Under this department we offer courses of Horticulture for the undergraduate degree programme in the faculties of Agriculture. This is a specialized branch of agriculture dealing with Fruit production, vegetable production, landscaping and commercial floriculture, medicinal and aromatic plants and plantation crops. This department mainly concern with land preparation, seeds and sowing, fertilizer management, irrigation scheduling, plant protection, harvesting and threshing, seed production and their processing. Department of Horticulture, in the Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Agriculture, Talsande is a huge department, carrying out teaching activities. The staffs are actively involved in conducting teaching, on-farm activities, educational tours, which make the students be well versed with the subject.
Every day, everyone is affected by horticulture. The fruits and vegetables you eat, each and every day we eat the vegetable and the drinks like tea and coffee. Also the use of herbal medicinal plants in pharmaceutical industries and use of aromatic plants in cosmetic industries. The brief information about all of these is given in Horticulture. Horticulture is the science deals with the study of production technology of fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation crops, aromatic and medicinal plants. In horticulture, its important to understand the properties of the soil and how the soil interacts with the growing crop; what nutrients (fertilizers) the crop needs and when and how to apply these nutrients; the ways that crops grow and develop; how climate and other environmental factors affect the crop at all stages; and how best to control weeds, insects, fungi, and other crop pests. Department of Horticulture, in the College of Agriculture, Talsande is a huge department, carrying out teaching activities. The staffs are actively involved in conducting teaching, on-farm activities, educational tours, which make the students be well versed with the subject. |
Dr. Siddhi Ravindra Patil is an accomplished agricultural academician and researcher specializing in Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping). She currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Agriculture, Talsande, Kolhapur, where she leads key undergraduate coursework and shapes student development programs.
Dr. S. R. Patil earned her Bachelor’s from College of Agriculture Rajmachi, Master’s from college of Agriculture Nagpur and Doctoral degrees in Horticulture from the prestigious Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (Dr.BSKKV), Dapoli. Demonstrating academic excellence throughout her scholastic journey, she secured a distinction in his doctoral studies and was honored with the competitive Doctoral Fellowship from SARTHI, Pune. Her core research work during Ph.D is on “Standardization of growing conditions and media for growing roses and evaluation of rose varieties (Rosa indica) under agroclimatic conditions of konkan region.”
An active contributor to the wider scientific community, Dr. S.R.Patil has authored over 17 research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and holds lifetime memberships in prestigious scientific bodies, including SADHANA, ADA, ISASTR, SABSR society. She recently publishes her book named Textbook on fundamentals of horticulture. Driven by a strong belief in bridging the gap between scientific laboratories and actual fields, she has actively participated in advanced institutional training programs and participated in webinar also.
Assistant Professor | Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Agriculture, Talsande (1 January 2024 – Present)
Assistant Professor | Krushi Tantra Niketan college of agriculture Ashta (1 june 2023 – December 2023)
Research Paper Publication
1)Siddhi R. Patil and Manoj J. Patokar. Performance of Rose (Rosa spp.) on Vase Life Under Different Growing Condition and Different Growing MediaInternational journal of current microbiology and applied sciences 2025,vol.14 number 7.
2)Siddhi R. Patil, Manoj. J. patokar, Rutuja D. Pawar Studies on performance of rose (Rosa spp.) under different growing condition. International journal of Research in Agronomy 2025, SP-8(9): 322-324.
3)Siddhi R. Patil, RG Khandekr, BR Salvi, CD Pawar, VG Salvi, VS Desai.Effect of different growing condition on Vegetative, flowering and yield parameter of rose cv. Gladiator Pharma Innovation Journal2021,1642-1644,10.
4)Siddhi R. Patil, Ranjan.G. Khandekr, Bharat.R. Salvi. Influence of different growing media on vegetative, flowering and yield parameter of rose cv. Gladiator Pharma Innovation Journal 2022,245-247,11.
5)Siddhi Patil, Neha chopde, Manoj J PatokarIntegrated nutrient management studies in Jasminum sambac L.Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2018,7(2) 3778-3780.
6)Siddhi R. Patil, Neha chopde, Ommala kuchanwar, Amruta pawar. Response of Jasminum sambac L. to integrated nutrient managementTrend in Biosciences 2017, 5859-5861.
7)Siddhi R. Patil, Neha chopde, D.M. Panchbhai, M.J. patokar. Effect of chemical and growth regulator on Sprouting, growth and corm yield of gladiolusTrend in Biosciences2017, 5903-5905.
8)Neha chopde, Siddhi Patil, Ommala kuchanwar, V.U. RautGrowth, yield and quality of jasmine vary by integrated plant nutritionJournal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 20176(6):1201-1203.
9)Rutuja D Pawar, Vinod Y More, Siddhi R. Patil, Shatayu S Deshmukh. Influence of polyhouse conditions on flower weight and vase life of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) International journal of Research in Agronomy 2024:SP-7(12):594-596.
10)Pittu Sowjanya, Neha chopde, Siddhi Patil, Nilima Gobade. Studies on vegetative, floral and yield attributes of Gladiolus in response to spacing and corm size Bioinfolet 2016,485,13.
11)Manoj Patokar, R.P.Gajbhiya, Siddhi Patil, S.R. Bayaskar, S.S. moon. Performance of African marigold varieties for growth, flowering and yield under vidarbh condition Journal of soil and crops 2018, 195-198.
12)Manoj Patokar, R.P.Gajbhiya, Siddhi Patil, P.N.Bhute. Yield and quality of African marigold as influenced by different varieties under vidarbha conditions Int. J. Curr. Microbiol.App.Sci 2018, 1493-1498.
13)Rutuja D Pawar, NV Dalvi, Sachin R Dhage, Siddhi Patil. Studies on performance of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) genotype under polyhouse conditions Pharma Innovation Journal 2023:12(2):3573-3575.
14)Neha chopde, Ommala kuchanwar, V.U.Raut, Siddhi Patil.Effect of micronutrient on growth and corm production of gladiolus Journal of soil and crops 2016,26(2):319-322.
15)Pittu Sowjanya, Neha chopde, Reshma V.S Siddhi Patil. Effect of spacing and corm size on growth,flower yield and quality of gladiolusJournal of soil and crops 2017,27(1):101-105.
16)Neha chopde, M.J. Patokar, A.C.Bhaskarwar, Siddhi PatilEffect of Micro-Nutrients on Growth and Flowering Attributes of MarigoldTrend in Biosciences 2017,10(16):2856-2858.
17)Neha chopde, M.J. Patokar, A.C.Bhaskarwar, Siddhi PatilResponse of Marigold to Foliar Application of Zinc and IronTrend in Biosciences2017,10(2):892-894
As per Vth Dean ICAR Committee Syllabus
AS- HORT-121 2(1+1) – Principles of Horticulture crops and plant protection
HORT-243 2(1+1)- Production Technology for fruit and plantation Crop
HORT- 354 2(1+1)- Production Technology for ornamental crop, MAP and Landscaping
ELE-HORT-367 3(2+1)- Landscaping
ELE-HORT-355 2(1+1)- Protected cultivation of horticultural crops
HORT-366 2(1+1)- Post Harvest Management and value addition of Horticultural crop
As per VIth Dean ICAR Committee Syllabus
• SEC-111 (0+2=2) – Post Harvest Management of Horticultural crop
• SEC 123 (0+2=2)- Post Harvest Management of Horticultural crop
• HORT- 354 2(1+1)- Production Technology for ornamental crop, MAP and Landscaping
• HORT- 356 2(1+1)- Introductory Agroforestry
1.Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA)Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan (H.P)
2.Agricultural Doctorates Association (ADA) MPKV, Rahuri (M.S.)
3.Indian Society of Agricultural Science and technology Research (ISASTR) Just Agriculture Group
4.Society of Agriculture and Biological sciences Research(SABSR) Shri Guru ram Rai University, Dehradun(ICAR accredited)
SARTH fellowship: Chief Minister Special Research Fellowship- 2019
Best Horticulturist Award
Excellent Teacher Award
Best Thesis Award
