Nursery management in fruits and vegetables

Nursery is the place where plants are grown with the aim to propagate it after required age in designated area. The objective of the nursery starts with what crops to grow and its marketability.

Nursery is involved in the process of propagation, growing and selling the plants. Plants can include varieties of plants, including seedlings and grafts for the fruit trees.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Plant nursery with transparent canopy in Oxley, Queensland, Australia (Source: Commons)[/caption]

Carrot

The Carrot : Daucus carota = root vegetable, biennial, family Apiaceae, origin: Iran, Afghanisthan (probably)

matures in 90 to 120 days

contains beta-carotene

optimum temperature 16 to 21 °C ideal soil is deep, loose and well-drained, sandy or loamy, pH of 6.3 to 6.8.