Question

Describe five management practices carried out in a nursery bed.

Answer 1

1. Mulching –Prevent excessive evaporation and also moderates the soil temperature.
2. Watering-done in the morning and evening
3. weed control-nursery should be kept free from weed by uprooting weed using hands.
4. Pricking out-excess seedlings should be uprooted and planted in an adjacent seedling bed
5. Shading :Should be elected over the nursery bed avoiding dark conditions.
6. Pest and diseases control-pest and diseases should be controlled throughout
7. Hardening off-before the transplanting the seedling are hardened frequently and reducing the amount of shaded