Resource Book on Horticulture Nursery Management

30 per plant, however if the mango grafts are raised in the bigger polybags and are tended
to attain a height of 5 feet and above the cost of such plants increases. Thus the unsold
plants can be raised and maintained for future sale and transplanted into larger bags to
accommodate growth of roots. This becomes an additional source of income. The sale of
such plants is dependent on the height of plants. Big nurseries in and around the urban
townships have now started sale of grafts and seedlings of plants based on age and height
that are in demand. This type of innovative raising of plants attract the farmers because
advanced age and height of plants saves the crucial 2 to 3 years of gestation required
before the fruit orchard comes for bearing.
Other source of income can be from realization of commission, consultancy fee,
subsidy, donation and minor sale of weedgrass, fuel wood etc from nursery.
3. Records Maintenance for Sale and Income
The nursery should maintain the record of mother plants illustrating both the
rootstock and the scion trees as well. Additionally it should also to maintain separate
record of production of grafts and seedlings and sale of plants. The formats of
maintaining the records are mentioned below and the illustrated formats are as per the
provisions and directions of Maharashtra Fruit Plants Nursery Act 1969.
Source of Rootstock and Scion material in nursery
Land Survey No
of Mother Plants
Record of Production in Nursery
Name of Fruit Plant
and type/variety
Record of Sale of Plants from Nursery
Date of
Sale
Name of Fruit Plant and Tree number allotted to the
type/variety
fruit tree
Rootstock Scion material Rootstock Scion
Name & Address
of person to whom
plants are sold
Tree number allotted
to the tree
Rootstock Scion No of Grafts
produced
Record of source of
rootstock and scion
Rootstock
number
Scion
number
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Rate of Sale
per plant
No. of plants
ready for sale and
plantation
Remarks