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041			_aEnglish
082			_223 _a635 _bDAS
100			_aDas, Bhaskar Chandra
245			_aFundamentals of horticulture / _cBhaskar Chandra Das, Bhimasen Naik, Ranjan Kumar Tarai and Bijaya Kumar Sethy
260			_aNew Delhi : _bNew India Publishing Agency (NIPA), _c2021.
300			_axxiii, 367 p. : _bill. hb ; _c25 cm.
365			_b140.00
505			_t1. Scope and Importance of Horticulture _t2 Classification of Horticultural Crops _t3. Role of Fruits and Vegetables in Human Nutrition _t4. Economic Geography of Horticulture _t5. Nursery Techniques and Their Management _t6. Soil and Climate for Horticultural Crops _t7. Gardening _t8. Orchard Management _t9. Planting System and Planting Density _t10 Training and Pruning of Fruit Crops _t11. Growth Regulators in Horticulture _t12. Water Management _t13. Weed Management _t14. Fertility Management in Horticultural Crops _t15. Cropping Systems _t16. Mulching _t17. Bearing Habit of Fruit Trees _t18. Rejuvenation of Old and Senile Orchards _t19. Organic Farming
520			_aThis textbook 'Fundamentals of Horticulture' is written as per the syllabus of B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture recommended by the Fifth Deans' Committee of ICAR. It covers the entire syllabus including scope and importance, classification, role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, economic geography of horticulture, nursery techniques and their management, soil and climate, gardening, orchard management, planting system and density, training and pruning, growth regulators, management of water, weed and fertility; cropping systems, mulching, bearing habit, rejuvenation of orchards, and organic farming. Simple and lucid language has been used for easy understanding of the beginners. The book is illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Questions are set at the end of each chapter to assess the understanding of the students. Though the book is primarily written for B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture students, the counterparts of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture also may be benefitted. It may serve as a help book for post-graduate students.
650			_aHorticulture Crop.
650			_aVegetable Crop.
690			_aDepartment of Horticulture
700			_aNaik, Bhimasen .
700			_aTarai, Ranjan Kumar.
700			_aSethy, Bijaya Kumar.
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