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This practical manual, entitled “Practical and Practices in Fundamentals of Horticulture” is crucial for students since it contains all the necessary material/information on different aspects of horticultural crops. It is a novel perspective and a great understanding of the basics of horticulture. This manual cover different aspect of horticulture viz., identification of garden tools/equipments, horticultural crops (Fruits, vegetables, and flowers), preparation of nursery bed of raising seedling, propagation of horticultural crops through cutting, grafting, budding and layering. Orchard layout, system of planting, preparation of vegetable seedlings and their transplanting, training, pruning practices in fruit crops. This manual also covers aspects of potting, preparation of pot mixture, major diseases, disorders, insect/pests and their management, identification of different weeds in horticulture crop. Calculation of fungicides, chemical dose concentrations for applying in the field and for laboratory experiments. There are a total twenty three practical's in this manual to impart practical knowledge to the students and will also help in their skill development. The practical manual covers almost all the aspect of horticulture. It contains elaborated information of horticulture for the field exercises. Students would greatly benefit from this practical manual because it contains all of the necessary information about practical activities. This helps students' to improve their practical skills, which would be beneficial to them in their professional careers.