SUBMITTED TO, SUBMITTED BY,

Mr. Naveen Chandra Akanksha

Assistant Professor, BSc(Hons.)Agriculture,
Agricultural department, IV year, 8th semester,
Quantum University, 1804301012
Roorkee. Quantum University,
Roorkee
 ELP REPORT (2021 -2022)
Under ICAR
Curriculum
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMME
● Module I
❖ Commercial Horticulture
(Ashwagandha)
In Guidance of
● Module II Quantum
❖ Floriculture and Landscaping University
(Sunflower)
 CONTENTS
1.Introduction of ELP
2.Introduction of Commercial Horticulture
3.Introduction of Ashwagnadha
4.Methadology used
5.Observations and results
6.Conclusion
7.Introduction to Flowering and landscaping
8.Introduction of Sunflower
9.Methadology used
10.Observations and results
11.Conclusion
 Introduction to Experiential Learning Programme

Experiential learning is a learning activity that has three

main characteristics:
1. It is based around an experience, activity or action .
2. It is inductive, in that learners are not told directly what to
learn. Instead, learners learn whatever they can and want to
from the activity
3. It is learner-centered; it is about what the learners want
and need, not about what the teacher wants or needs
*While much of education and learning is about product (a
test, a presentation, a report), experiential learning is about
process.
 OBJECTIVES OF ELP
● To promote professional skills and knowledge through meaningful hands-on experience.
● To build confidence and to work in project mode.
● To acquire enterprise management capabilities
● Refinement of student’s acquired knowledge and understanding
on commercial production of QPM through horticulture
● Capacity building for designing and development of ecologically
sustainable and economically profitable agribusiness models on commercial horticulture
● Learning the art and science of production and managerial skills under protected environment
● Becoming a prospective entrepreneur for employment generation
 Introduction to Commercial Horticulture
● Horticulture is a science ,as well as art of production,
utilization and improvement of horticultural crops
such as
fruits,vegetables ,spices ,ornamental,medicinal and
aromatic plants
● Commercial Horticulture includes the
production,harvesting,marketing and distribution of
small fruits ,trees fruits,wine
grapes ,vegetables ,alternative specialty
crops ,greenhouse ornamental and edible
crops ,container and in ground nursery crops, as well
as the design, installation, and maintenance of
residential and commercial landscapes.
 INTRODUCTION TO ASHWAGANDHA
Common Name- Ashwagandha, Winter Cherry,Indian
ginseng, Poison gooseberry
Taxonomical Classification
Botanical Name- Withania somnifera
Kingdom: Plantae
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genus:Withania
Species:W. somnifera
 IMPORTANCE OF ASHWAGANDHA

● Helpful in Reducing blood sugar levels

● Improves Bone Health

● Helps to fight cancer

● Improve thyroid function

● Increases muscle strength

● Helps to reduce anxiety and stress

● Boost immunity
 NURSERY MANAGEMENT

A nursery can be as simple as a raised bed in an open field or a sophisticated green

house with microsprinklers and controlled atmospheric systems

The main phases of nursery management are-

● Planning - demand for planting material, provision of mother blocks, requirement
of land area, water supply, working tools, growing structures and input availability.
● Implementation - land treatment, protection against biotic interference and soil
erosion, proper layout, input supply, etc.
● Monitoring and evaluation - physical presence, rapid response, critical analysis,
incentive to workers, etc
● Feed back for further refinement.
● The key elements of c nursery management are the place, the plant and the person
behind nursery management.
 Importance of Nursery Management

● It is very convenient to look after the tender

seedlings.
● It is easy to protect the seedlings from pests and
diseases.
● Economy of land usage (duration in the main field is
reduced).
● Valuable and very small seeds can be raised
effectively without any wastage.
● Uniform crop stand in the main field can be
maintained by selecting healthy, uniform and
vigorous seedlings in the nursery itself
 For Laboratory:-
Distilled water
MATERIALS USED
For Field:-
Alcohol
Petri
Spade plates (3Nos.)
Rope
Khurpi Cotton Balls
Rosecane Filter
Seed Paper (3Nos.)
Fym
Dithane M45 Forceps (2Nos.)
Cheata
Gunny Bag Seed (150 Nos.)

Seed germinator
 Methodology and Practices Used
★ Experiential learning programme was conducted at the Hasanpur Farm, Department of
Agriculture, Quantum University, Roorkee (30°33’ N, 770 09’ E),Uttarakhand.
★ The nursery having a net plot size of 3 m × 3 m.
★ The soil texture was sandy clay loam (51.16% sand, 22.83% silt, 26.57% clay) with an
average pH of 7.9, total soluble salts 0.21% and organic matter 0.74%.

Meteorological data of field area

 Practices used -II
Seed Bed Preparation
Nursery beds raised as 3 m long, 3 m wide and 20-25 cm high
, mixed with organic FYM @15 Kg per bed.
Seed Rate
I kept seed rate @100g/ bed.

Seed Treatment
Dithiane M45 (to avoid nursery disease) at the rate 3gm/kg
seeds before sowing
Sowing
Seeds are sown at equal distance by broadcasting method. In this I mixed the seed with
sand (for equally distribution).
Mulching
Mulching with paddy straw/Gunny bag & light irrigated with Rose cane.
 Practices part III

Fertilizer Management
A basal dose of DAP@250gm. / Bed and after
germination Urea was Broadcast @100gm / Bed
Weeding
After removing mulching, 4-6 times hand weeding was
done with Khurpi.
Field Size
Field was kept in 4m and 5m. The area of field is 20m2.
Transplanting
I planted the seedling at maintain distance row to row 60cm
and plant to plant 30cm. Number of Plants in field was 111.
Seed germination and counting

Field Preparation
 Observations and Results
Indices Germination (DAS) Branching (DAS)

Minimum 5 20
Maximum 12 40
Result-
Seed sown = 60
Germinated seed = 42
Germination percentage =
= 42/60*100 =70%
 Conclusion

The results of experiential program report showed that the

plants were of quite good height and had optimum number
of branches with respect to the age of the plants on the date
of observation recorded and the germination percentage
achieved in the laboratory was found to be impressive
regarding to the inputs provided in the plot. The findings
indicate that the growth and yield parameters can be
increased to a greater extent with the use of Vermicompost
and Biofertilizers.It is concluded that the nursery sowing of
W. somnifera seeds, when done in after the fortnight month
of February shows excellent results in terms of the
germination, growth, health, yield etc. and can be used for
various medicinal and health purposes.
 Module II-Introduction to Floriculture (SUNFLOWER)
Sunflower is the
Floriculture is a branch
world‘s fourth largest
of horticulture that
oil-seed crop and its
deals with the
seeds are used as food
cultivation, processing
and its dried stalk as
and marketing of
fuel. It is already been
ornamental plants vis-
used as ornamental
à-vis landscaping of
plant and was used in
small or large
ancient
areas,and maintenance
ceremonies.Unlike
of gardens so that the
soybean, sunflower is
surroundings may
primarily an oil crop,
appear aesthetically
with high protein meal
pleasant.
being a by-product.
 Taxonomical Classification

Scientific Name: Helianthus annus

Common Name : Sunflower
Kingdom :Plantae
Subkingdom :Viridiplantae
Super division : Spermatophyta
Division : Tracheophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Asteridae
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
Genus : Helianthus
Species : annus
 Methodology Used
Seed Bed Preparation
Nursery beds raised as 10 m long, 3 m wide and 20-25 cm high, mixed with organic FYM @45 Kg per
bed.
Seed Rate
I kept seed rate @50g/ bed
Sowing
Seeds are sown at equal distance by line Sowing method in definite
row alignment.
Seed Treatment
NaCl (to avoid nursery disease) at the rate 3gm/kg seeds before sowing.
Mulching
Mulching with black silver plastic mulch.
Irrigation
Due to low humidity and high temperature, I gave light irrigation in
2 times
per week before germination of seed.
After germination 5-6 times more irrigation was done. Firstly, with rose
 Observations and Results
Different Parameter of At 15 Days At 20
Indices Germination Branching Flowering
Zinnia Crops days
(DAS) (DAS) (DAS)

Number of leaves 3.7 10.4

Minimum 5 15 42
Number of Branches - 3.2

Maximum 10 40 55
Plant Height 4.39cm 8.71cm

The Average number of leaves, plant height (cm),

Time taken for germination and to attain the growth
number of branches of Sunflower at different
stages of branching,flowering and maturity.
times after sowing
 Conclusion
➢ Sunflower is an oil seed crop with countless medicinal qualities and for oil
extraction.
➢ Different extraction methods were attempted for the entire plant,aerial parts
and flowers ;It is effective in treating different diseases.
➢ From The result of this report ,we concluded that plants were of quite good
height and had optimum number of branches with respect to the age of the
plants
➢ The findings indicate that the growth and yield parameters can be
increased to a greater extent with the use of Vermicompost and
Biofertilizers.
➢ The nursery sowing of Sunflower seeds when done in after the fortnight
month of February shows excellent results in terms of the germination,
growth, health, yield etc. and can be used for various medicinal and health
purposes.
 Findings and Suggestions
● We should use the given resources effectively as they are very scarce.
● Time management and resource allocation is the key.
● Besides this, team management and work in coordinated manner is also very
important
● The crucial understanding that we got is farming is a business with huge
growth potential if assets are leveraged in a right manner.
● Distribution of implements among students should be proportionately to avoid
clashes among students for different implements.
● Planting material should be made available in the college itself as managing to
bring it from outside takes time which can be utilized for farm work.
● There should be coordination between the groups to avoid conflicts and for
smooth marketing
THANK YOU !