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ABOUT CROPPING SYSTEMS
Types of cropping systems: 1 orchard planting patterns: - contour or strip cropping - square - rectangular - quincunx - hexagonal or triangular - hedgerow - intercropping. 2 intensive cultivation 3 monoculture 4 rotation 5 multiple/companion planting 6 successional 7 intercropping 8 relay intercropping 9 hydroponics....		View PDF
CONTRACT GROWN NURSERY PALM STOCK
Physical Requirements: The palm shall be field or nursery grown, and transported balled and bur lapped to the nursery. It shall be heeled at the nursery until planting at their final locations. Condition: When inspected, the palms shall not show sign of pests, diseases or infection, signs of nutrient deficiencies or toxicities, and shall not be mec...		View PDF
CONTROL MEASURES FOR ORGANISMS WHICH AFFECT PLANT PRODUCTION
Nursery areas to watch/treat are: Media, seeds, plant material (vegetative), propagation shed, glasshouse, tools and equipment (e.g. pots, germinating trays, secateurs, grafting knives). Methods of treating soil and potting media: Air/steam treatment, Sterilisation, Fumigation. Seed treatment: Surface sterilise - Calcium hypochlorite, Heat treatm...		View PDF
CROPPING SYSTEMS
1 Orchard Planting Patterns: - Contour or strip cropping - Square - Rectangular - Quincunx - Hexagonal or Triangular - Hedgerow - Intercropping. 2 Intensive Cultivation 3 Monoculture 4 Rotation 5 Multiple/Companion Planting 6 Successional 7 Intercropping 8 Relay Intercropping 9 Hydroponics. Orchard planting: Contour Planting or Strop Cropping, Squa...		View PDF
DO'S AND DONT'S OF NURSERY HYGIENE
Do's and dont's: Never feel texture of media with dirty hands. Never walk over treated soils with dirty boots. If plant material falls onto the floor it must be dipped again in a surface sterilant. Never touch cuttings etc, unnecessarily. Always disinfect hands. Remove all dead, dying or diseased plant material daily. Don't walk aro...		View PDF
GENERAL TASKS OF A RETAIL NURSERY PERSON
A nursery person will have to be able to Answer client phone enquiries. Be pleasant and enthusiastic to clients. Check all plant name tags are correct and spelt correctly. Check all plant ties and stakes, redo if necessary. Fertilisers and garden accessories to be stacked neatly and prepared for sale. Garden ornaments to be cleaned and tagged corre...		View PDF
GENERAL TASKS OF A WHOLESALE NURSERY PERSON
When working in a wholesale nursery you will have to be able to Check all plant name tags are correct and spelt correctly. Check all plant ties and stakes, redo if necessary. Check and maintain machinery and tools. Check and maintain chemical storage shed making sure chemicals are stored correctly. Check which plants are ready to be potted up. ...		View PDF
GROWING MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTAINERISED NURSERY STOCK FOR CONTRACT
The scope under this section includes description of materials required to grow containerised plants. Desert planting soil shall be imported from an area designated by the Horticultural Section of the local council. The soil shall be free-draining, non-toxic and capable of sustaining healthy plant growth. The soil shall not contain calcium carbona...		View PDF
INTRODUCTION TO NURSERY SANITATION
In the past, nursery people produced plants in a condition which was conductive to plant growth but also conductive to growth of plant diseases. Disease was regarded as a necessary evil and the nurseryperson lost large numbers of plants regularly. The labour costs were relatively low, so the nurseryperson propagated extra plants to account for this...		View PDF
MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO NURSERIES FOR POTTING MIXES
Materials available to nurseries for potting mixes include the following: 1. Peats and Peatmosses 2. Pine Bark 3. Sawdust 4. Sand 5. Perlite 6. Vermiculite 7. Plastic Foams 8. Rice Hulls 9. Bagasse 10. Peanut Shells 11. Soil 12. Composts....		View PDF
 
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