Components of site-specific management (SSM)
- Spatial referencing;
- Measurement and monitoring of crop, soil and environmental attributes;
- Attribute mapping;
- Decision support system (DDS); and
- Differential action.
Definition, principles, importance and scope of protected cultivation of horticultural crops
0/9
Different growing structures for protected horticulture (glasshouse, naturally ventilated greenhouse, hi-tech and semi hi-tech structures, polyhouses, heating tunnel, screen house, rain shelters)
0/8
Historical perspective and status of protected horticulture in Nepal and around the world
0/3
Selection of site and designing of appropriate protected structures based on microclimate
0/7
Principles of protected farming and common practices of farming (soil based and soilless – hydroponics, substrate based, aeroponics and aquaponics)
0/22
Effect of different environmental and soil factors on crop growth in protected culture: temperature, humidity, soil moisture, air circulation, pH, electrical conductivity, solar radiation and light intensity.
0/17
Roofing structures, roofing materials and ventilation systems
0/4
Micro irrigation technology, fertigation practices and soil management
0/19
Automation of irrigation and nutrient management
0/6
Crop management: training, pruning, staking and use of PGRs
0/5
Major insect-pests and diseases in protected cultivation and their integrated management
0/6
Practical use of sensors for information gathering and geostatistics in hi-tech horticulture
0/10
Nursery media and seedling/sapling raising in protected structures
0/3
Protected cultivation techniques of Tomato and Sweet pepper, Roses, Carnation and Gerbera, Cucumber, Squash and Melons, Strawberry, Mango and Papaya
0/14
Sapling production from tissue-cultured plantlets of Banana, Citrus and Pineapple
0/5
Precision horticulture: definition, principles and concepts
0/5
Geographic information system (GIS), global positioning system (GPS) and their applications in precision horticulture
0/4
Site specific management practices for precision horticulture
0/4
Prospects and constraints of precision horticulture in the context of Nepal
0/4
Precision farming techniques for vegetable and fruit crops
0/3