Programme Overview

The M.Sc. (Ag.) in Horticulture (Fruit Science) is a two-year postgraduate programme that focuses on the scientific cultivation, improvement, and management of major fruit crops such as mango, banana, papaya, grape, citrus, pineapple, sapota, and custard apple. The programme covers advanced aspects of fruit crop breeding, production technologies, and post-harvest management across tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. It is supported by well-equipped field and laboratory facilities, enabling hands-on research and practical learning. The curriculum is designed to promote innovation and contribute to the overall development of the horticulture sector, with a special emphasis on enhancing productivity and sustainable practices.

  • 2 Years

    Duration of programme

  • PG

    Level of Study

Key Highlights

Advanced Fruit Crop Production
Post-Harvest Technology Focus
Tropical and Temperate Horticulture
Research and Practical Exposure
Crop Improvement and Breeding

How will you benefit

Develop comprehensive knowledge of advanced fruit production systems
Gain skills to address challenges in sustainable horticulture
Acquire expertise in propagation and precision cultivation techniques
Learn effective use of plant growth regulators

What will you study

Advanced concepts in fruit crop genetic improvement

Global trends in fruit crop production

Principles of basic and applied agricultural research

Sustainable management of fruit crops and environment

  • PO-1. Students will gain knowledge on concepts and principles of pomology.
  • PO-2. Detailed knowledge of the production of fruit plants by a skilled person. The main aim of pomologists is to increase plant growth, quality, nutritional value, yield, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses.
  • PO-3. Pomologist is needed in nurseries, orchard management, agricultural companies, genetic companies, agricultural produce companies, and the food industries.
  • PO-4. Develop innovative agro-techniques to enhance the production and productivity of horticultural crops
  • PO-5. Conservation and exploitation of biological diversity through crop management.
  • PO-6. Prolong the post-harvest storage life of horticultural commodities and increase income through value addition of the products and reduce post-harvest losses.

  • PSO-1. Specific knowledge of various branches specialized to their studies.
  • PSO-2. Detailed knowledge on the subject to improve the farmer’s condition through their contributions.
  • PSO-3. Students having combined knowledge of Fruit Science with entrepreneurial skills permit them to get administrative or marketing positions with organizations involved in the processing and marketing of fruits, they also get recruited by companies as horticulturists, gardeners, supervisors, farm managers, handling large-scale production of certain varieties of fruits in various private seed companies.
  • PSO-4. After gaining experience, they will get positions as specialists in handling fruit plantation, nursery, and other orchard management projects.
  • PSO-5. After gaining experience, they will increase farmers’ income by adopting hi-tech horticulture.

  • PEO-1. Revamp the postgraduate program in fruit science throughout the country
  • PEO-2. Develop technical manpower to cater to the need of government, corporate, quasi-government, and research organizations both in India and abroad in horticulture
  • PEO-3. Impart quality education and exposure to the faculty in the latest technical know-how

CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY

Subject Matter Specialist
Senior Research Fellow
Orchard Designers
Senior Lab Assistant

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

B.Sc. in (Agriculture/Horticulture), or any other relevant equivalent degree

SC/ST/OBC/GEN- 50%

 

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