COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE::AAU::JORHAT-13

Lesson plan on course Hort(Hort)-122, Session 2018-19

Title: Plant Propagation and Nursery Management
Course instructors: Dr. Ruby Sarmah (L), Dr. Bornali Gogoi, Miss Jugabrata Das and Miss
Purnima Pathak

(A) Theory
Sl No. Topic No. of Course instructor
classes
1 Scope and importance of plant propagation 1 Ms. Purnima Pathak
2 Methods of plant propagation, advantages and 1 Ms. Purnima Pathak
disadvantages
3 Techniques of propagation through specialized 1 Ms. Jugabrata Das
organs
4 Techniques of cutting, layering, grafting and 4 Dr. (Mrs.) Ruby
budding Sarmah
5 Physiological and biochemical basis of rooting of 2 Dr. (Mrs.) Ruby
cutting and layering, graft incompatibility Sarmah
6 Seed dormancy, factors affecting seed dormancy, 2 Ms. Jugabrata Das
methods to overcome seed dormancy
7 Nursery techniques-apomixes, monoembryony, 1 Ms. Purnima Pathak
polyembryony, chimera and bud sport
8 Role of mist chamber, humidifiers, green house, 2 Ms. Purnima Pathak
glass house, cold frames, hot beds, polyhouse,
phytotrons nursery in plant propagation
9 Definition of growth regulators, different types 1 Ms. Jugabrata Das
&use of growth regulator in seed and vegetative
propagation
10 Selection and maintenance of mother trees, 1 Dr. Bornali Gogoi
collection and preservation of scion wood stick,
11 Micro-grafting & Bud wood certification 1 Dr. Bornali Gogoi
12 Hardening of plants in nursery 1 Ms. Jugabrata Das
13 Nursery registration act., insect pest and disease 1 Dr. Bornali Gogoi
control in nursery
(B) Practical

1 Different tools and implements used for 1 Ms. Purnima Pathak

propagation and nursery management
2 Media for propagation of plants in nursery beds and 1 Ms. Purnima Pathak
pots
3 Preparation of nursery beds and sowing of seeds 1 Ms. Jugabrata Das

4 Practicing different techniques of cutting, layering , 4 Dr. (Mrs.) Ruby

grafting and budding Sarmah
5 Seed treatment for breaking dormancy and 1 Ms. Jugabrata Das
inducing vigorous seedling growth
6 Use of mist chamber and hardening of plants in 1 Ms. Purnima Pathak
nursery
7 Digging ,labelling and packing of fruit plants 1 Ms. Purnima Pathak
8 Preparation of plant growth regulators for seed 1 Ms. Jugabrata Das
germination and vegetative propagation
9 Different plant growing structures 1 Ms. Jugabrata Das
10 Nutrition and plant protection in nursery 1 Dr. Bornali Gogoi
11 Visit to a tissue culture laboratory 1 Dr. (Mrs.) Ruby
Sarmah
Dr. Bornali Gogoi
Ms. Purnima Pathak
Ms. Jugabrata Das

Sd/-

(Ruby Sarmah )
Course leader
Hort(Hort)-122

Memo No.AAU/CH/2018-19/_____________________ dated __________/2019

Copy to:-

1. The Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, AAU, Jorhat-13

2. The OSD, College of Horticulture, AAU, Jorhat-13
3. Dr. Bornali Gogoi, Assistant Professor, College of Horticulture, AAU, Jorhat-13
4. Ms. Jugabrata Das, Assistant Professor, College of Horticulture, AAU, Jorhat-13
5. Ms. Purnima Pathak, Assistant Professor, College of Horticulture, AAU, Jorhat-13
6. Office copy

(Ruby Sarmah)