Maharashtra HSC Horticulture (Vocational) case studies
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The Maharashtra HSC Horticulture (Vocational) is a higher secondary vocational subject offered under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE). It gives Class 11–12 students a structured, practical grounding in horticulture as a career-oriented subject, and it is chosen by candidates who want a science-linked vocational stream rather than a purely academic one. The Maharashtra HSC Horticulture (Vocational) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,849 words.
1Iron Chlorosis in a Calcareous Vineyard: Treating the Soil or the Leaf?
A 1.5 ha Thompson Seedless vineyard on Dogridge rootstock in Niphad taluka, Nashik, has been under drip fertigation for six years. Bunch weight has fallen from about 350 g to 240 g over three seasons.
923 words, about 5 min2Tomato Leaf Curl After Three Weeks of Intensive Spraying
A 0.4 ha crop of a private hybrid tomato in Jalna district was transplanted 45 days ago at 60 x 45 cm. Plants show upward cupping and curling of leaves, shortened internodes and bunched growth; 35-40% of the stand is affected, and whitefly adults are running 12-15 per leaf on the undersides.
943 words, about 5 min3Heat, Dry Air and Salt Build-Up in a Gerbera Polyhouse
A 1,000 m2 naturally ventilated polyhouse near Talegaon, Pune, with a 200-micron UV-stabilised film roof and 50% shade net on top, grows gerbera on raised beds at 6 plants/m2 (6,000 plants) in a soil-coco peat mix. Last season output was 25 stems per plant with 55 cm stems and 9 cm flowers, sold at Rs 8 per stem to a Pune wholesaler.
976 words, about 5 min4A Banana Consignment that Lost Value Between Field and Market
A 2 ha Grand Naine banana plantation in Raver taluka, Jalgaon, shoots bunches over about eight weeks. The grower harvested 12 t in a single lot 70 days after flower opening, when fingers were still angular and only about three-quarters full.
989 words, about 5 min5A Ratnagiri Alphonso FPO Weighs a Retail Chain Offer
A Ratnagiri FPO with 62 members and 90 ha of GI-tagged Alphonso expects 450 t this season. About 70% of the crop is sold at flowering to pre-harvest contractors at a lump Rs 45/kg on estimated weight; the rest goes loose to local markets.
1,018 words, about 5 min