Resource Book on Horticulture Nursery Management

9. Fig: Poona fig, Dinkar
10. Aonla: Banarasi, Krishna.
11. Sweet orange: Nucellar.
12. Mandarin Orange: Nagpuri
Maintenance of Mother Plant
Mother plants are very important constituent of a nursery. The success of any
nursery depends greatly on the health and vigor of its mother plants. It is therefore
necessary to obtain genetically sound mother plants to produce healthy and vigorous
offsprings. Not only is the selection of mother plants necessary but proper care and
maintenance of these plants is also essential to obtain vigorous and healthy growth. This
can be achieved by taking appropriate care. Mother plants are irrigated regularly.
Manures and Fertilizers are given at proper stages. Diseases and pests are controlled by
spraying fungicides and insecticides. After care and all operations are carried out so as to
get healthy and vigorous bud sticks. First dose of manures and fertilizers is given in June
– July. Second dose is given in September – October. Reproductive growth is strictly
avoided. Only vegetative growth is permitted and maximum bud sticks are produced.
Mother plants are kept healthy by regular testing of the plant material for viruses and
other organisms. Register record about parents, pedigree and bearing habit is kept in
office.
1.3 Glossary
Dry Land Horticulture: Plant Propagation and crop production in arid and semi arid
region with annual rainfall less than 600mm.
Floriculture: Branch of Horticulture which deals with cultivation of flowers and
ornamental crops.
General or Common Nursery: Plant Nursery where all type of seedlings and plants are
produced on a large scale.
Hi-tech Nursery: Fully automated nursery in which all environmental factors are
controlled and manipulated for production of healthy planting materials.
Horticulture: Branch of agriculture which deals with cultivation of garden and
plantation crops, vegetables and ornamentals.
Loan: Capital in terms of money from financing agencies and institutions like banks and
government schemes.
Mechanization: Nursery operations carried out with the help of machines.
Olericulture: Branch of horticulture which deals with cultivation of vegetable crops.
Plant Propagation: Multiplication of plants by using seeds or vegetative plant parts.
Pomology: Branch of horticulture which deals with cultivation of fruit crops.
Skilled labour: Labors having skills about grafting, budding, training, pruning etc.
Tissue Culture Nursery: Technique of vegetative propagation by using tissue under
aseptic conditions with artificial media under laboratory conditions.
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