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  1. 1986-01-01 This handbook discusses factors that can significantly affect the maintenance of quality in fresh fruits, vegetables and florist and nursery stock during cold storage. (2 Copies) 130 pages, illustrated
  2. Key Resource 2021-03-29 Cultivating plants, sharing seeds and cuttings with neighbors, and seeking better crop varieties are as old as agriculture. We use the word “nursery” for places where we care for and nurture things that are precious and vulnerable, like children and plants. Creating habitats to grow healthy...
  3. 1993-10-19 Moringa leaves may help prevent damping off.
  4. 1994-07-19 A technique for removing salts from planting containers.
  5. 1995-03-19 Coconut coir can be used in place of peat for nursery mixes. Coir is the fibrous part of the coconut husk. Tests in Australia and Europe show that this product makes a remarkably adequate substitute for peat.
  6. 2000-09-20 A planting mix for seedlings must promote good growth andprovide sufficient nutrients, water and air to the plant roots. Ordinary rice hulls make a poor material for this purpose, but smoked rice hull is an excellent one. The benefits of smoked rice hull are: it provides a bacteria and...
  7. 2004-11-20 An introduction to setting up and running a profitable nursery. Nursery Management second editionis an introduction to setting up and running profitable and efficient nursery businesses covering production, wholesale and retail nurseries at various scales of operation. The book discusses all the...
  8. This training manual deals with certain teaching and learning strategies that enhance knowledge and skills of the targeted participants focused on the various concepts of nursery management practices and techniques used in the production, maintenance and marketing of quality tree planting...
  9. A plant nursery grows plants from seeds or saplings to the size that most gardeners, landscapers, or larger retail distributors desire for installation into lawns, backyard gardens, floral borders, and other indoor or outdoor areas. A successful nursery offers a wide variety of young plants to...