Nursery Techniques - Afforestation, Reforestation and Forest Restoration in Arid and Semi-arid Tropics - page 26

Table 2.2 Tools, plants, and equipments used in nursery and afforestation
Sr.
no.

Tool Use Specification/description

A: Tools and plants used in nursery
1 Buckets Soaking seeds,

transporting water

Made of galvanised iron (GI) sheet of 14
gauge, riveted joints; of standard capacities
of 8, 12, 15, 18, and 24 l

2 Garden pipe Irrigating plants with rose

or spray nozzle
attached to its end

Rubber pipe reinforced with cotton fibre or
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe reinforced
with white ribs of stiff material

3 Hedge

cutting
scissors

Trimming hedges Made of high-carbon steel blades 450 mm

long, 4 mm thick with sharp-tempered and
hardened cutting edges

4 Hoe Hoeing in growth beds,

clearing litter

Blade of mild steel (MS) 18 mm thick
tapering to sharp edge 35, 75, or 120 mm
wide

5 Mallet Pulverising clay, manure;

breaking pods or hard
coats of seeds

Made of hard wood, 120-mm diameter and
200 mm long, cylindrical, with 50-mm eye
for wooden handle 350 mm long

6 Pickaxe Excavation of beds,

general excavation

Standard trade specs, weight 3.5-7 kg

7 Plant

extractor

Potting or transferring
plants with large root
system

Made of 20-gauge GI sheet rolled into
cylindrical shape, ends jointed with a key
rod of 3-mm-diameter MS wire

8 Planter tray Carrying plants in

containers for shifting,
pot turning, loading or
unloading

Square or rectangular tray of 14-gauge MS
sheet, 75, 105, and 150 mm deep, of
specified size

9 Punch Punching holes in

polypots before filling
potting mix

Pincer-like punch with hardened and
tempered punching edge of 4- or 5-mm
diameter

10 Rakes Collecting litter, hoeing

soil, mixing manure in
soil

Made of blade 30 mm thick, tapering to 5 mm
at ends of prongs 200 mm long, numbering
2-7 over a base width of 150-300 mm

11 Root

pruning
scissors

Pruning roots coming out
of scissors

MS scissors of 150-mm blade length with
hardened and tempered edges

12 Rose can Spraying water for

irrigating

Made of 18-gauge GI sheet, riveted joints,
cylindrical base, with handle of
comfortable grip, rose of 150-mm diameter
tapering to 15-mm diameter at base jointed
to the container

13 Pan Carrying soil, manure,

potting mix, plants,
seeds, and general use

Saucer-shaped MS moulded sheets of 14
gauge, edges rolled into seams, diameter at
top rim 300, 450 or 600 mm and depth 125,
150, or 300 mm

14 Scoop Filling potting mix in

polypots

Made of 18-gauge GI sheet rolled into
half-cylindrical shape of 125-mm diameter,
150 mm long, end tapered over 75-mm
length

15 Secateurs Preparing branch

cuttings, root-shoot or
stump cuttings;
pruning

Conforming to standard trade specifications