08 Dec Propagation Techniques in Fruit Plants
फलदार पौधों में प्रसार तकनीक Fruit plants, as basic input have vital importance in the development of fruit industry. However, long gestation period of fruit crops calls for utmost care in selection of planting material and adoption of right technology for its mass multiplication, as any mistake committed during the initial establishment of an orchard may result in huge economic loss at a later stage. In commercial fruit production, planting material should be of high quality, uniform and true to the type. Most of the fruit plants do not produce true to the type progeny when propagated through seed. Since fruit crops are cross pollinated, the progeny produced through seeds are not exactly that of parent. Therefore, fruit plants are mostly propagated through vegetative means like cutting, budding, grafting and through specialized vegetative structures. Prior to planting in the field, the plants are kept in a specialized dedicated area called nursery. Therefore, fruit plant nursery is an area where fruit plants are nurtured during their early stage of growth until they are strong enough to be planted in the orchards. Raising of nursery: Following steps should be taken for raising quality nursery plants: The seed sowing should be done at recommended depth and the transplantation of seedlings is carried out at proper spacing for each kind...