Nursery operations at Royal Green Garden, Calamba City and Orchid Nursery, UPLB, College, Laguna

Date

5-2009

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Horticulture

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Leonido R. Naranja

Abstract

The major practice was conducted at two sites, Royal Green Garden in Calamba City and Orchid Nursery in the University of the Philippines Los Bafios, College, Laguna, from December 2008 to May 2009. Different operations were performed in the two nurseries which included propagation of selected plants like Plumerict sp. (Kalachuchi), Mussaenda 'Baby Aurora', Clerodendriint niacrosiphon (Musical note plant), Agluonerna sp., Begonia sp., Equisetum hyenitile (Horsetail), Hymenocallis littoralis (variegata' (Variegated Lily), Syzygium campanulatum (Eugenia), Neodypsis decaryi (Triangular palm/Blue palm), Mascarena lagenicaulis (Champagne palm), Wodyetia bifurcata (Foxtail palm/Hawaiian palm), Cupressus sempervirens (Cypress), and Ervatamia divaricata (Pandakaki). Landscaping the entrance of the nursery, identification of ornamental plants in Royal Green Garden, and fixing some structures at the Orchid Nursery were done.

In the nursery at Calamba, Equisetum hyemale and Hymenocailis littoralis `variegata' were propagated by separation and as an additional experiment Equisetum was bent horizontally to induce new shoot growth at the nodes. Also in the same nursery, Neodypsis decaryi, Mascarena lagenicaulis and Wodyetia bifurcata were propagated by seeds and Syzygium campanulatum, Cupressus sempervirens, and Ervatamia divaricata by marcotting.

At the Orchid Nursery Mussaenda 'Baby Aurora' and Clerodendrum macrosiphon cuttings were propagated by stem cuttings using 50ppm IBA as rooting hormone. Mussaenda showed 54% rooting response to IBA as compared to Clerodendrum with 51.43% response. Other plants propagated in the orchid nursery include Plumeria sp. and Begonia sp., by stem cutting and division, respectively.

Different operational activities were done at the orchid nursery. These included thinning out of old/dry leaves, repotting, transplanting of rooted plants, rehabilitation of dish gardens, and addition of media for improvement of plant growth in anthuriums, making plant boxes for dendrobiums, watering the orchids, weeding in the screen house and other plant boxes, and trimming operations.

The visual appearance of the facade of Royal Green Carden nursery was enhanced by installing a new landscape design. In his design, the basic principles of landscape design were creatively considered to make it more attractive and attain an important objective, that is, for clients to easily notice the nursery for better recall and attraction to enter it.

The cost of materials for certain propagation methods and nursery operations were also computed and presented. The problems encountered and appropriate solutions were also presented and discussed. These problems must be given immediate attention to prevent delay of operations and to improve the functionality of the nursery.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

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Document Type

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