Plant Nursery Management : How to Start and Operate a Plant Nursery

Ray, P.K.

ISBN 10: 8172337671 / ISBN 13: 9788172337674

Published by Scientific Pub, 2012

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Types of Nurseries 3 Developing a business plan 4 Selecting nursery site 5 Nursery Layout and Design 6 Selecting plants and establishing mother blocks 7 Propagation 8 Plant Containers and Nursery Equipments 9 Rooting and Growing media 10 Sowing Transplanting Potting and Bedding out 11 Fertilizing Nursery Plants 12 Irrigation and Drainage 13 Plant Hardening and Growth Regulation 14 Weeds Insect Pests and Diseases 15 Nursery Stock Management and Production Risks 16 Greenhouse Production 17 Quality Standards 18 Breeding New Types and IPR 19 Business Records and Accounting 20 Setting Prices and Marketing 21 Reviving a Sick Nursery 22 Importing and Exporting Planting Materials 23 Human Resource Management and Customer Care 24 Nursery Laws and Regulations Subject IndexThe main objective of the book is to provide concise but complete information on "How to Start and Operate a Plant Nursery" It offers a cohesive treatment of the subject covering fundamental principles of plant science and business management to operate a plant nursery in a highly profitable manner The book provides both general and specific information on the full range of topics related to nursery management It explains in great detail how to run business that raise and sell plants for substantive profit This is an essential reading not only for graduating students but for anyone considering entry into the nursery business and also for those already in the nursery industry It meets the requirement of a course entitled ?Plant Propagation and Nursery Management? taught at UG and PG level in Agriculture Horticulture Forestry courses at Universities in India or abroad Besides students a wide range of people including horticulturists research scholars gardeners florists foresters arborists plant propagators nursery operators and extension workers who desire a good understanding of the subject would find this book as an indispensable guide 400 pp. Seller Inventory # 101598

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Title: Plant Nursery Management : How to Start and ...

Publisher: Scientific Pub

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

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