Saturday 30 April 2016

The Role Of Plant Nursery

By Roger Schmidt


Nurseries are important components in horticulture. The production of grafts and seedlings within nurseries help in minimizing the cost. In other words, it becomes cheaper to grow plants in nurseries compared to letting them grow in the field. Care expenses are minimized as any kind of improvements or other care practices can be done within one area, which is Plant Nursery. In other words, maintenance cost is highly minimized.

Another advantage of growing plants from the nursery is that planting materials are usually available before season commences. This is indeed very important in that money and time required to look for seedlings from other places is also highly reduced. In addition to that, effort required by farmers in raising seedlings from other places is also made simpler.

To maintain purity of a certain breed of plants, it is advisable to take care of seedling while in nurseries. This will play a great role in maintaining genetic purity of a plant. However, if planting is normally done in field without use of nurseries, there might be some contamination in that little care is attainable. To ensure that required output is maintained, it is important to ensure that appropriate quality and quantity is well checked.

When intending to produce, produce for business purposes, one should commence by setting up a nursery so as to contribute positively to the quality intended. This will help in promoting the success of business. Both the reputation and image of trader will be greatly influenced in type of products he or she brings into the market. Such markets could either be local or international ones. Exporting products that are above international standards will greatly help rising demands of products.

Setting up nurseries ensures that there is adequate generation of employment opportunities. This is indeed important not for only the owner of the nursery, but also for other kind of professionals. People who may have required expertise in performing roles such as potting and even budding may really help in performing required role. The employed people in this case include those who are skilled, unskilled and also semi-skilled.

In places experiencing unfavorable climatic conditions, it is important to plant these kinds of plants in nurseries. Places that are very hot may make it necessary to plant plants in nurseries because such harsh climatic conditions can be controlled. It becomes very easy to do watering and at the same time, temperatures may be controlled by coming up with right methods of protecting these kinds of plants.

Nurseries can be classified into two main types depending on time or the duration. Temporary nursery is normally done with intention of fulfilling and providing what is required for a certain season. In other words, when season is over, it is demolished. On the other hand, permanent one is used for the production of plants continuously so that the intended goal can be met. We also have fruit plant nurseries in, which crops that are intended to produce required fruits are produced.

Vegetable nurseries help in growth of cabbages and tomatoes for intended purposes. We also have flowers plants nurseries. These kinds of nurseries are important in growth of plants like; carnation, salvia, petunia and also rose, that are important in flower production. On the other hand, forest nurseries are intended to produce seedlings for plants that help in forestation.




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