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Production of true to type healthy nursery fruit plants.
NAME OF ORGANIZATION:
National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC)/PARC, Islamabad, Pakistan.
CONTACT INSTITUTE/PROGRAMME:
Fruit Programme, Horticulture Research Institute, NARC.
LOCATION OF APPLICATION:
Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Baluchistan.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TECHNOLOGY:
Production of good quality true to type fruit plants of desired varieties.
To get more number of plants from a small unit area.
Higher returns.
(Details of technology is available with the fruit crops research programme, HRI, NARC)
PRODUCTION GUIDELINES (IF APPLICABLE):
Acquisition of greenhouse, shadehouses and plastic tunnels.
Optimum Plant propagation environment including temperature and humidity control.
COST BENEFIT RATIO:
1:2
RISK INVOLVEMENT IN ADOPTING THE TECHNOLOGY (BIOPHYSICAL, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC):
Initial investment is reasonably high .
Availability of certified budwood is required.
Up-date technical know how is required.
DEGREE OF ADOPTION:
Adoption rate depends upon the availability of controlled environment.
IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT:
Environment friendly.
SUSTAINABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY (BIOPHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC):
Sustainable.
EXPECTED OUTCOME:
High returns to nurserymen.
Availability of new and good quality fruit plants to growers.
Establish markets for new fruit.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
This technology can be adopted throughout Pakistan by the people engaged in nursery business.
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