Department of Floriculture & Landscape Architecture
Floriculture and Landscape Architecture has in recent times emerged in the form of a lucrative flora industry and an economically viable option in horti-business.
The floriculture industry is growing at a very fast pace globally, with flower consumption increasing at the rate of 18–20% per annum.
The Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture has been functioning since 2016 as one of the major departments among various horticulture departments
at Sri Krishnadevaraya University of Horticultural Sciences, Anantapur. The main objective of the department is to impart basic knowledge and skills to students
on various aspects of identification of different flowers, ornamental crops, and designing landscape gardens in urban areas.
Courses Offered
This department offers the following courses for B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture according to ICAR Fifth Dean’s Committee (upto 2023–24 batch):
- FCLS 1.1.3 - Principles of Landscape Architecture
- FCLS 2.3.1 - Commercial Floriculture
- FCLS 2.3.2 - Ornamental Horticulture
- FCLS 3.3.1 - Elements of Computer Aided Garden Designing
| Course Title |
Credits |
| Commercial Production of Flower Crops | 3(2+1) |
| Urban and Peri Urban Horticulture | 2(1+1) |
| Turf Management | 3(2+1) |
| Protected Cultivation of Flower crops | 3(2+1) |
| Value addition in floriculture | 3(2+1) |
| Principles of Landscape architecture | 3(2+1) |
| Breeding of ornamental crops | 3(2+1) |
| Commercial Floriculture and Landscaping | 3(2+1) |
| Post Harvest handling of floriculture crops | 3(2+1) |
| Floriculture and Landscape Architecture (ELP-404) | 10(0+10) |
| Skill Enhancement courses |
| Landscape Gardening | 2(0+2) |
| Turf and Turf Management | 2(0+2) |
| Computer Aided Designing | 2(0+2)* |