Maharashtra HSC Bifocal Horticulture (B5) case studies
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The Maharashtra HSC Bifocal Horticulture (B5) is a vocational bifocal subject taken alongside the general HSC programme of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. It suits students who want a science-linked, practice-oriented subject with a clear line of sight to agriculture, nursery work, landscaping, food processing or a small farm enterprise, and who may continue into diploma or degree programmes in horticulture, agriculture or allied fields. The Maharashtra HSC Bifocal Horticulture (B5) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,525 words.
1Blossom-End Rot in Drip-Irrigated Tomato on Calcareous Soil
Ramesh Patil grows 0.4 ha of tomato (cv. Abhinav) on raised beds with drip in Jalgaon.
548 words, about 3 min2Downy Mildew Risk and Early Harvest Decision in a Nashik Vineyard
A Nashik vineyard has 1 ha of 8-year-old Thompson Seedless vines pruned on 12 October for an April harvest, with an expected yield of 20 t/ha. At 140 days after pruning the berries are 16–17°Brix, bunch colour is 60–70%, and harvest is about 20 days away.
525 words, about 3 min3Blind Shoots and Heat Stress in a Second-Year Gerbera Polyhouse
A 1,000 m² naturally ventilated polyhouse near Pune has 7,000 gerbera plants in their second year. Since mid-April, 25–30% of shoots are blind (no flower bud), flower diameter has fallen from 10 cm to 7 cm and stems from 55 cm to 40 cm.
469 words, about 2 min4Thrips Damage and Spray Failure in Chilli Before First Picking
A farmer in Jalna has 0.6 ha of chilli (cv. Teja) at 60 days after transplanting.
468 words, about 2 min5Onion Storage, Grading and FPO Sale Timing in Nashik
An FPO in Nashik has 20 t of rabi onion harvested on 15 March. About 30% of bulbs are below 40 mm; the rest are 45–55 mm.
515 words, about 3 min