Important Horticulture Study Material
Subject:-Horticulture
Important Horticulture Study Material For all Agricultural Competitive Exams
1. Self Pollinated & Cross Pollinated Fruits
| Self Pollinated | Cross Pollinated |
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2. Bearing Behaviour of Fruits
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| Bearing on new growth | Bearing on old growth |
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| Axillary bearing | |
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| Mixed bearing | |
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3. Photo periodic response Of Fruits
| Types of Plant | Fruits |
| Long Day Plant | Banana, Apple, passion fruit. |
| Short Day Plant | Strawberry, Pineapple. |
| Day Neutral Plant | Papaya, Guava, banana. |
4. Photo periodic response Of Vegetables
| Types of Plant | Vegetables |
| Long day plant |
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| Short day plant |
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| Day neutral plant |
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5. Plant Parts used For vegetable purpose
| Vegetable Parts | Vegetables Crop |
| Tender stem and leaves | Chinese cabbage, knol-khol, amaranth, palak, Cabbage etc. |
| Fruits | Tomato, brinjal, chili, cow-pea, etc. |
| Flower parts | Sprouting broccoli |
| Undeveloped inflorescence | Cauliflower |
| Under ground portion | Carrot, radish, beet, potato etc. |
| Bulb | Onion, Garlic |
| Seed | Peas, Beans, French bean |
6. Types Of Fruits Based on water requirement
| Types | Fruits |
| Hydrophytes | Banana |
| Mesophytes | Mango, Papaya, Guava, Citrus, Aonla, Custard apple, Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum etc. |
| Xerophytes | Ber, Kair |
Hydrophytes:- Those plants which grow partially or fully in submerged water.
Mesophytes:- Plants which grow in situation where water is neither
abundant nor Scarce.
Xerophytes:- Plants which grow in extremely scarce condition of water.
7. Acid Tolerance Fruits Crop
| Acid Tolerance | Fruits |
| Highly tolerant | Strawberry, Raspbery, Fig, Bael, Plum, & Xerophytes fruits |
| Medium tolerant | Pineapple, Avocado, Litchi |
| Senstive | Peanut |
8. Life cycle Of Vegetables Crops
| Types | Vegetables |
| Annual vegetables |
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| Biennial vegetables |
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| Perennial vegetables |
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9. Aroma Containing Compounds In Vegetables Crop
| Vegetable Crops | Compound |
| Cucumber | Nonadienal |
| Raw Cabbage | Allyll isothiocynate |
| Cooked Cabbage | Dimethyl disulphide |
| Potato | Dimethyl pyrazine |
| Radish | Isothiocynate |
| Onion | Allyl propyl disulphide |
| Garlic | Diallyl disulphide |
10. Acid Present in vegetables
| Acid | Vegetables |
| Citric acid | Tomato, Beet root, Leafy vegetables, Legume. |
| Malic acid | Carrot, Celery, Lettuce, Onion, Broccoli |
11. According to Respiration
| Types | Vegetables |
| Climacteric | Musk melon, Watermelon, Tomato |
| Non climacteric | Cucumber |
12. Types Of Vegetable According to Their Structure
| Structure Type | Crops |
| Herbs | leafy Vegetable, Strawberry, Banana, Pineapple. |
| Under shrubs | Tomato, vegetables. |
| Shrubs | Litchi, Lemon, Orange, Pomegranate, Karonda. |
| Trees | Mango, Coconut |
13. Dichogamy Types & Fruits
| Types | Fruits |
| Protoandry | Sapota, Walnut, Coconut. |
| Protogyny | Banana, Pomegranate, Fig, Plum etc. |
14. Fruits, Storage Temperature, Relative Humidity(RH) & Approximate Storage
| Name of fruits | Storage temperature (°C) | RH(%) | Approximate storage |
| Apple | 0-2.0 | 85-90 | 4-8 weeks |
| Grapes | 0-2.0 | 80-85 | 2-4 weeks |
| Peach | 0-2.0 | 80-85 | 2-4 weeks |
| Banana | 12.5-14.5 | 85-95 | 3 weeks |
| Mango | 9-10.0 | 85-95 | 4 weeks |
| Orange | 6-6.5 | 85-90 | 18 weeks |
| Papaya | 4.5-6.0 | 80-85 | 5 weeks |
| Guava | 9-10.0 | 85-90 | 3 weeks |
| Tomato (ripe) | 0-4.5 | 85-90 | 10 days |
| Tomato (mature green) | 10-15.0 | 85-90 | 30 days |
| Peas | 0-0.5 | 90-95 | 2 weeks |
15. Pollination Type & Vegetable Crop
| Pollination Type | Vegetable Crop |
| Anemophily | Spinach, Beet root, Palak, Amaranthus |
| Entmophily | Onion, Carrot, Radish, Cole Crops |
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