L4 ASA0104 : NURSERY, HERBS AND LANDSCAPE PLANT INDUSTRY

Front

What is the definition of nursery

Back

An area where plants are raised for eventual planting out

Front

What are examples of fruit plant nursery?

Back

• - Air layering ( rooting in citrus )

• - Grafting ( Sapodilla )

• - Vegetative propagation

Front

What are examples of Hi-tech nursery?

Back

• - Tissue culture laboratory

• - Glasshouses / Greenhouses

• - Storage house

Front

What facilities are normally required at nurseries?

Back

• - Shade house

• ( protection of young seedlings )

• - Mist propagation unit

• - Planting media and potting area

• - Irrigation or fertigation unit

• - Fertiliser store

• - Storage area to keep agricultural chemicals

Front

Give examples of plants that uses stem cutting method

Back

• - Golden Duranta

• ( Duranta repens )

• - Rosemary

• ( Salvia rosmarinus )

• - Thyme

• ( Thymus vulgaris )

Front

Give types of stem cutting

Back

• - Softwood cutting

• - Semi hardwood cutting

• - Hardwood cutting

Front

Give characteristics of softwoods cutting

Back

• - Green shoots

• - Easily break when bent

• - No leaves discarded

Front

Gice characteristics of semi hardwood cutting

Back

• - Newly mature branch part

• - Discard lower leaves only

Front

Give characteristics of hardwood cuttings

Back

• - Matured part of branch

• - Suitable for direct sow to polybag

• - All leaves are discarded

Front

Name examples of herbs in Malaysia

Back

• - Misai Kucing

• - Hempedu Bumi

• - Mengkudu

• - Dokong Anak