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Introduction . A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. Nurseries are of various types.

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  1. Introduction A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. Nurseries are of various types. Nurseries are broadly classified on the basis of types of production and types of sale like, fruit nurseries, medicinal plant nurseries, forest nurseries, retail nurseries, mail order nurseries, etc. Selection of type of nursery enterprise depends on market scenario and demand of surrounding area.

  2. Classification According to Plants Propagated: Fruit Plant Nurseries: Fruit nurseries are essential for production of grafts and rootstocks of Pomological Crops Vegetable Nurseries: All vegetables like tomato, cabbage, onion, etc are raised by seedlings up to proper age for transplanting. Seedlings are produced from seeds which are very expensive. Ornamental Plant Nurseries: Ornamental and floricultural crops require special practices regarding their propagation and early growth.

  3. Classification According to Plants Propagated: Fruit Plant Nursery Ornamental Plant Nursery Vegetable Nursery

  4. Classification According to Plants Propagated: 4. Forest Plant Nursery: Forest plants are essential for synthesis of gums, honey, timber and fuel. They are important in afforestation programs. There is lack of forest plant nurseries. 5. Medicinal Plant Nursery: Many wild plants have medicinal values and are exploited for this. Nurseries play an important role inpreservation of such species, they also act as a resource for many pharmaceutical industries. 6. Hi-Tech Nurseries: Tissue culture and other modern techniques are used in such nurseries for raising of seedlings in controlled climate.

  5. Classification According to Type of Sale: Retail Nurseries: Retail nurseries raise a variety of plants for sale to the general public. 2. Wholesale Nurseries: Wholesale nurseries usually grow a limited range of plants on large scale for large clients or retail nurseries. 3. Private Nurseries: Private nurseries grow plants exclusively for a single client. These nurseries are owned or contracted by the client itself. 4. Mail Order: Mail Order Nurseries are privately owned, retail or wholesale nurseries which provide customers a facility of shipment right up to the door step.

  6. Classification According to Type of Ownership: Public Nurseries: Nurseries which are owned by some department of the government like forest department, social forestry department, Agriculture Department, etc. 2. Private Nurseries: Nursery business which is owned by an individual. 3. Cooperative Nurseries: Nurseries which are owned and managed by a group of individuals like Self Help Groups, etc. 4. Assisted Nurseries: Nurseries which are developed under various schemes of Horticultural Board, Employment Guarantee Schemes, etc

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