Objective :
To teach production technology of warm season vegetables.
Theory:
Introduction, botany and taxonomy, climatic and soil requirements, commercial varieties/hybrids, sowing/planting times and methods, seed rate and seed treatment, nutritional and irrigation requirements, intercultural operations, weed control, mulching, physiological disorders, harvesting,
post harvest management, plant protection measures, economics of crop production and seed production of:
UNIT I
Tomato, eggplant, hot and sweet peppers
UNIT II
Okra, beans, cowpea and clusterbean
UNIT III
Cucurbitaceous crops
UNIT IV
Tapioca and sweet potato
UNIT V
Green leafy warm season vegetables
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