Resource Book on Horticulture Nursery Management

5.3 Glossary
De-Potting: Removal of plant from the pot is known as de-potting.
Drainage : Drainage means the process of removing excess water from the soil or bed or
pot.
Mulch : Mulch is a layer of organic materials like bark, sphagnum peat moss, muck peat,
compost, pine needles or inorganic materials like gravel, plastic, or any similar
material uniformly spread on the surface of the soil under plants.
Mulching : Mulching is the practice of placing some mulch materials in the nursery beds
mainly to regulate soil temperature, conserve moisture and suppress weed growth.
Packing : It is defined as placing the nursery plants or plant propagating materials into a
suitable container for easy storage and transport.
Plant Growth Regulators: Plant growth regulators are the chemical compounds other
than nutrients which are required in a small quantity to regulate, modify or inhibit
the plant physiological processes.
Plant Hormones: Plant growth hormones are the chemical compounds synthesized by
the plant inside its body and are transported from the site of production to site of
action to regulate, modify or inhibit the plant physiological processes.
Potting : When a plant is transferred from seed bed or a flat bed to pot, this is called
potting.
Pruning : Pruning is an operation for the removal of live or dead branches and pest and
disease infested branches from nursery plants for the improvement the structure and
health of the nursery plants.
Re-potting: The act of transfer of plants from one pot to another pot is called as
repotting.
Sanitation: The formulation and application of measures designed to protect plant health.
Training: Training may include operations leading to staking or supporting to a nursery
plants and it also primarily done to give proper shape to the nursery plants.
5.4 Points To Remember
1. Sanitation and drainage are the basic requirements in a horticulture nursery.
2. Training, Pruning, Potting, Repotting and Mulching are the regular operations to be
carried out in any horticulture nursery.
3. Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) are used in liquid, powder or paste form in plant
propagation nurseries.
5.5 Self Check Questions
Answer the following questions
1. What is the importance of sanitation and drainage in plant propagation nursery?
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