Question

what is the manuring and mulching​

Answer 1

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Mulching

Mulching is an essential practice particularly in the areas of water scarcity inorder to promote germination of seed as well as for better establishment of nurseryplants. Immediately after sowing of seeds, seed beds should be mulched with 10-15cm thick dry grass mulch, straw, pine needles, dried leaves or black polythene sheet.can also be used as mulching material. As the germination starts, the mulch from theseed bed should be removed to avoid damage to newly emerged shoots. Similarly,immediately after grafting, nursery plants should be mulched. This practice helps toconserve soil moisture, control weed growth, and maintains soil temperature in thenursery

Manuring

The commercial manuring andfertilization programme depends largely on thetype and fertility of soil. Farm yard manure (60-80 tones/ha) should be mixed in the

nursery beds before sowing of seeds or transplanting of plants into nursery beds.

Nitrogen 60-120kg/ha, phosphorus 30 kg/ha and potassium 60-90 kg/ha shouldbe added to the soil to get better growth of nursery plants. Half the dose of nitrogenand full dose of phosphorus and potassium should be applied at the time of nurserybed preparation whereas another half dose of nitrogen should be applied at the timeof onset of monsoon during the month of July.