Botany Department of Open Courses for Degree Semester V St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry

AGRI BASED MICRO ENTERPRISES (BO5D01U)

Agri Based Micro enterprises Course Objectives A basic information about business opportunities in plant sciences Information about sustainable agriculture and organic farming Awareness about ornamental gardening, nursery management and mushroom cultivation

Module 1: Organic farming and composting techniques Organic manures and fertilizers Biofertilizers Biopesticides Biological control Sustainable Agriculture

Module 2: Horticulture and Nursery management Potting mixture, garden tools Plant propagation – seeds, vegetative – artificial and natural Micropropagation Types of gardens Nurseries Plant growth structures

Module 3: Food spoilage and preservation techniques Preservation techniques – drying, heat, low temperature, chemicals Preparation of wine, vinegar and diary products

Module 4: Mushroom cultivation and spawn production Mushroom – types Spawn production Cultivation of oyster and milky mushrooms Farm design and pest management Mushroom products

Module 5: Plant tissue culture and micropropagation Concept of totipotency Lab infrastructure Tissue culture media Sterilization Incubation Organogenesis transplanting

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