. Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops 3(2+1)
8. Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation 3(2+1)
9. Dry land Horticulture 2(1+1)
Total 24 (15+9)

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S. No. Title of the Course Credit Hours
1. Organic Farming 3(2+1)
2. Introduction to Major Field Crops 2(1+1)
3. Medicinal and Aromatic crops 3(2+1)
4. Introductory Agro-forestry 2(1+1)
5. Breeding of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops 3(2+1)
6. Diseases of Vegetables, Ornamentals and Spice Crops 3(2+1)
7. Orchard and Estate Management 2(1+1)
8. Agro-meteorology and Climate Change 2(1+1)
9. Potato and tuber crops 2(1+1)
Total 22 (13+9)

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S. No. Title of the Course Credit Hours
1. Apiculture, Sericulture and Lac culture 2(1+1)
2. Insect Pests of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops 3(2+1)
3. Postharvest Management of Horticultural Crops 3(2+1)
4. Seed production of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops 3(2+1)
5. Breeding and Seed Production of Flower and Ornamental Plants 3(2+1)
6. Processing of Horticultural Crops 3(2+1)
7. Horti-Business Management 2(1+1)
8. Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management# 2(1+1)
9. Fundamentals of Extension Education 2(1+1)
Total 23 (14+9)

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Rural Horticultural Work Experience Programme
S. No. Title of the Course Credit Hours
1. STUDENT READY – Placement in Industries 0+10
2. STUDENT READY- Placement in Villages 0+10
Total 20 (0+20)

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STUDENT READY: Experimental Learning programme 20(0+20)
S. No. Title of the Course Credit Hours
1. Commercial Horticulture No change
2. Protective Cultivation of High Value Horticulture Crops No change
3. Processing of Fruits and Vegetables for Value Addition No change
4. Floriculture and Landscape Architecture New Module
5. Bio-inputs: Bio-fertilizers and Bio-pesticides New Module
6. Mass Multiplication of Plant And Molecules through Tissue Culture New Module
7. Mushroom culture New Module
8. Bee keeping New Module
Total 20(0+20)

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