ABSTRACT

Plants material of various fruit crops have not only to be raised efficiently and scientifically, for which skilled knowledge in raising and management of nurseries is needed, but also these have to be transported quickly from nurseries to place where these plants materials will be grown. Availability of quality planting material is one of the most importanant requirement for increasing the production and productivity of any fruit crops. Nursery is a place where seedlings, samplings or any other planting materials are raised and sold out in gardens and orchards. The main component of an ideal nursery may be Primary nursery is the place where seeds are sown and maintained for production of rootstocks. The crops like papaya, guava, citrus having small seeds are sown in primary nursery and 15-20 days after germination it must be transplanted in the secondary nursery.