The community service project focused on horticulture in the village of Mallavolu, India. A survey was conducted to identify problems facing local farmers. Key issues identified included the effects of chemicals, lack of crop scouting, and soil infertility. To address these, the project implemented precision agriculture technologies like drones to reduce costs and pesticide exposure. An automatic plant monitoring system and hydroponics were also utilized to improve yields and farmer health. The results were more efficient production and increased income for farmers through sustainable horticultural practices.

1. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
HORTICULTURE

2. CONTENTS
Overview of the community
Introduction
Survey
Problem Identification
Implementation of project
Result and conclusion

3. Overview of the community
 1. The village Mallavolu is located in Guduru Mandal of Krishna District in the State of
Andhra Pradesh in India. It is governed by Mallavolu Gram Panchayat. It comes under
Guduru Community Development Block. The nearest town is Machilipatnam, which is
about 13 kilometers away from Mallavolu.
 2. Total area of Mallavolu is 2556 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.
 3. The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available
for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.
 4. Postal Address:
Krishna,
Mallavolu,
Andhra Pradesh, India
PIN - 521162

5. INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE
 Horticulture is the art, science and practice of growing and
maintaining plants in different types of environment. • It involves
the propagation, cultivation and processing of fruits, vegetables,
herbs, spices, ornamental plants and flowers.

6.  Types of horticulture:
Pomology (Fruit culture):
The branch of horticulture, concerned with the production, harvesting,
processing, preservation, storage and marketing of
fruits and nuts. Fruits are of different types. Succulent and juicy: grapes,
oranges, mango, pineapple.Hard and dry type: walnut, cashew nut.
Olericulture (Vegetable culture) :
The science and practice of growing, handling, storing, processing and
marketing of vegetables
Floriculture :
The science and practice of growing, handling, storing, processing and
marketing of flowers. It is commercial cultivation of flowering
plants for economically important flowers. Growing of jasmines, rose,
chrysanthemum.
Example: roses, daffodils tulip, carnation, chrysanthemum, orchid, anthurium.

7. Arboriculture :
It is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs. Turf culture and
management includes all aspects of the production and maintenance of turf grass for sports
or leisure use
Ornamental and Landscape Horticulture :
The art of designing gardens, establishing lawns, installing plants and placing ornaments in
the landscape.
Ornamental plants fall under two main groups, namely
(1) Herbaceous ornamentals
(2) Woody ornamentals
Both these may be again divided into flowering ornamentals and non -flowering
ornamentals.

8. SURVEY ON HORTICULTURE
The survey questionnaire will be:
 How much of land it requires ?
 How much time it lives ?
 How much time takes for the production ?
 How much income is coming from the garden ?
 Is it organic or any other ?
 Is it seasonal productions or not ?
 Is there any loss in the production ?
 If any pest occur,what should you do ?
 Problems facing from the garden ?
 What is the control of the leaf spot ?
 Which problems do you face ?
Places we conduct survey
Gollapalem
Mallavolu
Nandamuru
Madaka
Mopidevi

9. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Effect Of Chemicals
In our country majority of farmers spray chemicals without taking basic safety precautions and
suffer from various ailments due to spraying of pesticides.
Crop Scouting
Crop scouting is a crucial step in pest and disease management. It allows the farmer to make
timely decisions and take preventative measures. It saves time and money, allows trends to be
identified, and predicts future threats and potential problems.
Lack Of Fertility In Soil
Soil infertility occurs when there is a physical or chemical problem that impedes its ability to
stimulate healthy plant growth.

10. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT
Agriculture drone Benifits
Safety and Health improvement of our farmer no direct contact with pesticide. Cost Effective For Our
Farmers only 400/ Acre. 90 – 190 litre Water Saving because only required 10L / acre. Saving Time. 10
Min/ Acres

11. Automatic plant monitoring system
The automatic plant monitoring system allows you to track
the status of your plants 24/7. It helps you understand the
best times for watering, fertilizing, and harvesting for each
plant. It also gives you tips on how to take care of your
indoor plants in the winter months and keep them thriving
all year round.
Hydroponics
Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants using a
water-based nutrient solution rather than soil.
Hydroponics” refers to a soil-less growing system at either a
commercial or residential level. These systems help plants
grow by providing water and nutrients through a non-soil
growing medium

12. RESULT AND CONCLUSION
Result
According to our survey we identify various problems faced by the farmers .and
also find out solutions for their problems by using various technologies and other
management techniques in horticulture. For resolving the problems in
horticulture.
Conclusion
Hence we conclude that horticulture plays a crucial role in various sectors like
food system , agriculture etc.. in our daily life. By using different technologies
and also various management techniques improves the production of the crops.
This leads to more income to farmers . This methods will reduce the complexity
of their tasks makes more easy and more efficient. It leads to develop the field
of horticulture more effectively in our country.

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