Nursery Raising

Contents: 1. Importance of nursery. 2. Types of nursery. 3. Establishment of a nursery. 4. Layout of a nursery. 5. Preliminary operations for raising nursery. 6. Media for propagation. 7. Treatment of growing media. 8. Propagation structures. 9. Tools and accessories for nursery. 10. Stock plant. 11. Management of nursery plants. 12. Routine nursery operations. 13. Seed propagation. 14. Vegetative propagation. 15. Propagation of vegetable crops. 16. Propagation of fruit crops. 17. Propagation of ornamental plants. 18. Propagation of forest plants. 19. Propagation of medicinal and aromatic plants. 20. Raising plants in container. 21. Lifting, packing, storage and sale of nursery plants. 22. Marketing and export of nursery plants. 23. Plant protection measures. 24. Tips for the customers. 25. Horticultural nurseries in India. 26. Selected references. 27. Glossary. 28. Annexure. Index.

"Nursery Raising" is a comprehensive book on the propagation and nursery management of horticultural crops. It presents a compact study of the development of nursery for growing healthy genuine and good quality plant materials. This book provides fundamental informations necessary for raising a horticultural nursery. Special emphasis has been given on raising seedlings, vegetative methods of propagation, stock-bed management, and protection of nursery grown plants. It is written in a very simple and easy to understand conversational style. Inclusion of photographs and line-drawing has made it more attractive. It is hoped that the materials included in this book would be of great help to the students of horticulture, nurserymen, gardeners, growers and extension workers." (jacket)