Question One

Comment briefly on each of the following types of nurseries.

Proprietorship

(3 marks)

Partnership

(3 marks)

Company or corporate

(3 marks)

The functions of:

Landscape nurseries

(2 marks)

Production nurseries

(4 marks)

Question Two

Give five reasons why sandy and sandy loams are the best for seedlings and bare-root plants.

(5 marks)

Name the factors which determine the amount of water required in a nursery establishment.

(3 marks)

How much water would you require for 5500 seedlings in your nursery?

(2 marks)

Give the sociological factors which would influence a nursery industry.

(5 marks)

SECTION B (40 marks)

Question Three

What are the characteristics of a good quality rooting media?

(8 marks)

Name and discuss the contents or characteristics of the three types of peat.

(12 marks)

Question Four

Give the reasons why loam soil alone are unsatisfactory for soil mixture for some types of containers and how can they be improved?

(10 marks)

Outline the procedure of preparing the mixtures.

(6 marks)

Explain how you would carry out media sterilization with heat.

(4 marks)

Question Five

Before starting nursery stock production a number of important decisions have to be made toward the venture by the manger. List step by step the questions he has to consider to identify the client’s needs.

(6 marks)

What information would you give farmers who intend to start a nursery on the following issues:

1. Production planning (7 marks)
2. Production programming (7 marks)

Question Six

What is the importance of root pruning in the nursery and how is it accomplished?

(11 marks)

What are the functions of a manager in a nursery establishment?

(7 marks)

Organization for function involves the following two activities:

And (b)

(2 marks)

 

 

 

 

 

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