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Horticulture

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To equip students with the knowledge and skill with tools equipment and techniques used in horticulture

Knowledge and practical skills necessary for production, management and post harvest handling of horticultural crops

To enables students under take research and development activities in various aspects of horticulture


To develop managerial and entrepreneurship skill to start own horticulture business

To develop skill for planning ,designing , construction and management of public, residential, and institutional landscape

To organize and provide in-service and farmers training programs in horticulture

To equip students with necessary knowledge and skill of writing, reporting and communicating for scientific paper

Inspire students to have a positive attitude towards their profession

To have the sense of cooperation , honesty and loyalty

Courses

Common course

No.

Course Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs

1

CESt 201

Civics and Ethics

2

2

Comp 203

Introduction to Computer Application

3

3

Engl 201

Communicative English Skill

3

4

Stat 201

Introduction to Statistics

3

 

 

Total

11

Supportive courses

No.

Course Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs

1

Hort 202

Plant Anatomy and Morphology

3

2

PlSc 342

Agricultural Microbiology

3

3

AgEM 252

Agricultural Machinery

2

4

AgEM 473

Irrigation and Drainage

2

5

AREM 341

Horticultural Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development

2

6

AREM 346

Farm Management

3

7

AREM 342

Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension

3

8

PlSc 231

Principles of Plant Genetics

3

9

PlSc 221

Introduction to Soils

3

Total

24

Major courses

No.

Course Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.

1

Hort 201

Principles of Horticulture

2 (2+0)

2

Hort 301

Horticultural Pathology

3 (2+1)

3

PlSc 212

Plant Physiology

3 (2+1)

4

PlSc 241

Agricultural Entomology

3 (2+1)

5

Hort 331

Greenhouse Horticultural Operations, Production and Management

2 (1+1)

6

Hort 203

Principles and Practices of Plant Propagation

3 (2+1)

7

PlSc 322

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition

3 (2+1)

8

Hort 302

Breeding of Horticultural Crops

3 (2+1)

9

Hort 303

Weeds & Weed Management in Horticulture

2 (1+1)

10

Hort 304

Design and Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Experiments

3 (2+1)

11

Hort 351

Spice and Herbs Production and Processing

3 (2+1)

12

Hort 305

Horticultural Seed Production and Technology

3 (2+1)

13

Hort 321

Tropical Fruit Production and Management

3 (2+1)

14

Hort 311

Vegetable Production and Management

3 (2+1)

15

Hort 341

Coffee Production, Processing and Quality Control

3 (2+1)

16

Hort 306

Research Methods

2 (2+0)

17

Hort 307

Practical Horticulture

1 (0+1)

18

Hort 452

Medicinal Plants Production

2 (1+1)

19

Hort 432

Ornamental Plants and Commercial Flower Production

3 (2+1)

20

Hort 412

Roots and Tuber Crops Production and Management

2 (1+1)

21

Hort 322

Subtropical and Temperate Fruit Production and Management

2 (1+1)

22

Hort 461

Post harvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Products

3 (2+1)

23

Hort 442

Tea production and Processing

3 (2+1)

24

Hort 401

Senior Research Project I

1 (0+1)

25

Hort 402

Senior seminar

1 (0+1)

26

Hort 433

Principles and Practices of Landscape Designing

3 (2+1)

27

Hort 403

Organic Horticulture (E)

2 (1+1)

28

Hort 404

Introduction to Plant Biotechnology

3 (2+1)

29

Hort 405

Horticultural crop protection

3 (2+1)

30

Hort 406

Senior Research Project II

2 (0+2)

31

Hort 407

Urban and Pre-urban Horticulture (E)

2 (1+1)

Total

77

Contact Us

Misrak Tena

Head, Public and External Relations office

Tele: +251-46-3312461

          +251-46-8310243

Fax:   +251-46-3312568

P.O.Box: 419

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