COURSE CONTENT

Plant Propagation and Nursery Management

 TOPICS LABORATORY ACTIVITIES

I. General introduction to plant

propagation
II. Review on Plant Development

Seed Germination

Seed Dormancy

Juvenility

Bud Dormancy

III. Sexual/seed propagation Seed Germination Activity: Calculation

of Germination (%), Identification of
Factors affecting Germination
IV. Cutting Propagation Cutting Propagation for Ornamental Plants

V. Grafting and Budding Grafting and Budding for Fruits and

Vegetables
VI. Layering Layering Activity for Tropical Fruits

Extraction, preparation of Natural Growth

XI. The nursery growing Preparation, Identification of
media growing media
XII. Irrigation (Water
management) of
Nursery crops

XIII. Pest and disease

management in the nursery

VIII. General introduction to

nursery and nursery management
IX. Nursery Classification

X. Establishment of nursery/ Designing and Nursery Establishment

nursery site and location

Note:
Additional Laboratory activities may be added.
Materials for Laboratory Activities
1. Pruning Shear

2. Budding knife

3. Plastic/ grafting tape

4. Blades

5. Disposable gloves

6. Disposable gown