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Fruit Nursery Unit, Akola |
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| About
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Commercial Fruit Nursery Unit is situated near
Nagarjun Medicinal Garden on National Highway No.-6
Akola. Which is one of the part of College of Horticulture,
Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola.
Being a perennial nature of life cycle, propagation
of fruit is very important and essential art and
science for selling the healthy, true to type planting
material.
Ultimately, it directly or indirectly reflects in
to the production of maximum yield and quality of
fruit. Taking into consideration of above fact,
the production of virus free planting material is
the immense need of cultivations of the region.
Since contamination of various genuses through the
unhygienic instruments, adulteration in the media
like soil, sand, vermiculite etc, is common amongst
the nurseryman. Mango, Aonla, Annona, Fig, Citrus
spp., Papaya are the important fruit crop of the
region. The different varieties of above fruit crop,
which are popular among the cultivator, are thus,
produce on large scale in this unit.
This unit was established in the year 1981-82 At
the time of establishment, it was run by Central
Research Station, Dr. PDKV, Akola. Under non-plan
scheme of Govt. of Maharashtra. After the separate
function of college of Horticulture, Akola from
the year 2001-02, it is working under leadership
of Associate Dean, College of Horticulture Dr. PDKV
Akola
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| Agro
Climatic Information |
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Akola is situated at an elevation of 307.4 meter above the
mean sea level at 220 42’ North
latitude and 770 02’ East longitude
and has subtropical climate. Normal rainfall
of 0.2 mm in 41.2 rainy days received
at Akola centre. Rainfall received during
four months i.e. June to Sept. maximum
temperature ranges between 29.0 0C to
47.2 0C. April, May and 1st week of June
are the hottest period in which temperature
ranges between 33 0C to 44 0C. However,
in the month of December and January maximum
temp is below 30 0C. The minimum temp
ranges between 10.3 to 27.6 0C. Bright
sunshine hours ranges between 3.3 to 8.8
hours in rainy season sunshine hours are
less (3.3 to 4.5 hours) wind speed in
the range of 4.9 to 9.1 km/hour during
January to April, However, it is more
onwards April up to Sept. (10 to 16.2
km/hour). Relative humidity 10 % during
summer and maximum in Rainy season i.e.
88 %. Evaporation rate is maximum during
summer (17.3 mm/day) and minimum in the
month December and January (402 to 5.2
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| Infrastructure |
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Land :
The area under this unit is about 3.50 ha of
which area under permanent plantation about
1.50 ha. Area under other seasonal horticulture
crop is about 1.50 ha. Area under building,
roads, green shade net house, etc. is 0.05 ha. |
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Other
Facilities :
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This unit is having
mother orchard of Citrus Spp, Mango, Sapota,
Guava for the source of grafting material
used for the preparation of graft.
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Successful grafting of
different fruit crop are achieved by this
unit with using the Green Shade net house.
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This unit is having two
green shade net house size 60x80 feet
and 40x30 feet with foggers to maintain
watering and temp. under net house
for better establishment of graft,
seedling and cutting.
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The irrigation facilities
is well equipped and the micro sprinklers
are used for irrigate the raising bed different
seedling
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Root trainers are used
for raising the papaya seedling.
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| Mandate/Objectives |
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of this unit are
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To provide genuine and true
to type planting material to the cultivators and
government agenesis.
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To provide the planting material
in cheaper rate.
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To advice, the farmers regarding
the scientific method of planting of various fruit
crop.
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To develop horticultural propagation
practices of various fruit crop during nursery
stage.
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| Activities |
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To develop Nursery
practices for production of commercial
fruit plant like, mango, chiku, aonla,
sitaphal, mandarin, kagzi lime etc.
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The grafts, layers
and seedlings of commercially important
fruit crops are being produced and sold
to the cultivators and Govt. agencies.
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The response of the
local and outside farmers, towards
the purchase of planting material
produced in this unit is so warming
and enthusiastic that, without giving
any advertisement of this unit in
any media, about 95-98% of the produce
is sold amongst the cultivators.
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| Educational
Activities |
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- Experimental trial of M. Sc. Fruit Science (Hort.)
students is going on the unit.
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- Practical of B.Sc. (Hort.) Degree Course related
to propagation were conducted in this unit.
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- Practical of M. Sc. Horti. Student regarding propagation
and nursery studies associated with this unit.
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| Research
Activities and Achievements |
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The main objective of establishment
of this unit is to provide genuine and true to
type material to the cultivators.
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This unit as a research point
of view conduct various research trial of fruit
crops to solve the problem regarding propagation
of different fruit crops which are important and
grown in this region which is provide to the farmers
by this unit.
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The research is have immense
importance that how easy efficiently the techniques
of different propagation standardized by this
unit which is suitable to environmental condition
of this region.
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- Softwood grafting in Aonla
- Softwood grafting in Sitaphal/Ramphal/Hanumanphal
- Polybag method of layering in Guava
- Softwood grafting in Sapota
- Softwood grafting in Mango
- Air layering in Pomegranate.
- Preparation of seedlings of Coorg Honey Dew variety
of Papaya.
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Achievement:
Most important achievement of the nursery is after
it is working under the leadership of collage of
Horticulture from 2001-2002 the receipt of this
unit is about 30 lakhs. which is utilized by the
C.R.S. Dr. PDKV and by University time to time and
the yearly receipt show progressive performance
and the receipt utilized by this unit for better
growth of nursery.
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Research recommendation
Research recommendation of various fruit crops is
given on different propagation method of fruit crops
like sapota, custard apple, mango. guava. etc. recommendation
on seed germination of Aonla and grafting time of
custard apple.
This unit are take keen interest to standardized the
germination of Karonda and standardized the cutting
method of propagation in pomegranate |
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| Extension
Activities |
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This unit organized the exhibition
of different crops and seedling cutting for the
farmers during ‘Shiwar Feri’ conducted
by Dr. P. D. K. V., Akola.
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This unit participated various
Agricultural Krishi Melava
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Trainees of different organization
visited this unit for training organized by Dr.
P. D. K. V., Akola.
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Cultivator in batches from
all over MS, MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, visited this
nursery every year.
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T.V. talk given by this unit
– 40 topics from different Propagation Techniques
of fruit crops
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Guided farmers regarding planting
techniques of different fruit crop.
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| Publications
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120 popular articles related to
nursery management practices and propagation of
different fruit crops.
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Prepared six folders for transfer
of technology related to propagation techniques
through this unit.
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| Contact
Information |
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Assistant Horticulturist
Commercial Fruit Nursery Unit,
College of Horticulture,
Near Nagarjun Garden
Dr. P.D.K.V. Akola
Phone : 0724 – 2258508,
P.B.X. Extn . 1149
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