a)
• Mulching - apply light mulch on the nursery bed after sowing to conserve moisture.
• Watering - water regularly twice a day.
• Weed control - uproot weeds to prevent competition against growth factors.
• Shading - provide shade to avoid direct sun heat that would result in high evapotranspiration.
• Pest control to ensure vigorous and healthy growth.
• Diseases control - control using appropriate method to enhance healthy growth.
• Picking out - remove overcrowded seedlings thus ensure healthy growth.
• Fertilizer application to supplement nutrients in the soil.
• Hardening off - reduce watering frequency to enable seedlings acclimatize to the normal
• conditions in the field.
• Root pruning- to make lifting of the seedlings easier, encourage short, dense and strong
• Rooting system.(1 ? 10 = 10mks)
b) Reduce cost of production.
• Control soil erosion.
• To maintain soil structure.
• To prevent disturbances of roots.
• Prevent exposure of humus to adverse conditions e.g. sun’s heat hence volatilization of nitrogen.
Dominic Onsase answered the question on March 5, 2018 at 14:07
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