Volume 1 – Nursery Planning, Development and Mgmt.
(out of print, only available on CD)
(out of print, only available on CD)
The authors provide information and guidance on how to start a container tree nursery. How does one build a nursery from scratch and equip it? What are the processes involved in growing container seedlings? How does one manage the process and the people?
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Initial Planning and Feasibility Assessment
Pages 3-26
- Introduction
- Sources of Planting Stock
- Evaluating the Present Nursery Market
- Estimating Product Costs
- Feasibility Assessment and Development Tactics
- Summary
- Literature Cited
Chapter 2 – Site Selection
Pages 27-46
- Introduction
- Critical Site Selection Criteria
- Secondary Site Selection Criteria
- Evaluation of Alternative Sites
- Summary
- Literature Cited
Chapter 3 – Nursery Design and Site Layout, Pages 47-98
- Introduction
- Types of Propagation Environments
- Selecting a Propagation Structure Designing a Propagation Environment
- Service Buildings
- Site Layout and Orientation
- Summary
- Literature Cited
Chapter 4 – Environmental Controls and Seedling Production Equipment
Pages 99-152
- Introduction
- Environmental Controls and Instrumentation
- Benches and Supports for Containers
- Handling Equipment for Materials and Seedlings
- Seedling Production Equipment and Supplies
- Seedling Harvesting Equipment
- Summary
- Literature Cited
Chapter 5 – Nursery Management
Pages 153-188
- Introduction
- Organization
- Personnel and Supervision
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Nursery Problem Solving
- Customer Relations
- Summary
- References