Benefits of Vegetable Protray Seedlings Nursery Produced at VA Agro Farm & Nursery, Bareilly, U.P.

The Protray nursery is an upcoming technique for quality vegetable seedling production, where seedlings are produced under shade net and such seedlings have better germination, appears healthy and are protected from pest and diseases and build up well developed root system within 25-30 days.

A seedling is a very young plant that grows from a seed. When the moisture, light, and temperature conditions are correct, the seedling’s development begins with seed germination. Seeds require the proper amount of light, temperature, oxygen, and water to germinate and form seedlings. After shooting, the seedling grows gradually while its food storage tissue shrinks. The seedling develops a root system and leaves to begin photosynthesis.

The benefits of protray nursery includes

-production of pest free quality seedlings,

-having independent area for each seed,

-improved seed germination,

-better root development,

-minimized seedling mortality and damping off disease,

-provides uniform, healthy and early maturity,

-easy handling and cheaper transportation and

-good main field establishment and crop stand.

-Since the hybrid seeds are expensive, this method helps to reduce cost by minimizing the seed wastage.