Mohit Yadav ✈️

Landscape Design and Planning: Lead the design, development, and maintenance of the airport’s landscaping and green spaces, ensuring alignment with environmental sustainability goals and aesthetic standards. Landscape Development Projects: Oversee and manage large-scale landscape development projects, from conceptualization through to implementation, ensuring high-quality execution and timely completion. Plant Selection and Placement: Select and recommend appropriate plant species for different airport zones (e.g., terminals, parking areas, gardens, etc.), ensuring visual appeal, low maintenance, and compliance with airport standards. Maintenance and Upkeep: Supervise daily horticulture activities including plant care, soil management, irrigation systems, and pest control to ensure the grounds are maintained to the highest standards. Sustainability and Green Practices: Implement environmentally sustainable practices in landscaping, including water-efficient irrigation systems, the use of native plants, and waste reduction techniques. Team Management: Lead a team of horticulturists and groundskeepers, providing training, setting performance expectations, and ensuring effective teamwork. Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with airport authorities, facility managers, contractors, and designers to ensure seamless integration of landscaping with other airport operations. Budgeting and Resource Management: Oversee the budget for landscape development and maintenance, ensuring cost-effective solutions and proper resource allocation. Compliance and Safety: Ensure all landscaping and horticultural activities comply with airport regulations, safety standards, and environmental laws.

As an Assistant Horticulturist for the Lucknow Airport Landscape Development project, I played a key role in transforming and maintaining the airport's green spaces, ensuring aesthetic appeal and environmental sustainability. My responsibilities included: Designing, implementing, and maintaining landscaping plans to enhance the visual appeal of the airport premises. Overseeing the selection and cultivation of native plants, shrubs, and trees suitable for the local climate. Ensuring efficient irrigation systems, pest control, and soil management practices to support healthy plant growth. Collaborating with architects, engineers, and other team members to integrate green spaces seamlessly with the airport's infrastructure. Monitoring the overall health of the landscape, identifying potential issues, and applying necessary corrective measures. Educating and training staff on horticultural best practices to maintain high standards of care for all green areas.

Conducted research on landscape development and plant growth, focusing on improving maintenance practices for a variety of ornamental and edible plants. Managed plant nursery operations, including soil preparation, propagation, and seasonal care for a wide range of plant species. Utilized hydroponic and other soil-less growing methods to cultivate leafy vegetables under controlled environments with grow lights for edible purposes. Monitored and analyzed plant growth under various lighting conditions to optimize yield and quality of vegetables. Designed and implemented experiments to assess the effects of grow light intensity, duration, and spectrum on vegetable growth and nutritional content. Worked closely with a team of horticulturists to ensure plant health, pest control, and effective plant breeding techniques. Provided ongoing care and maintenance for plants in the nursery, including watering schedules, fertilization, pruning, and pest management. Analyzed data on plant growth rates and environmental conditions to refine cultivation techniques and improve plant productivity. Assisted in preparing technical reports and research papers based on experimental outcomes, presenting findings to supervisors and stakeholders.

Provided expert knowledge of plant species, care instructions, and plant identification to customers, ensuring a personalized and informed shopping experience. Delivered exceptional customer service by assisting clients in selecting plants, gifts, and decor items that matched their needs and preferences. Managed sales transactions, processed payments, and maintained inventory records for a wide range of plants and decor products. Trained and mentored staff on plant care, customer service skills, and sales techniques to drive team success. Developed and executed merchandising strategies to highlight key products and seasonal items, improving store visibility and customer engagement. Fostered strong customer relationships, resulting in repeat business and positive word-of-mouth referrals. Maintained knowledge of current trends in plant care and home decor to better assist customers with up-to-date product offerings.

Experiment Learning program (ELP) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Full-time Jan 2021 - Jun 2021.6 mos Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Remote ★Experiment based Learning Program for Horticulture Commercial Horticulture ® Floriculture & Landscaping Agriculture Waste Management Protected Cultivation of High value Flowers and Vegetables Soilless Hydroponic Farming and Types of Hydroponic System in depth Overview of different Hydroponic Nursery Management (Mango, Guava, Aonla, Bougainvillea, Marigold, tuberose, ) Expertise in Developing and Maintenance of Kitchen Garden Food Processing and Value addition of Horticultural Crops Seed production and Technology Organic Production Technology Production Technology of Bio- agents and Bio- fertilizers Mushroom Cultivation Technology Commercial Beekeeping Soil, Plant, Water and Seed Testing