Academic Department
Horticulture
Constituent Department under Sarat Chandra Sinha College of Agriculture
The Department of Horticulture, SCS College of Agriculture came into existence since the commencement of the college i.e. in the year 2014, after shifting the College at its permanent campus at Rangamati, Dhubri. The present faculty strength in the department is 4 (four). Besides teaching, the faculty members are involved in various research and extension activities. The department offers both compulsory core courses and elective course in UG degree programme as per 5th and 6th Deans Committee recommendations. The department is also conducting several research and development programmes. The faculty members are putting continuous efforts to disseminate the generated horticultural technologies to the farmers of the state in collaboration with various KVKs and line departments. The department has a well-equipped laboratory to conduct UG practical classes. Due importance has also been given in generation of quality planting material of various horticultural crops for the farmers and growers of the state for overall development of Horticulture.
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Credit | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hort (Elect)-313 | Protected Cultivation | 3 (2+1) | |
| 2 | Hort (Elect)-414(i) | Protected Cultivation | 4 (3+1) | — |
| 3 | Hort (Elect)-414(ii) | Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition | 4 (3+1) | — |
| 4 | Hort - 113 * | Fundamentals of Horticulture | 3 (2+1) | |
| 5 | Hort-122 * | Production Technology for Fruit Crops | 2 (1+1) | |
| 6 | Hort-213 * | Production Technology of Fruit and Plantation Crops | 3 (2+1) | |
| 7 | Hort-222 * | Production Technology of Vegetables and Spices | 2 (1+1) | |
| 8 | Hort-312 * | Ornamental Crops, MAPs and Landscaping | 2 (1+1) | |
| 9 | Hort-323 * | Production Technology of Vegetables and Spices | 3 (2+1) | |
| 10 | SEC-122(ii) * | Postharvest Processing Technology | 2 (0+2) | |
| 11 | SEC-222(i) * | Horticultural Nursery Management | 2 (0+2) |
* indicates compulsory courses.
Research & Extension Projects
9 Total Projects
Ongoing Projects (5)
Validation and promotion of Integrated Pest management in Rice and Horticultural crops in NEH region in India
Productivity evaluation and geospatial mapping of existing oil palm plantation in Assam
“Bio-evaluation, Identification, Quantification of Bio-active Compounds and Development of Bio-pesticides from Ethno-medicinal Plant Extracts Against Major Insect-Pest of Vegetable Crops”
“Collection, Conservation and Maintenance of Locally Available Medicinal and Aromatic Plants”
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
Completed Projects (4)
Small nursery of Medicinal Plants
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Bhaskarjyoti Sarma)
A study of homestead banana garden of Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Bhaskarjyoti Sarma)
Tribal Sub Plan Project on “Promotion of Agriculture Centric Livelihood Security for Tribal Farmers of Assam” [At KVK, Chirang]
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Bhaskarjyoti Sarma)
Biotechnology Led Organic Farming in NER [At KVK, Kokrajhar]
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Bhaskarjyoti Sarma)
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