DEPARTMENT OF FLORICULTURE & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE :

     After establishment of college of horticulture, it was a necessary to separate the horticulture department in various division for strengthening of teaching and research activities. Hence, the Department of Floriculture &Landscaping was formed with prime objective to perform multi-functional activities like Teaching, Research and Extension. The department is working for teaching and research in floriculture & landscaping disciplines of horticulture for the students and farmers with following objectives.

Objectives :

1. To provide under graduate education in floriculture & landscaping discipline.            
2. To introduce post graduate programme for floriculture & landscaping in future.            
3. To strengthen the research farm and nursery activity for under graduate students for practical teaching works in floriculture & landscaping.            
5. To initiate the teaching-research in basic and advanced concepts of landscaping and crop improvement on various flower crops.            
6. To establish the laboratory for UG students.

1.  Teaching activities :

UG programme :            
1.1 Name and qualifications of the faculty : 

1.2 Academic Programmes :           
Details of courses offered in UG programme :  

P. G. Programme :          
Teaching Programmes offered at P. G. Level : 

Post Graduate Courses offered during odd and even semester :         
Course Title with Credit load M. Sc. (Horti.) in Floriculture and Landscaping : 

*Compulsory among major courses         
Course Title with Credit load Ph.D. (Horti.) in Floriculture and Landscaping : 

*Compulsory among major courses        
Post Graduate Courses offered during odd and even semester : 

P. G. Degree awarded (From 2007 to 2020) :

P. G. Degree awarded (From 2021 to 2025) : 

Click here to see the M.Sc. Thesis Submitted from the year 2009 to 2021 :

Click here to see the Ph.D Thesis Ph. D. (Hort.) Floriculture and Landscape Architecture submitted from 2014 to 2021 :

2.  Research activities :

     The research work on flower crops is basically categorized under three main groups like research in open filed conditions, research under protected structures and research in laboratory conditions.     
     The research work on different flower crops is mainly carried out at research and experimental farm Jambuvadi, and other different research station (farms) under the control of this department. Total farm area consists of about 02.00 ha with basic all basic facilities like office, electricity, tube well, well with drip irrigation, fencing, paths and roads, implement shed, nursery, its operational area, office, RO cool drinking water, watchman hut and other required facilities. Further the departments have different protected structures like two net house, four natural ventilated poly house and four fan-pad type structures which are being used as per need. It also consists mother plant and various genotypes of various fruit crops. The research work is going on at these places by departmental research projects as well as by PG students.     
2.1 Major crops for various research areas :    
     Major crops: Rose, Marigold, Tuberose, Gladiolus, Chrysanthemum, Gerbera, Carnation, Jasmin, Hibiscus, China aster, Heliconia, Gaillardia etc.    
Research areas :    
• Introduction, selection and varietal screening of flower crops.    
• To develop and promote technology to improve production and quality of flower crops.    
• To develop and promote technology to improve efficiency of natural resources.    
• To develop and promote technology on mulching, use of bio stimulants, PGR, micronutrients and other chemicals including fertilizers.    
• Research on post-harvest technology like shelf life, vase life study and value addition of major flower crops.    
2.2 Research achievements :    
2.2.1 Varieties released/ endorsed : 

1. Evaluation of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium R.) :   
     The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone interested to grow flower crop of chrysanthemum are advised to grow variety IIHR-6 for getting higher yield and maximum monetary return.   
Endorsement of variety in chrysanthemum  :   
     The chrysanthemum variety “IIHR-6” was endorsed from Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, JAU, Junagadh.

2. Varietal evaluation of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) under green house :   
     The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone, interested to cultivate gerbera flower crop under greenhouse are advised to grow varieties Pink Elegance (pink), Savannah (red) and Dana Allen (yellow) for obtaining higher yield and income with good quality of cut flowers.   
Endorsement of variety in gerbera under greenhouse condition :   
     The varieties of gerbera viz. Dana Allen, Pink elegance and Savannah were endorsed from Department of Horticulture, JAU, Junagadh.

2. Recommendations or technology developedyear2020-2021 :

1. Gladiolus :   
     The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone who are interested to grow gladiolus cv. American Beauty under poly house are advised to treat the corms of gladiolus with thiourea 1g/liter for 10 hrs before planting for getting maximum number of spikes with good quality, vase life and to get the highest net return.

     The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone who are interested to grow gladiolus cv. American Beauty under poly house are advised to treat the corms of gladiolus with GA3 0.05g/liter for 10 hrs before planting for getting maximum number of corms and to get the highest net return.

2. Gaillardia :   
     The farmers of Saurashtra region who interested cultivation of gaillardia flower crops are advised to apply 50% RDF of N: P2O5:K2O as 25:25:25 kg/ha+50% castor cake or neem cake as 500 kg/ha under saline irrigation condition (EC 10-14 dS/m-1) for obtaining higher yield and net realization. Application of either organic or inorganic fertilizer is also improved the chemical properties of the soil.    
3. Carnation :   
     Farmers interested in flower cultivation under protected structure (Fan and Pad cooling polyhouse) are advised to grow carnation with single and half pinching to get highest yield and net return.

3. Lily :   
     Farmers of South Saurashtra Agro Climatic Zone growing spider lily are advised to do de-leafing during kharif (at the end of June) with an application of multi-micronutrient grade IV @ 1 % with three equal splits at 15 days before de-leafing and 30 & 45 days after deleafing to get higher yield and net return.

Ongoing experiments (Current Year) :  
 

3. Extension activities : 

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS BY FACULTIES AND STUDENTS :