Nursery – Purpose, Importance and Types

Last Updated on June 17, 2020 by Naeem Javid Muhammad Hassani

Plant Nursery Important and Types

What is a Nursery?

A place where plants are grown commercially, either for sale direct to the public or to other retailers.

OR;     An area where we grow and nurse young progeny (an offspring of a person, animal, or plant) of plants is called Nursery.

Purpose of Nursery

• Nurseries are used for artificial plantation. We raise nurseries in those areas where natural regeneration is low or slow.
• Nurseries are raised to get plants of the right size at the right time.
• Nurseries are raised to get such plants which are good in health.
• Nurseries are raised to get plants of the desired spp.

Importance of Nursery

Establishment of nurseries is important for the following reasons:

• Production of proposed size and age of seedlings.
• Production of the desired number of seedlings.
• Production of healthy plants of the desired spp.
• Production of plants of superior quality.
• Production of desired plants at the right time.
• Production of seedlings at a cheaper cost.

Types of Nurseries

There are two types of nurseries:

1. Temporary Nursery
2. Permanent Nursery

Temporary Nursery

Those nurseries which are made for the time being ie for one or two years are called temporary nurseries eg Shisham nurseries at Changa Manga.

• These nurseries are usually made in felling coups so that after felling, regeneration can be done easily or in those areas where afforestation work is needed.
• Soil for these nurseries should be fertile because we do not give fertilizers to these nurseries.
• These nurseries are raised along roadside and canal-side plantations.

Advantages of Temporary Nursery

• Temporary nurseries are at the time called flying nurseries ie these can be shifted to any site.
• Low capital cost
• Reduced transport cost
• Within climatic site conditions
• Skilled labour is not required
• Near planting site

Disadvantages of Temporary Nursery

• Water supply may be poor
• Soil may be poor
• Shortage of trained labour
• All can result in poor quality trees

Permanent Nurseries

Those nurseries which are not temporary but remain year after year are called permanent nurseries. E.g. nursery shown in the above figure

• Such nurseries should be centrally located so that the distribution of plants may be easy.
• It should be near headquartered so that it should be protected and supervised during work.
• These nurseries should be manure and fertilized from time to time.

Advantages of Permanent Nursery

• It is well designed
• It has a good water supply
• Provide required no of plants
• Provide the required size of plants
• Provide good quality of plants
• Has good soil
• Well managed and protected
• Planting material is always available

Disadvantages of Permanent Nursery

• It requires high capital cost
• It requires high transport cost
• Not always in climatic site conditions
• Not always near the planting site
• Permanent and skilled labour is required.

Image: A Permanent Forest Nursery at Dera Murad Jamali Naseerabad Balochistan. | April 3, 2015 | Captured by Author. 

For correction and improvements please use the comments section below.

Read in More Details Here about Nursery Here:

Contents

• Introduction
• Forest Nursery
• The Need for Forest Nursery Raising
• Key task of Nursery Management
• Types and Classification of Nurseries
  • Temporary Nursery
    • Disadvantages of Temporary Nursery
  • Permanent Nurseries
  • Dry and Wet Nursery
    • Dry Nursery
    • Wet Nursery
  • Open-rooted and Potted Nursery
    • Advantages of Open-rooted stock
    • Disadvantages of this nursery are
  • Potted or P-tube nursery
    • Advantages of Potted nursery
    • Disadvantages of Potted Nursery
• Factors Determining Nursery Stock Production Success
  • Administration and Supervision
  • Selection of Nursery Site
    • Species of Stock to be Raised
    • Soil
      • A light sandy loam or loamy sand foundations
    • Water Supply
    • Slope, Aspect, and Environment
    • Adequate Labour Supply
    • Readily Accessible to Main Highways, Railroads, and Electric Power
• Development of a Site for Nursery Raising
  • Plan
  • Area
  • Nursery Buildings
  • Hedges and Fences
  • Drainage and Irrigation
  • Distribution of water
    • Sprinkling
    • Flooding
    • Furrow Irrigation
    • Sub-Irrigation
  • Soil Management
• Cultural and Tending Operations
  • Preparation of Seed Beds
  • Time of Seeding
  • Method of Seeding
  • Covering the Seed
  • Quantity of Seed per given Area of Seed Bed
  • Formula for Seed Quantity
  • Seed Tests
    • Purity Percent
    • Seed Weight
    • Full Seed Percent
    • Moisture Content
    • Germination Percent
    • Germinative Capacity
    • Germinative Energy
  • Watering Seed Beds
  • Weeding and Cultivation
  • Lifting
• Storage of the Nursery Stock
• Transport of Nursery Stock

SEE AlSO

• General Guidelines on Tree Pruning
  Spread the love    3           3SharesLast Updated on July 4, 2018 by Naeem Javid Muhammad Hassani Contents General Guidelines on Tree PruningPurposes of
• Management of Fir (Abies pindrow) and Spruce (Picea smithiana)
  Spread the love                Last Updated on June 15, 2018 by Naeem Javid Muhammad Hassani     MANAGEMENT OF FIR AND SPRUCE (A)    
• Indigenous Vs Exotic Species
  Spread the love                Last Updated on June 15, 2018 by Naeem Javid Muhammad Hassani CHOICE OF SPECIES INDIGENOUS VS EXOTIC CHOICE
• Even-Aged Forests Vs Uneven Aged Forests
  Spread the love                Last Updated on June 15, 2018 by Naeem Javid Muhammad Hassani Even-Aged Forests Vs Un-Even Aged Forests EVEN-AGED UNEVEN-AGED
• Physiography, Bio-geographical and Ecological zones
  Spread the love                Last Updated on June 15, 2018 by Naeem Javid Muhammad Hassani Physiography, Bio-geographical and Ecological zones of Pakistan PHYSIOGRAPHIC

Naeem Javid Muhammad Hassani

NJMH is working as Deputy Conservator of Forests in Balochistan Forest & Wildlife Department (BFWD). He is the CEO of Tech Urdu (techurdu.net) Forestrypedia (forestrypedia.com), Majestic Pakistan (majesticpakistan.pk), All Pak Notifications (allpaknotifications.com), Essayspedia, etc & their YouTube Channels). He is an Environmentalist, Blogger, YouTuber, Developer & Vlogger.

techurdu.net