Production and management of ornamental shrubs in Sinturisan, San Antonio, Quezon

Date

10-2000

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Horticulture

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Amihan Lubag-Arquisa

Abstract

The off-campus major practice was conducted from May to July 2000 at the Kalikasan Nursery in Barangay Sinturisan, San Antonio, Quezon. The student actively participated in the actual production and marketing operations of the nursery. Plants in the nursery were mostly propagated by cuttings while some were propagated by seeds. The media mixtures used in the nursery were 3 parts perlite and 1 part coirdust (for propagation) and 2 parts coirdust and 1 part sand (for potting/bagging). Two types of media preparation were observed: a) manual and b) mechanical. The manual method made use of a hand-held dust pan while the mechanical method made use of a Bobcat. The types of containers used in the nursery were black trays (for handling tubes), colored trays (for seeds), tubes (for cuttings), 150/180/250 mm pots (for small to medium shrubs) and 25-200 Liter bags (for tall shrubs to small trees). Plants were repotted every three months to prevent over-rooting. The irrigation types employed were mist (for cuttings), sprinkler (for small to medium shrubs) and drip method (for 25-200 Liter shrubs/trees). Basal and side dressing methods of fertilizer application were employed in the nursery. Potting required the basal method while plant nutrition maintenance required the side dressing method. Spraying was scheduled every two weeks to control pest population. Weeding was done once a week. Pruning was employed mainly to promote bushy growth of shrubs. Staking ensured the nursery of producing straight growing plants. Three market channels were observed, namely: a) from nursery to direct buyer; b) from nursery to middlemen to buyer; and c.) from nursery to garden show booth to buyer. The strategies and line-up of activities employed by the nursery to increase its market share included the use of newspaper articles, distribution of brochures and pamphlets, joining garden shows/exhibits, use of web site, personalized service and producing high quality products. The total cost incurred from the production of 216,000 plants (150mm) in one hectare within a period of 7 months is P 2,457,232.00. Hence, the cost of producing one plant is P 11.38. The net income obtained from the production of 216,000 shrubs (150mm) in one hectare of land within a period of 7 months is P 7, 411,291.20. It can be analyzed that each plant incurred a net income of P 34.31

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

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