PROTRAYS These are heat and ultraviolet (UV) resistant protective structure for growing or raising seedlings.
BOTTOM HEAT Misting may sometimes lower the temperature of the rooting medium below the surface level for propagation, especially when cuttings a…
COLD FRAME A cold frame is an enclosed ground bed, some time sunken bed, with a removable sash. Heat is provided through trapping of solar ener…
HOT BED Hot beds are used in western countries for raising plants in the early seasons. It mostly provides a hot rooting environment for the crop…
GREENHOUSE A controlled atmospheric house mostly made up of glass, resembling just like the Earth ’s atmosphere is known as greenhouse or glass h…
PLANT PROPAGATING STRUCTURES For successful propagation of plants, quite a few plant propagation structures are often used, as certain plants hav…
TYPES OF CUTTING Cuttings Cuttings are the planting materials in the form of small cuttage from different parts (stem, leaf and root) the plant…
TYPES OF PLANT PROPAGATION Introduction: Propagation may be defined as multiplication of plant by sexual and asexual means for a specific p…
MAINTAINING HEALTHY ORCHARD Growing of crop doesn’t imply that we can harvest the optimum quantity or better quality of crop in each fruiting se…
High Pressure Processing High Pressure Processing is a non-thermal, environmentally friendly process that allows the development of juices…
Probable Short Notes Fundamentals of Horticulture (Syllabus of 5 th Deen’s Committee) 1 st Year, 1 st Semester B.Sc. Agriculture Short N…
Probable Long Questions Fundamentals of Horticulture (Syllabus of 5 th Dean's Committee) 1 st Year, 1 ST Semester B.Sc. Agriculture …
GRAFTING and Its ADVANTAGES Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique where tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth …
Reproductive parts of Custard Apple Custard apple ( Annona squamosa ) the popular arid zone fruit, otherwise known as “the fruit of poor people…
Kulian Lime: a Potential Cultivar of Odisha Citrus ( Citrus sp.) is the World’s leading tree-fruit crop. It is the third most important fruit cro…
Father of American Horticulture: Liberty Hyde Bailey Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) is perhaps best known for his encyclopedia of plants -- Hor…
What are the effects of Continuous Rain Fall on Crop Production? Though every organism requires water for their growth and development, any incre…
How Rain Fall Affects the Crop Production? Before selecting the crop for our field we have to consider the effect of climate change on agricult…
Forking in Radish Any kind of abnormality in economically important part of crops that contribute to yield and quality of vegetable is termed…
Hydroponics: The Nutrient Enriched, Soil less Cultivation The cultivation technology in the gardening sector is changing day by day as the ho…
Mango Stem Borer and it’s Management Mango Stem Borer ( Batocera rufomaculata ), a species of beetle of the family C…
Challenges and Opportunities in Horticulture Horticulture is a boon of nature which is refined by human skill as a science to obtain more and mo…
Mesta and its Medicinal Uses Hibiscus sabdariffa L. is an annual herbaceous plant that has many industrial, pharmaceutical uses in many countrie…
Pulsed Light Treatments for Food Preservation With the increase in consumer awareness, demand for minimally processed foods and Eco-friendliness…
Importance of mulching in Agriculture Mulch is a substance which mainly used for covering the soil in crop field, garden or orchard. It is a pro…
UNFRUITFULNESS IN FRUIT PLANTS AND IT'S CONTROL In general when a fruit plant doesn’t bear fruit though it has attended the …
Flower Induction Flower induction is the physiological process of the plant by which the plant has competency to produce floral buds or flowers.…
Causes of unfruitfulness in fruits All the fruit plant in an orchard will not bear equally at a regular interval and sometimes they fail to flow…
JUVENALITY IN FRUIT PLANTS In the development of all woody plants from seed there is a juvenile phase lasting up to 3 to 4 years or even more, d…
PROBLEMS OF ORGANIC FARMING Organic farming is a holistic production system where the farm itself is considered as a living body and the intera…
PLANTING OF SEEDLINGS Before going for transplanting of the seedlings the following operations should be taken care of. …
IDENTIFICATION OF TROPICAL FRUIT PLANTS A tropical climate in the koppen climate classification is a non-arid climate in which all twelve mon…
SCOPE OF CULTIVATION OF FRUIT PLANTS As far as scope is concerned, the production of fruits and vegetables increased to a large extent. India …