PADDY
1.1 Morphology of paddy plant
1.2 Soil and climatic requirements
1.3 Varieties/clones cultivated in Malaysia
1.3.1 Wet paddy
1.3.2 Upland paddy
1.3.3 Aerobic paddy
1.4 Propagation
1.4.1 Types of planting material
1.4.2 Methods of propagation
1.4.3 Advantages and disadvantages of each propagation methods
1.4.4 Wet nursery and box nursery
1.5 Field Planting
1.5.1 Land preparation – Materials and methods used
1.5.2 Planting and transplanting techniques
1.5.3 Planting distance and planting density
1.6 General Maintenance
1.6.1 Fertilizer requirement, schedule and symptoms of deficiency
1.6.2 Identification of pests and diseases and their control
1.6.3 Irrigation systems
1.7 Harvesting
1.7.1 Harvesting criteria
1.7.2 Harvesting methods: Manual / Mechanical
1.7.3 Technology used
1.7.4 Problems involved in harvesting
1.8 Processing
1.8.1 Preparation methods before milling
1.8.2 Flow of processing


COCOA
2.1 Morphology of cocoa plant
2.2 Soil and climatic requirements
2.3 Clones
2.3.1 Original and principal clones cultivated in Malaysia
2.3.2 Characteristics and yield potential of commercial clone
2.4 Propagation
2.4.1 Types of planting materials
2.4.2 Methods of propagation and shortcoming of various propagation methods
2.5 Field Planting
2.5.1 Techniques of transplanting and field planting
2.5.2 Planting distance and planting density
2.5.3 Shading and intercropping
2.6 General Maintenance
2.6.1 Fertilizer requirement, schedule and symptoms of deficiency
2.6.2 Identification of pests and diseases and their control
2.6.3 Pruning methods and techniques
2.7 Harvesting
2.7.1 Harvesting criteria
2.7.2 Methods of harvesting
2.7.3 Technology used
2.8 Processing
2.8.1 Fermentation and drying methods
2.8.2 Grading
2.8.3 Products



PEPPER
3.1 Morphology of pepper plants
3.2 Soil and climatic requirements
3.3 New varieties in Malaysia
3.3.1 Original and principal varieties cultivated in Malaysia
3.3.2 Characteristics and yield potential for commercial production
3.4 Propagation
3.4.1 Types of planting materials
3.4.2 Nursery preparation and methods of propagation
3.5 Field Planting
3.5.1 Techniques of field planting
3.5.2 Planting distance and planting density
3.5.5 Support systems
3.6 General Maintenance
3.6.1 Fertilizer requirement schedule and symptoms of deficiency
3.6.2 Identification of pests and diseases and their control
3.6.3 Pruning methods and techniques
3.7 Harvesting
3.7.1 Harvesting criteria
3.7.2 Methods of harvesting
3.7.3 Technology used
3.8 Processing
3.8.1 Black pepper processing
3.8.2 White pepper processing

PINEAPPLE
4.1 Morphology of pineapple plant
4.2 Soil and climatic requirements
4.3 New varieties in Malaysia
4.3.1 Original and principal varieties cultivated in Malaysia
4.3.2 Characteristics and yield potential for commercial production
4.4 Propagation
4.4.1 Types of planting materials
4.4.2 Nursery preparation and methods of propagation
4.5 Field Planting
4.5.1 Techniques of field planting
4.5.2 Planting distance and planting density
4.6 General maintenance
4.6.1 Fertilizer requirement, schedule and symptoms of deficiency
4.6.2 Identification of pests and diseases and their control
4.6.3 Flower induction and hormone for fruits development
4.7 Harvesting
4.7.1 Harvesting criteria

Q1 : Part will be taken this course?
A1 : Part 4 for Diploma In Planting Industry Management students.