QUARTER IV AGRI-CROP PRODUCTION NURSERY STOCKS AND MATERIALS PREPARED BY: MR. EDWARD A. YAGO+ This is a very common easily 1 SOIL available and cheaper medium used : in the nursery. It contains both organic and inorganic matter. The organic part is the residues of living and dead parts of plants, animals and microbes. The liquid part of the soil is the solution containing water, dissolved minerals as well as oxygen.It is the result of weathering effect on parent rocks. The usual size of sand is from 0.05 to 2.0 mm. Sand is generally used in plant propagation media. The sand used in plastering is very much suitable for rooting of cuttings.yun’ + This consists of the residues from a marsh swamp. Vegetative peat moss is available but should be broken into fine parts before use in mixtures or as media. It contains some organic nitrogen and is favorable for newly rooted cuttings.yu + It is the dehydrated remains of acid hog plants and has three genera, growing naturally in damp humid forest lands. It is relatively sterile, light in weight and has a very high water holding capacity. Normally, it absorbs and holds water 20 times to its weight. A ;my vw + : This is the micaceous or crumb ~ VERMICULITE mineral which expands a significantly when heated. Chemically it is hydrated magnesium, aluminum, iron, silicate. When expanded it is very light in weight. It is neutral in reaction and has good buffering . ‘dproperties. It is insoluble in water.: + 6.PERLITE 22s oe Soe This is gray white material 3 having volcanic origin. It is neutral. It has no buffering reaction and it contains no mineral nutrientseae Ivis prepared by using fallen LEAF MOLD leaves of various tree Species available locally, Ficus, Ipil-ipil, Madre de cacao etc. it is prepared by Stacking a few layers of lgaves then covering them With a thin Layer of soil and Ow of-efficken dung. /eteadeee eS isa by} product or waste 8. SAW DUST fiaterial from saw mills. The = quantity and quality depend on the parent wood material. Why this so? ) Because some wood Shavings contain raisin that iSMot good,use as rooting predia. /5 everal type of husks are ailable, paddy husk is one of the important wastage rom rice mills. It is light in weight and cheaply available. suitable for mixing with her types of media.Yee cow aun iC pe , COW dung are also ~COCO PEAT used as media. A mixture of ———— few media is always preferred and used in commercial nurseries. Many times soil is one of the main parts for mixtures. Media must be selected on the basis of the availability, cost, ease infhandling The media should bé procured and stor /FY” nus FOR LISTENING! K Ost Of youn uine, - a blog post. Make a