Crop protection

Crop protection

Crop protection is one of major departments in both Horticulture and Agriculture and was established in 2014. Crop protection deals with Entomological, Pathological and nemato logical aspects of horticultural crops. Entomology department deals with the incidence of pest occurrence in horticulture crops. Detailed explanation on damage symptoms, pest responsible, its characteristics and the methodology tocontrol through physical, chemical or biological means are made. Students are exposed practically by visiting to various horticulture crops present inside campus and through outdoor classes. Entomology laboratory is developed with well-equipped instruments and teaching aids. Hands on training are provided to students on bee keeping, sericulture, Integrated Pest Management and host plant resistance.

Courses offered

Course No	Course title	Credit hours
AEN 201	Fundamentals of Entomology	2+1
SER 201	Botany of Horticultural crops	1+1
AEN 202	Economic Entomology and Principles of their Insect Pest Management	2+1
AEN 302	Pest of Horticulture crops and their management	1+1
AEN 311	Pests management in Horticulture Production Systems	2+1
HNM 311	Nematode management of Horticulture crops	1+1
EXP 301	Commercial production of bio-control agents	0+5
EXP 401	Commercial Bee keeping	0+3

Plant diseases deals with understanding of how plant pathogens affect the crop.Students enrolled in our courses receive a holistic perspective on biological and ecological aspects of plant disease and the role of plant diseases in plant production.The department focuses on

Courses offered

Course No	Course title	Credit hours
PAT 201	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	2+1
EXP 301	Experiential Learning	0+5
PAT 411	Diseases of Horticultural Crops and their Management	2+1