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COURSES OFFERED

HTC will be imparting practical training in all subjects from crop production to marketing of produce, with a training concept of "LEARNING BY DOING" in protected and open-field cultivation of flowers, vegetables, and fruits. The participants will be trained in small groups at our in-house ultra modern facility. The experts and trainees together form a network of knowledge, where not just transfer of knowledge takes place, but new knowledge is developed.

The residential practical training courses offered at the Center are:

Short Courses (One Week)


General Greenhouse Management

  • Greenhouse Construction
  • Climate Control in GH Structures
  • Greenhouse Management: Soil Sterilization and preparation, cultural practices in flower and vegetable cultivation
  • Irrigation and Fertigation Technology
  • Crop Protection
  • Post Harvest and Marketing
  • Ergonomics


Automation in Protected Cultivation

  • Automation in Greenhouse Structures
  • Climate Control in GH Structures
  • Automated Irrigation and Fertigation Systems
  • Automation in Crop Protection
  • Mechanisation in Post Harvest.


Cultivation of Open Field Flowers, Greens and Exotic Vegetables

  • Crop Management
  • Irrigation and Fertigation Technology
  • Crop Protection
  • Post Harvest and Marketing
  • Propogation of Ornamental plants


Plant Propagation & Nursery Management

  • Nursery Structures and Designs
  • Plant Propagation Methods and Media
  • Nursery Management: Production Planning & Logistics
  • Propogation and cultivation of Ornamental plants
  • Irrigation and Fertigation Technolohy
  • Plant Protection


Crop Specific Courses
(Rose / Gerbera and Carnation / Anthurium and Orchid/ Vegetable Cultivation)

  • Greenhouse Construction
  • Climate Control in GH Structures
  • Greenhouse Management: Soil Sterilization and preparation, cultural practices in flower and vegetable cultivation
  • Irrigation and Fertigation Technology
  • Crop Protection
  • Post Harvest Crop Economics and Marketing
  • Ergonomics


Marketing of Horticultural Produce

  • Importance and Scope
  • Post-Harvest and Handling
  • Marketing Channels
  • Domestic & Export Marketing : Potential Markets & Procedures
  • Logistics and Planning
  • Marketing of Allied Products


Short Duration Courses (1/3 days courses)

1. Organic Farming :

  • Low external input agricultural, (with emphasis on compost,Biofertilizers and green manuring) management.
  • Soil and water conservation.
  • Appropriate animal husbandry.
  • Organic crop production technology.
  • Organic Pest and Disease management.
  • Organic Standards.
  • Organic system documentation and internal control system.
  • Organic certification(Farm,input, animal husbandry and food processing).

2. Integrated Pest Management:

  • Influence of climate on pest & diseases.
  • Intergrated pest management practices.
  • Greenhouse pests & diseases.
  • Greenhouse pest & disease management.
  • Safety measures.

3. Vanilla Cultivation:

  • Cultivation
  • Processing
  • Marketing

4. Stivia Cultivation:

  • Cultivation
  • Processing
  • Marketing

New Courses Planned -

1. Cultivation of Commercial Horticultural Crops & Medicinal and Aromatic plants.
2. Precision Farming.
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