Resource Book on Horticulture Nursery Management

Materials Used for Packing
Hessian Cloth : Made from the good quality jute fibers.
Sacking Cloth : Made from the raw grade jute fibers.
Plastics : Low & high density polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon.
Paddy and Wheat Straw : For wrapping the earthen ball of the saplings
Sphagnum Moss : For wrapping the earthen ball of the saplings
Dried Grass : For wrapping the earthen ball of the saplings
Moistened Moss Grass : For wrapping up the delicate planting material like
vegetable and ornamental flower seedlings before packing.
Bottles or Tins : For storage of clean seeds
Bamboo-Matted Boxes : For storage of bulbs, tubers and corms
Characteristics of Ideal Packing Material
� It should be cheap, easily available and highly suitable for the material to be packed.
� It should deliver the plants conveniently without affecting the quality and look
attractive to the indenters.
� It should ensure protection against drying out and mechanical injury. It must be
convenient and economical to handle.
� It should be well adapted to transport, loading with security and economy in volume
and weight.
Packaging Material: Seedling Tray
Care of Planting Material during Packing
� Packing of seeds or plants or bulbs etc. should be done carefully so as to supply the
planting material in safe and sound condition.
� During placing of the planting material into a package avoid bruising. Due care of
grafted and budded plants should be taken to avoid the breakage of joint of the graft.
Transportation of Nursery Plants
The plants must be picked up the day they were received by the transport agency.
These agencies do not have proper seedling storage facilities and the seedlings deteriorate
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