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Course Title: Fundamentals of Horticulture Course Code: HRT-140

The document discusses nursery management techniques for horticultural crops. It describes how vegetables are grouped based on whether they are direct sown or transplanted. Transplanting provides advantages like better growth conditions. Factors to consider for choosing a nursery site include proximity to fields, drainage, and a reliable water source. Different nursery facilities like greenhouses are outlined. The document provides detailed steps for raising a healthy nursery, including bed preparation, seed treatment, and proper care of seedlings.

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Course Title: Fundamentals of Horticulture Course Code: HRT-140

The document discusses nursery management techniques for horticultural crops. It describes how vegetables are grouped based on whether they are direct sown or transplanted. Transplanting provides advantages like better growth conditions. Factors to consider for choosing a nursery site include proximity to fields, drainage, and a reliable water source. Different nursery facilities like greenhouses are outlined. The document provides detailed steps for raising a healthy nursery, including bed preparation, seed treatment, and proper care of seedlings.

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Lecture: 14

Course Title: Fundamentals of Horticulture


Course Code: HRT-140
NURSERY
MANAGEMENT
GROUPS OF VEGETABLES BASED
ON PLANTING TECHNIQUES

 DIRECT SOWN
 Peas, Beans, root Crops & cucurbits

 TRANSPLANTED
 Tomato, Brinjal, Chillies, Capsicum,
Onion, Cole Crops, lettuce etc.
ADVANTAGES OF
NURSERY GROWING
 EASY & CONVENIENT TO LOOK AFTER THE TENDER &
YOUNG SEEDLINGS IN SMALL & COMPACT AREA
 PROVIDES FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH
 HELPS IN AVOIDING A PART OF UNFAVOURABLE
WEATHER CONDITION
 HELPS IN GETTING AN EARLY CROP
 NURSERY PLANTS CAN BE EASILY PROTECTED AGAINST
INSECT PESTS & DISEASES
 ECONOMY OF LAND, SEED & OTHER SOURCES
PRINCIPLE

 Direct seeded crops often grow slowly through


the seedling stage and show poor light
interception & much of the light falls on the
bare soil which is wasted.
 Transplanted vegetables produce the necessary
leaf canopy at a much faster rate than the
direct seeded crop and retain this advantage
provided there are no post planting checks and
crop growth restrictions.
 Cost of seed also influences the
choice between direct seeding and
transplanting
Choosing a vegetable
nursery site

 1. Environmental factors
 This refers to natural features of the
land, which may greatly influence the
cost of operation and facilitate
management of the nursery.
Proximity to planting site (main field) are:

 i) Cost of transporting the seedlings to the


field is minimized.
 ii) Less risk of loss of seedlings during
transportation, and seedling failure after
transplanting.
 iii) Reducing the chances of transmitting or
redistributing soil-borne pathogens through
seedling roots or earth balls over long
distances.
Land gradient (steepness of the land)

 It is desirable to have the nursery on a


level ground with good drainage.

Nursery soils
 Favourable soil conditions (good drainage,
absence of toxicity, fertile, etc.).
Water supply
 A nursery should be located where a
reliable, abundant and inexpensive
supply of uncontaminated water is
available. Water supply could be from
wells, boreholes, natural streams or
irrigation channel
Types of nursery facilities

 Greenhouses - environment fully


controlled
 * Nethouse - environment partially
modified
 * Open field - where climatic conditions
are normally favourable for the crops
grown.
Media for raising seedlings
 Fertile soil
 sufficiently firm enough and dense to hold
seeds in place during germination.
 sufficiently porous to let excess water drain
away
 have a high water holding capacity.
 free from weed seeds, nematodes and other
pathogens.
 not be toxic to plants
Raising of Healthy Nursery
 Quality Seed
 Sufficient amount of Organic Matter in the
Nursery Area
 Length of the nursery bed can be increased
or decreased depending on the land
availability
 Breadth of the bed should not be 1 m & in no
case more than 1.2m to ensure weeding
without entering into the nursery bed
Raising of Healthy Nursery
Nursery Bed
 3m X1m X15cm

 20-25 Kg well rotten FYM


DETAILED PROCEDURE
 Seed treatment with fungicide @2-3g/ Kg
 Sow the seeds in lines 5cm apart & cover with
thin layer of FYM
 Cover the seeds with dry grass
 Irrigate the beds twice in summers, both morning
& evening
 One irrigation sufficient during winters
 The beds must remain moist but not wet
otherwise “damping off disease of seedlings’’
appears
DETAILED PROCEDURE-cont.
 After germination remove the dry grass during
day time but cover the beds at night during
winter period
 For good healthy seedlings, urea spray of 0.3
per cent can be given when plants are 8-10cm
tall
 After 4-6 weeks, the plants become 10-15 cm
tall and are ready for transplanting
DETAILED PROCEDURE-cont.
 Stop irrigating the nursery beds 3-4 days before the
date of transplanting, so that the plants harden
 On the day of transplanting, irrigate the bed, then
uproot the seedlings for transplanting
 Transplanting should always be done in the afternoon
& only the healthy seedlings should be used for
transplanting
 Fix the plants well & water them daily till their
establishment in field
Beds are made, approximately 1 meter wide. They can be as
long a desired
A clear walking path between two beds is important to access beds on
both sides. Vermicompost and well-decomposed cow-dung are mixed
into the beds
The compost and dung are worked into the soil and large, hard chunks of
soil are either broken down or removed so that the bed is fine and
powdery. Using a stick, furrows are made along the width the of the bed,
leaving a gap of approximately 5cm or as wide as four-fingers
Bed preparations in scientific way
Seeds are sprinkled in a straight line into the
furrows
After sowing seeds, sprinkle a thin layer of soil and compsot
mix on the seeds , A woman brings in the hay that will be
used to mulch the beds
Straw is then used to cover the beds (mulch) to keep the seeds warm
and allow them to germinate. The straw can be removed as soon as the
seeds are seen to sprout.
Raising seedlings

Healthy seedlings in trays Tomato seedlings

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