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Inserted by the Act No. 5 of 2017, S.3. (11) "Dean" means the Dean of the subject matter of the Faculty, Faculty of Post Graduate Studies and Students Affairs; (12) "Director" means the Director of Research, or the Director of Extension or the Director of Industrial and International Programmes; (13) "Estate Officer" means the Estate Officer of the University, (14) "Extension" means assisting in process of Transfer of Technology through dissemination of knowledge in collaboration with the Department of Horticulture; (15) "Extension Centre/Unit" means a constituent Centre for transfer of technology of the University; (16) "Faculty" means the faculty in the University as specified in section 16; (17) "Government" means the State Government; (18) "Governor" means the Governor of the State of Andhra Pradesh; (19) "Horticulture" means Agriculture including the basic and applied sciences of,- (a) fruits, vegetables, floriculture, spices and condiments; (b) Plantation crops, hops, medicinal and aromatic plants; (c) Forestry includes Silviculture, Plant breeding, farm forestry, social forestry, conservation of ecology of the biosphere, wild life and their products; (d) Post-harvest Technology including Processing and Marketing; (e) Ornamental horticulture and landscaping; (f) Sericulture; (g) Apiculture; (h) Crop improvement, Production and Management; (i) Soil and Water Management; (j) Horticultural/Agricultural Engineering and Technology; (k) Basic Sciences and Humanities in relation to Horticulture and Agriculture; (l) Mushroom cultivation; (m) Subjects pertaining to Horticultural/Agricultural Technology including bio-technology and rural development. (20) "Hostel" means a place of residence for students of the University maintained or recognized by the University either as a part of or separate from the University; 1[(20a) “institution” means an institution offering academic programmes or research in Horticultural Sciences, or any other courses as may be prescribed by the authorities as defined in the Act and includes a Polytechnic;] 1 . Inserted by the Act No. 5 of 2017, S.3. (21) "Officer" means an officer of the University as specified under section 24 or other person(s) in the employment of the University declared as Officer by the Statutes; 1 [(21a) “polytechnic” means a polytechnic offering courses under Horticultural Sciences, or any other courses as may be prescribed by the authorities, as defined in the Act;] (22) "Prescribed" means as prescribed in the Statutes or Regulations, as the case may be, of the University; 2[(22a) “recognized college or recognized institution” means a college or institution as the case may be recognized by the University under the conditions prescribed;] (23) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University; (24) "Research" means generation of Technologies for improving production of Horticulture crops, (25) "Research and Extension Council" means the Research and Extension Council of the University, (26) "Research Station" means a constituent research and experimental station of the University; (27) "Statutes" and "Regulations" respectively mean the Statutes and Regulations of the Horticultural University made under this Act, (28) "Student" means the person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted; (29) "Teacher / Scientist" means a person not below the rank of an Assistant Professor appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction and/or conducting and guiding research and/or extension programmes, and may include any other person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher; (30) "Teaching" means the Training human resource needs for the development of the State of Andhra Pradesh. (31) "University" means 3[Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University] constituted under Section 3; (32) "University Head" means the Head of the Department / Division of the University; (33) "University Librarian" means the Librarian of the University; (34) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University; (35) "Zonal Station/Regional Station" means a Research Station of the University for a given Zone/Region. 1 . Inserted by the Act No. 5 of 2017, S.3. 2 . Inserted by the Act No. 5 of 2017, S.3.