Layout of Hi-Tech Nursery, Pros and Cons.pptx

This presentation is about the production of quality planting material of fruit crops by Hi-tech methods. Hi-tech nursery needs special attention for plant material production in polyhouse, greenhouse, insect proof house. Layout and establishment of hi-tech nursery are discussed in this presentation.

1. LAYOUT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF HI-TECH NURSERIES: PROS AND CONS Prof. Parshant Bakshi Head, Fruit Science, SKUAST-J KARYASHALA on Hi-Tech Nursery techniques for Production of Elite clones & New Varieties of Temperate Fruits at SKUAST-K on 24-07-23

2. Speaker Introduction ✉ [email protected] 📞 +91 - 9419101601 2 https://www.krishisandesh.com Prof. Parshant Bakshi, Head, Fruit Science and Head, Centre for Organic and Natural Farming, SKUAST-J, J&K is having more than 20 years of experience in research, teaching & extension activities. Dr. Bakshi is having more than 120 publications in national and international journals of repute. He has been adjudged for best poster and oral presentation at various national and International platforms. He has guided 14 research students (08 M.Sc. and 06 Ph.D.) as chairman and 60 as co-chairman and authored 12 books . He handled 03 externally funded project as P.I. and 14 as Co-P.I. He is the life member of 12 societies of Horticulture and is the fellow of Hi-Tech Horticultural Society. He has been nominated by Ministry of Agriculture and represented India in FAO, workshop at Beijing, China 2018 and also attended training in Volcani Centre, Israel in 2012 He has RG score of 23.59; planted 12,000+ fruit plants under Save Horticulture mission and awarded best video by MANAGE in 1 st Agri Film Fest in 2022

3. Introduction Challenges Layout of nursery Components of Hi-tech Nursery Hi Tech propagation Care and Management Legal authorization Advantages Disadvantages Content

4. Introduction Nursery is defined as an area where plants are raised for eventual planting out. The planting materials for horticulture crops are raised from seeds or vegetative parts. Most of the perennials are propagated through vegetative means while annuals through seeds. Hi-tech horticulture can be defined as the precision techniques used for production of crops by efficient use of inputs at proper time and quantity for improving the yield and quality of the produce as well as to get quality plant material.

5. Why Hi-Tech Nursery ?

6. Challenges in Hi-Tech Nursery High pressure on land due to urbanization. Reduced gross cropped area. Poor adaptation of advanced crop management practices. Shortage of labour force. Lack of training facilities Uncertain market prospects and income.

7. Establishment of Hi-tech Nursery Feasibility Study and Business Planning Site Selection and Infrastructure Development Greenhouse Construction and Layout Planning Installation of Climate Control Systems Implementation of Automation and Control Systems Technology Integration Staffing and Training Crop Selection and Production Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

8. Selection of site Site is the basic requirement of a nursery Site is a place upon which one can produce seedlings of plants Nearness to Road Suitable climate: Neither shady nor exposed area Sufficient sunlight Good irrigation facilities Good soil condition Good transport facility

9. Layout of Hi-Tech Nursery

10. Physical Resources for Nursery Land Irrigation Facilities Labour Electricity Road and transport Mother plant Mother bed Propagation structure Hedge and compound Hardening of Nursery Plants Store and Office

11. Hi-Tech nursery components Protected cultivation Glass house Poly house Shade net house Propagation unit Hydroponics Aeroponics Vertical farming

12. Protected Cultivation Growing crops in a controlled environment in which the temperature light relative humidity etc. can be controlled. Types: greenhouse, glass house, shade net, fully automated greenhouse Advantage: The crops can be protected from adverse weather condition and can be cultivated in off season with use of suitable varieties. Hybrid seed and seedling can be produced for high value horticultural crops.

13. Propagation Raising of seedling Runner production in Strawberry Budding Grafting Production Uses of protected structure in Fruit crops Protection Frost Heat Rain and hail Pest and diseases

14. Uses of protected structure

15. Quality planting material Mango Aonla Guava

16. Green House In the Greenhouse, the crops are grown in a controlled environment under naturally ventilated wooden, or bamboo, framed structures. It is covered with UV-stabilized plastic sheets.

17. Shade Net Houses In the shade net houses, the grafts and hardening of various crops are achieved. Normally, the seedlings require a specific temperature to grow but in shade nets, they can be grown in any climatic conditions.

18. Walk-in tunnel It is built with an iron frame and covered with UV film. Almost every type of crop can be grown in the shade nets. Also, they protect the crop from high winds.

19. Plastic Tunnels These tunnels are almost similar to mini-greenhouses. The carbon dioxide is trapped in the tunnel to promote the photosynthetic activity of crops. Moreover , these tunnels protect the plants from climatic extremes such as hail, snow, and wind. a. Plastic low Tunnel b. Plastic high Tunnel

20. Hi-Tech Poly House This protected farming structure is the costly and latest technology in all the structures. A ll the operations used in it like irrigation, temperature controls , raising and lowering plastic walls, etc. are all operated by computers. The use of such structures is highly valued to grow crops.

21. Hydroponics It is a way of developing plants without soil and instead of the use of mineral nutrient solutions in water solvent . The idea at the back of hydroponics is to dispose of the obstacles that exist among the roots, water, vitamins and oxygen for correct growth . The vitamins utilized in hydroponic system can come from different sources like from fish excrement, duck manure or bought chemical fertilizers . Plants usually grown hydroponically consist of Strawberry.

22. Aeroponics Developing plants in an air or mist surroundings without the usage of soil. Unlike hydroponics, which makes use of a liquid nutrient solution as a developing medium and important minerals to sustain plant growth. Water and nutrient are sprayed on plants in form of mist instead of the use of any root feeding med

23. Vertical farming Vertical farming is the preparation of growing crop in vertical layers with the plants grown in temperature, moisture and nutrition managed indoor environments also can assure enhancements in yield while on the equal time restricting environmental externalities. Advantages Better use of space. Minimize water usage. Environmentally friendly.

24. Hi-tech nursery raising techniques Covering with polythene sheets (ensure early germination, thatching can be swapped with transparent/white polythene sheet (150 micron thickness). Poly tunnels for normal weather (The nursery beds are covered with pre fabricated tunnels of size 3m long, 1.5m wide and central height of 1.0m) Sunken nursery for weather extremes (Prepare a trench of any length, 1.2m wide and 50cm deep. Prepare a raised bed of 5-10 cm height at the bottom of the trench. The soil should not be imported from outside the trench. Albeit, FYM (25kg) and inorganic fertilizer mixture (100g) may be added as recommended earlier. Precautions must be observed in applying FYM. It may be treated with fungicide/Trichoderma (1kg/100kg dung) at least 15 days prior to bed preparation. Naturally ventilated polyhouse (For commercial nursery production, naturally ventilated polyhouses can be used. In a polyhouse of 100 m 2 area, 40,000 seedlings can be raised in one batch and we can have a total of five such batches per year.

25. Hi-tech Propagation In recent time, micropropagation has come out as one of the important tool for easy and quick production of large quantity of plant material and has been used in crops like banana, strawberry, citrus etc. There is a high scope in our country for micropropagation of crops specially in clonal apple rootstock, banana and strawberry. Protray growing of seedlings (guava, citrus etc.) can be practiced where the large number of high quantity and quality of seedling can be grown in less area and time without much labour required. Growing of grafted seedlings and propagation of cutting can be done by use of poly bags.

26. Container for propagation and growing young plants Earthen pots Seed pan and seed boxes Polythene bags Plastic pots

27. Potting mixture Different greenhouse production systems are: Soil system/ Ground culture/ Geoponics: It involves growing of crops directly in the natural soil under the greenhouse cover. Soil-Less Culture: Growing of crops in the media other than soil is called soil-less culture which include peat with perlite, vermiculite, sawdust, rock wool, rice hulls, pine bark, peanut hulls, or other mixtures. Cocopeat Rice hull Perlite Vermiculite

28. Care and Management of nursery plants Handling of plants Shading Thinning Watering Weeding Hardening of seedlings Staking De-shooting Disbudding Pinching Pruning

29. Nutrient Management in Hi-tech Horticulture Judicious application of irrigation and nutrients to horticultural plants consequently use of drip irrigation has led to excessive yields and higher quality in fruits like banana, grape, papaya, etc. For efficient nutrient ability site particular application of recommended dose of fertilizers. To conserve time, water and increase the nutrient performance fertigation with drip irrigation additionally been followed which ends into 30-50% water saving.

30. Legal Authorizations for Starting Nursery Business Requires a business license Permits regarding establishment of green houses must be taken before erection of a green house, storage building or warehouse for storing materials Equipment required in a nursery require a property hazard insurance, workmen's compensation if you have paid employees Permissions are also required from the local authorities for availing electricity, water and other facilities.

31. Investigation of Potential Market for Plant Nursery Production of sufficient quantities of good quality material in order to satisfy the customer needs is essential. Advertising is costly but effective in horticulture nursery business .

32. Pros/ Advantages

33. Cons / Disadvantages

34. Assurance of Quality seeds/nursery/ other planting material suitable for protected structures R egular uninterrupted power and water supply to maintain optimal growing conditions in protected structures . Self help group with scientific support for multiplication of quality planting material, Large-scale motivation and training of educated unemployed youths in the field of protected cultivation . Government should support needs to be extended for self fabrication module of temporary low cost structures. Measures to boost Hi-tech nurseries

35. Boom Irrigation: Demonstration in Poly house for Seed Germination   https ://youtu.be/QSOIVas8xJU

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37. Quality planting material is seed of best quality fruit

38. W ater-based farming system is known as ------------------------------ -----------------------------------is the preparation of growing crop in vertical layers with the plants grown Micropropagation Technology park is located at---------------------- Mist chamber is mostly used for--------------------------- Common growing media for sowing of seed in portray------------- Application of fertilizers through irrigation water is known as------------- -------------is a place where seedling, sapling or any other planting material are raised. The growth of plant tissues in artificial media is known as- ------------ 3 P’s of protected structures for fruit crops are ------------- , ------------, ------------ Questions Prof. PARSHANT BAKSHI, HEAD, Division of Fruit Science, SKUAST-Jammu, Chatha

39. Hydroponics Vertical farming TERI, New Delhi Rooting of leaf cutting Coco Peat Fertigation Nursery Plant tissue culture Propagation, Production, Protection Answers Prof. PARSHANT BAKSHI, HEAD, Division of Fruit Science, SKUAST-Jammu, Chatha

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