INTRODUCTION
The Department of Horticulture was established in 1993. Department offers a 4-year B.Sc. (Agri.) Hons degree in Horticulture. The Department consists 02 subject experts, both teachers are professionally skilled in the field of fruits, vegetables and floriculture. The Department of Horticulture is one of the most important disciplines of agriculture. The production and returns from horticultural crops are high as compared to other crops. The horticultural crops, fruits, vegetables and flowers possess export potential to earn foreign exchange. The Department of Horticulture imparts quality education to the students of Sindh. The Department conduct research on fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants. The department provides advisory services to the fruit and vegetable growers. The research on problems faced by farming community is also going on with the involvement of graduate students.
MISSION STATEMENT
To educate and train the students of Horticulture by teaching various courses of Horticulture, conducting high caliber research and development and adoption of innovative technologies. To provide educational opportunities for the pursuit of careers in horticulture. To conduct research for the improvement of quality of horticultural products to achieve export quality fruits and vegetables. To strengthen the competitive position of Sindh’s horticulture industry.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates from this Department can find employment in Academic, Provincial as well as Federal Government Sectors, including Public Parks and Garde Agricultural Extension, Research, Zarai Tarqiati Bank of Pakistan (ZTBP), Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Fruit Preservation and Food Industries. Their services can also be utilized in Forestry, Pakistan Central Cotton Committee, Federal Seed Certification Department (FSCD), Seed Corporations, EPA, SCARP, Sindh Sugar Corporation, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and others commercial banks. Talent Pool and agriculture consultancy firms are some of the alternatives where they can excel with the talent they have harnessed.
COURSES OFFORED
CODE TITLE OF COURSE CREDIT HOURS
SEMESTER-II
HORT-302 Introductory Horticulture 3(2+1)
SEMESTER-III
HORT-401 Horticultural Crop Production 3(2+1)
SEMESTER-V
HORT-501 Principle of Fruit Production 3(2+1)
HORT-503 Principle of vegetable production 3(2+1)
HORT-505 Principle of ornamental production 3(2+1)
HORT-507 Propagation and Nursery Management 3(2+1)
HORT-509 In Vitro Propagation 3(2+1)
STAT-511 Elementary Statistics 3(2+1)
SEMESTER-VI
HORT-502 Temperate Fruits 3(2+1)
HORT-504 Winter Vegetables 3(2+1)
HORT-506 Landscape Horticulture 3(2+1)
HORT-508 Post Harvest Horticulture 3(2+1)
CP-510 General Biochemistry 3(2+1)
SEMESTER-VII
HORT-601 Research Methods in Horticulture 3(2+1)
HORT-603 Tropical and sub-Tropical Fruits 3(2+1)
HORT-605 Commercial Flower Production 3(2+1)
HORT-607 Summer Vegetables 3(2+1)
HORT-611 Solancous Crop
(SUPPT) 3(2+1)
SEMESTER-VIII
HORT-602 Business Management in Horticulture 2(2+0)
HORT-604 Protected Horticulture 3(2+1)
HORT-606 Vegetable and Flower Seed Production 3(2+1)
HORT-610 Internship and Report Writing 4(0+4)