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PROJECT PROPOSAL

for

ESTABLISHMENT OF MODEL NURSERY FOR

FAST MULTIPLICATION OF ELITE CLONES
AND NEW VARIETIES OF MANGO, AONLA
AND LITCHI

Under National Horticulture Mission

By

M/s ------------------------------------------------------------------

Address: --------------------------------------------------------

Submitted to

NHM, GOI New Delhi through SHM Govt.

of Uttar Pradesh
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APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF SCHEME

1 Name of scheme : Establishment of model nursery for fast

multiplication of elite clones and new varieties
of Mango, Aonla and Litchi

2 Location

3 Name of Institution :
4 Name of Principal :
Investigator

(Brief Bio-data is enclosed

as Annexure-I)

5. Name of :
Co- Investigators.

(Brief Bio-data are

enclosed as Annexure-II,
III and IV)

6. Programme :
Co-ordinator

7. Head of Institute :

8. Duration of the Project :

9. Area :

10 Budget Required
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Introduction

Horticulture occupies an important position in the farming system of Eastern

Uttar Pradesh and, therefore, it has a great relevance in improving the overall
economy of the zone. The specific agro-climatic condition of the region offers
tremendous potential for the development of fruit industry. High productivity and
successful cultivation of fruit crops depends mainly on good quality nursery stock of
promising cultivars. In Eastern Uttar Pradesh where mango, aonla and litchi are
grown on extensive scale, there has been an ever growing demand for quality
planting material. However, non-availability of quality planting material and its
dissemination within the area has been one of the main constraints for low
productivity and poor pace of expansion in the area of fruit crops in the region. Fruit
plants, are the foundation on which an orchard is built. There is no denying to the
facts that modem nursery will have to play a vital role in any planned work for
increasing the area under fruit crops. The importance of the production of quality fruit
plants has been realized but the attempt to standardize the practices involved in the
maintenance of the quality is negligible.

In states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, even in

Orissa propagation in poly bags is the common practice. This minimizes the
maintenance and expenditure on uprooting, transport and also assures almost cent-
per cent establishment. It is proposed in this proposal that new innovations will be
attempted in propagation of mango, aonla and litchi.
In order to boost up the quality nursery stock production, there is a need to
develop model fruit nursery of mango, aonla and litchi in this zone.

Ultimate Goal

To improve the present productivity of fruit crops and economy of the farmers
of eastern U.P. along with readily availability of quality planting materials to make
fruit industry competitive and profitable at global level.

Objective

Establishment of model nursery at ............................for multiplication of

healthy and true-to-type quality planting materials of mango, aonla and litchi. The
proposed project needs to be established with following objectives.

 Multiplication of elite clones and promising varieties of mango, aonla and

litchi.
 Solarization of rooting media, mixing and filling of poly bags for large scale
production.
 Visit of representatives from State departments of Horticulture, State
Agricultural Universities (SAU’s) and people from Indian Nursery.
 Supply of seedling/ planting material to State Horticulture Mission and Food
Processing Department as per demand on priority basis.

JUSTIFICATION FOR THE MODERNIZATION

Establishment of mother block

Selection of the elite mother plant will be done with greatest care since the
performance of the progeny depends entirely upon the characteristics of the mother
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plant. While selecting mother plants following basic characteristics have been
considered (i) Consistently high performance and yield over several years with high
quality fruits (ii) Healthy and free from incidence of diseases and insect pests (iii)
Plants attained full bearing age, since its characteristics known only after bearing.
With the objective of making available enough scion sticks, a new mother
block will be established by grafting/budding on a suitable rootstocks. These plants
will be severely pruned to keep them in vegetative phase and to produce enough
shoots for propagation round year. The maintenance of these blocks will be done
regularly so that these are healthy and free of diseases and insect pests. To avoid
over crowding and problem of light penetration, canopy management will be
practiced depending upon the situation.

Maintenance of mother plants

A layout of the Selected crops/varieties will be maintained. The maintenance
of mother plants, right from the time of planting to the stage of bearing and
subsequent years will be done. Agro-techniques will be followed judiciously, so that
vigorous and healthy scion shoots are made available for multiplication.

Poly and net house facilities

Propagation of fruit plant in Eastern U. P. starts from July and ends it the
month of September. Only 3-4 months are suitable for the propagation. But with aid
of poly and net house facilities, propagation period can be increased to 7-8 months.
Looking above points in view poly and net house will be constructed in the project.

Preparation of rooting media and containerization

Still most of the fruit plants are multiplied in beds. It has number of limitations
like for good earth ball loam or clay loam soil is required, rootstocks and grafted
plants require frequent shifting for effective weed control for which a lot of labour is
required. Moreover, mortality during shifting and transplanting is common feature,
and the earth ball carries number of pathogens.

Solarization has been found effective and ecofriendly which involves trapping of
solar heat/ energy through polyethylene covering. This raises the temperature of media to
the level, where it becomes lethal to temperature sensitive/mesophilic soil
microorganisms. Polythene covering of soil induces green- house effect and raises media
temperature.

Containerization
In general, mango, aonla and litchi plants are multiplied in open beds, which
may get infected with soil borne fungi, nematodes, etc. Plastic bag of appropriate
size will be utilized at various stages of plant multiplication. It is quit cumbersome to
sterilize the whole soil and it is also expensive, however limited amount of root
medium used in the containers can be sterilized economically. Moreover, containers
can be shifted to green house for protecting against rain, cold or high temperature
for quick growth.

Promising clones and new varieties of mango, aonla and litchi

New varieties of aonla are available in our university. New varieties of mango will be
collected from CISH, Lucknow while litchi from other Government reliable sources.

Fruit crops to be undertaken for multiplication

(i) Mango (cvs. Dashehari, Dashehari-51, Amrapali, Chausa, Bombay Green etc.)
(ii) Aonla (cvs. Na-6, NA-7, NA-5, Na-8 etc.)
(iii) Litchi (cvs. Shahi, Rose Scented, Early Bedana, Late Bedana, Calcuttia etc.)
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Work Plan
1. Layout of model fruit nursery including mother block.
2. Collection of promising cultivars of mango, aonla and litchi.
3. Establishment of mother block of mango, aonla and litchi.
4. Raising of rootstock of mango, aonla and litchi.
5. Propagation of plant material of mango, aonla and litchi by vegetative technique.

Duration of project: Five year

Equipment and apparatus available

Tractor and few garden tools like secatiers, grafting budding knife, root
trainers, spray machines, pruning saws etc. are available which are very old. So,
new and improve garden tools are required.

Area
4 ha land will be made available by the university to take up the programme.
The area will be covered under progeny orchards, nursery raising, grafting block,
packing shed, poly house, agro net house, water tank, irrigation, drainage, etc.

Office facilities :

Year wise plan and economics for graft production

Crop Tentative Year wise graft production (lacs)

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Mango 0.08 0.30 0.70
Aonla 0.10 0.35 0.70
Litchi 0.02 0.30 0.40
Total 0.20 0.95 1.80
Income through sale
2.0 9.5 18.00
Rs. Lacs @ Rs 10 per plant

Estimated Budget Requirement

The budget is estimated as per financial limit of NHM and investment will be
made accordingly under different budget heads.

S. Items with number Approx. Justification

No. cost
(Rs. lakh)
A. Equipment / machinery/ infrastructure facilities/ maintenance
1. Fabrication of poly house (250m2) To raise rootstocks/ plants under
having polycarbonate sheet-1 control conditions.
2. Fabrication of net house (250 m2)-1 To raise rootstocks/ plants under
control conditions.
3. Pump Hose with Engine Diesel/ Electric To irrigate the rootstocks/grafted
(with all accessories) for irrigation plants/ mother plants.
facility (01) with Water Tank
4. Drip/ Sprinkler System with complete For irrigation purpose.
set with motor
5. Fencing The barbed wire on farm
boundaries is broken at different
places. To protect the mother
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blocks and the saplings from
grazing by goats and animals of
nearby villages. Fencing is
essential.
6. Construction of open shed with small To keep the saplings and other
store –1 live/ nonliving materials
7. Horticultural Tools/ Machinery/ To perform various horticultural
Equipment (Boiler with heating system- operations in the fruit nursery.
1, Foot Sprayers-2, Soil Mixer-1, power
tiller-1, Irrigation pipes, rotavator-1 and
other need based items)
8. Cost of new/improved varieties and Required for the establishment
establishment of mother blocks and maintenance of mother
plants of superior clones and
varieties
9. Office Furniture-table and chairs,etc For office use.
Total (A)
B Operation Cost Recurring contingent is
(Expenses involved in production and proposed for purchase of
management of nursery inputs, like consumable items, hiring of
seed cuttings/ planting material, FYM, skilled and non-skilled
insecticide, pesticides, polythene bags, manpower, etc. for smooth
polycaps, plastic sheet, TA/POL/hiring functioning of the project.
of vehicle, repair, skilled & unskilled
labours, two iron display boards, plates,
stationary, photocopies, photo-graphy,
report preparation etc.)
Total (B)
Grand Total (A+B) 25.00

Total cost of project : Rs 25.00 lakhs

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UNDERTAKING
Certified that-
 The project will not be combined with any scheme of organization at any stage and
its account of expenditure will be maintained separately.
 The fund/grants received if any, against this will be utilized only for undertaking the
proposal activities.
 The proposal has been prepared as per the guidelines of centrally sponsored
scheme i.e. National Horticulture Mission and supported by all necessary
documents.
 Necessary provisions for the scheme will be made in the Institute for maintaining its
accent.
 This scheme has not been submitted to any other organization/ agency for financial
support/ or already not completed with financial support from other funding agencies.
 The unit will be established/ demonstration will be conducted in an area, which is
easily accessible to farmers and ha distinct identity with clear signboards.
 The unit will be self sustaining after the initial grant and a revolving fund will be
created out of profit generated from the unit.
 Approximate cost of sample testing that will be chargeable to farmers will be worked
out with clear-cut information to the farmers.
 In case of unsatisfactory progress of work, tile project will be terminated immediately.
 Proper procedure/ rules of the organization will be followed for procurement of
material/ equipments. Equipments will be purchased with ISI/ BIS standards if
available.
 Organization will maintain proper record in stock register for auditing purpose.
Moreover, a separate register will e maintained by the units regarding facilities/
assets created in the Project.
 Organization will submit quarterly progress report to UPCAR/ SHM.

We agree to abide by the rules and regulations of National Horticulture Mission and
also of UPCAR/ SHM for implementation of the project.