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Bamboo Nursery Management Practices

This document provides guidance on bamboo nursery development and management. It discusses different types of nurseries including government, private, and smallholder. Key considerations for site selection are outlined such as land quality, water access, and transportation. The document also covers best practices for facilities, operations, fertilizer use, and tools needed for effective nursery management. The goal is to produce strong bamboo seedlings for successful outplanting.

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Bamboo Nursery Management Practices

This document provides guidance on bamboo nursery development and management. It discusses different types of nurseries including government, private, and smallholder. Key considerations for site selection are outlined such as land quality, water access, and transportation. The document also covers best practices for facilities, operations, fertilizer use, and tools needed for effective nursery management. The goal is to produce strong bamboo seedlings for successful outplanting.

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Nursery Development Management

Dr. Selim Reza


Regional Programme Manager
International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation(INBAR)
East Africa Regional Office(EARO)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Types of Bamboo Nursery
 Government nursery - having good
quality mother bed;; transit bed;
stocking beds; watering facilities;
multiple species; production round
the year; sprayers, shade nets, etc

 Private/CBO nursery - having good


quality mother; transit bed, stocking
beds, watering facilities, sprayers,
shade nets, etc

 Smallholders nursery – having basic


facility; minimum scale; generally
smallholder farmers led.
Selection of Nursery Site

• Proper land for establishing nursery


• Land cleaning, fencing and ploughing
• Road connectivity
• Water facility- near the river, pond etc
• Transportation and handling
• Close to plantation site
• Close to mother clump
• Availability of human resource
• No water inundation or flooding at
any time
• Create Drainage system and repair it
regularly
• Well Drained soil – medium to light
texture
Precautionary Measures
• Good balance of sun and
shade
• Heavy shade should be
avoided
• Protection from animal
grazing
• Protection from fire
• Available watering in dry
seasons
Facilities
• Green house structures, Poly
tunnel
• Shade net or local available shed
– 50 % shade
• Nursery beds with boundaries.
• Polyester ground cover for
controlling seeding and root
penetration.
• Spades, picks, secateurs, hoe
and sieves.
• Water supply – tanks, watering
buckets, pipes, etc.
Nursery Operation
• Soil, Manure and Sand(1: 1:1 or [Link])
• Soil sterilization – if possible
• No stones or large lumps
• Fill 2-3 weeks before sowing, transplanting
– to avoid weed growth.
• Maintain 50 % shade – during germination,
transplanting and up to 1 month
• Watering daily – Keep moist not wet
• Regular weeding, sunlight
• Water-logging hinders root initiation by
limiting the oxygen supply to the portion
of vegetative pieces buried in the bed.
• Water-logging also promotes moulds and
rotting of cuttings.
• Needs Well drain condition In the Bed
Fertilizer

• NPK 10 gm per litre or 100


gm per bucket (Granular
fertilizer)
• Start from 15 days after
transplanting.
• Repeat fertilizing once in 15
days
• Stop fertilizing before 2
months of plantation.
Management

 In Nursery when cuttings in polybags are


left for 6-8 months, produce strong rhizome
system & roots which penetrate the ground
below and neighboring polybags

During lifting / transportation of cuttings


rhizomes and roots are damaged
Shifting of Polybags from one bed to other
at 2-3 months interval is good practice(6- 9
months in polybags)

Pucca platform is better, rhizome and roots


do not penetrate; So no or less damage .
Micro proliferation to maintain stock
Tools and Equipments for Nursery Management

 Bucket
Mug
Seketiar
Mearurement tape
Scale
Sheaving
Hand saw
Shape
Hammer
50:50 green net shed

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