Horticulture
Horticulture :: Nursery techniques:: Storage

Storage
Seeds are stored in a cool, dry place or kept in desiccator. Living plants should be kept in shade. Bulbs, corms and tubers are stored in single layer over dry sand, flat wooden trays or racks in a well-aerated store room with low temperature and low humidity. Before storing, they may be treated with fungicides and insecticides such as 0.1% benlate or 0.1-0.2%, captan 5% , DDT , BHC, etc.

Marketing
Marketing of plants and planting materials is the most crucial and important part of the nursery business. The production of high quality true to the type and attractive planting materials is absolutely necessary. They must be free from pests and diseases, vigorously growing and bright and colourful.

Export
Export potentiality of nursery products is also very high. Seeds, bulbs, tubers, cactus, flowering plants, foliage plant, unrooted cuttings and cut flowers are exported from India to many countries such as Australia, Netherlands, UAE, Japan, UK, Singapore, Germany, New Zealand, etc.

Exportable Capsicum

Allocation of space
For this model, a nursery covering a total area of 0.5 acre is considered. The space allocation for different purposes is as under :

Space allotment Sq. m.
Mother Plants  560
Pot Nursery 200
Polybag Nursery  350
Ball Nursery including beds 550
Workshed  27
Polyhouse   36
Store cum office  27
Total    1750
15% additional for passage, drainage, etc.        260
Grand Total          2010
Approximately 0.5 acre

Last Update: September 2015


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