Nursery
practise
Program
- Morning:
- Theoretical introduction to
planning of nurseries (location, size, materials, labour)
- Exercise where the participants
plan for a nursery that will supply xx seedlings. On a map they should discuss
where to locate the nursery based on water availability, flood risk, soil,
distance to fields etc.
- Discussion of different
propagation methods like cuttings and direct seeding, their advantages and
disadvantages.
- Afternoon:
- Continue the practical work in
the nursery.
- Learn to make quality cuttings
(thickness, length, ligneous branches etc.) They will be used later
- Walk to the first rope pump in
the valley that was destroyed by flooding. If fire damaged Jatropha plants that
have been regrowing are still found nearby show them to give the participants
an idea about the fire resistant properties of Jatropha
Goals
After this day the participants are able
to decide the best location of a nursery and the size and material requirements. They will be
confident working in the nursery and understand how Jatropha is affected by
fire.
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