tailieunhanh - Macadamia nursery manual for Viet Nam " Raising seedlings, grafting, budding, cuttings, obtaining planting stock, nursery design and record keeping "

Most of the macadamia trees are propagated by grafting or budding selected variety in seedling rootstock. When setting up an orchard, with a choice to buy or propagating your own plants. Propagation macadamias, however, is a difficult and specialized activities. For this reason, it is best left to professionals Macadamia nursery. However, a basic knowledge of this process is valuable in the nursery to support understanding plant quality. In addition, existing trees topworking for new varieties could be an option for instead of planting some new trees planted | MACADAMIA NURSERY MANUAL FOR VIETNAM Propagation of grafted Macadamia trees Raising seedlings grafting budding cuttings obtaining planting stock nursery design and record keeping Australian techniques adapted for Vietnam PROPAGATION OF GRAFTED MACADAMIA TREES Macadamia Nursery Manual for Vietnam produced as a part of the Macadamia Project for Vietnam 037 05 VIE - CARD supported by the Collaboration for Rural Development Program A joint initiative of the Vietnam and Australian Governments The 3 year project 2006 -2008 is conducted by the Center for Environment Tourism and Development CETD The Subtropical Farm Forestry Association SFFA The manual has been designed to achieve capacity building in 3 existing nurseries and a new nursery in north Vietnam specifically. It will also be a good source of information for others involved in the propagation of macadamia. The design and development has been largely based on participatory training sessions in the 3 principal nurseries. Although the information is mostly focused on Australian practices it aims to address areas of need expressed by technicians at the training sessions. Source material for the Manual has been obtained from Macadamia Grower s Handbook - Qld. 2004 Farm Forestry Manual for Subtropical Eastern Australia - SFFA 2001 The Macadamia From Seed to Supermarket - Baumardt Kermond1998 Gray Plantations nursery manager and staff reports 2006 Gibbergunyah Farm nursery staff reports 2006 A DVD training video titled Grafting techniques in Australia and Vietnam provides additional information that compliments this manual. It is available from the CETD office. Supported by 2 PROPAGATION OF GRAFTED MACADAMIA TREES Macadamia Nursery Manual for Vietnam CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 Terminology Page 4 Why use rootstocks 5 Understanding the basics of propagation 5 Raising seedlings for rootstocks 6 Potting Mixes 6 Examples of potting mix ingredients 7 Co mmon fertilizer combinations 8 Raising seedlings 9