Nursery Management and Agroforestry Practices

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary and key concepts related to nursery management and agroforestry practices.

Nursery Management

The sum of activities performed for successful production, care, and marketing of planting materials in a nursery.

Orthodox seeds

Seeds that can be stored by drying or freezing.

Recalcitrant seeds

Seeds that cannot be stored by drying or freezing and must be planted immediately.

Potting material

The material in which plants grow in pots.

Growing medium

The substrate or medium used to grow plants, providing nutrients, support, and moisture.

Germination

The process by which a seed develops into a new plant.

Pruning

The planned removal of twigs, branches, shoots, or roots to improve plant growth.

Disbudding

The removal of floral buds to promote larger flowers on a plant.

Auxins

Plant hormones that control growth and influence developmental responses.

Silvopasture

An agroforestry practice that integrates trees with livestock grazing.

Agroforestry

The practice of growing trees in combination with crops and/or livestock to improve sustainability and productivity.

Contour farming

A farming practice that involves plowing and planting across the slope of the land to control erosion.

Damping-off

A seedling disease caused by fungi that leads to the collapse of seedlings.

Fertigation

The application of fertilizers through irrigation water.

Micropropagation

A method of plant propagation that uses tissue cultures to produce new plants.

Compaction

The process where soil particles are pressed together, reducing air spaces and water infiltration.

Hydroponics

A method of growing plants in a nutrient-rich water solution instead of soil.

Coppicing

A method of vegetative reproduction where plants are pruned to encourage lateral shoot growth.

Bio-regulators

Compounds that influence physiological processes in plants beyond just providing nutrients.

Shade netting

Material used to provide shade to young plants to protect them from direct sunlight.