The Department of Horticulture was established along with the establisment of college of Agriculture, during September 2011. This is one of the major departments in the college of Agriculture, Hanumanamatti. Right now, two Professors with several years of experience are working in the department of horticulture. For under graduate students, the department is offering five courses like Fundamentals of Horticulture, Production technology for vegetable and spices, Production technology for ornamental crops, medicinal, aromatic plants and landscaping, Post harvest management and value addition of to fruits and vegetables and Production technology for fruits and plantation crops. All the aforesaid courses are with 1+1 credits and one more course ie. Agricultural Experiential Learning (AEL) with 0+10 credits. During Agricultural Experiential Learning programme the students themselves have to take up production of different vegetable crops, flower crops, grafting techniques in different fruit plants ( hands on training) and garden establishment. The benefit obtained during AEL course is distributed among the students. The students earn while learning in the college inaddition to gaining the knowledge of diffent techniques in crop production
The department also has instructional farms on mango, sapota, goose berry, tamarind, guava, custard apple, apple, jack fruit, sweet orange, rose apple, avocado, jamun, lime and macademia nut. This gives larger exposure of students to different crops and their varieties. This department has innovative teaching aids like soft boards. For value addition of different fruits and vegetables the students were given thorough trainng. The suitable equpments are utilized for conducting practical classes.
Faculty Members
| Sl No | Name | Designation | Mob.No | e-mail ID |
| 1 | Dr. Ganapathi T. | Professor and Head | 9480019067 | ganapathimohan@gmail.com |
| 2 | Dr. P. Babu | Professor | 9448179621 | babup@uasd.in |
B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) courses
| Sl. No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | HRT 101 | Fundamentals of Horticulture | 2 ( 1+1 ) |
| 2 | HRT 201 | Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices | 2 ( 1+1 ) |
| 3 | HRT 202 | Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, Medicinal & Aromatic plants and Landscaping | 2 ( 1+1 ) |
| 4 | HRT 301 | Producation Technology for Fruits and Plantation Crops | 2 ( 1+1 ) |
| 5 | HRT 302 | Post-Harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruts and Vegetables | 2 ( 1+1 ) |