1. Introduction State government and Central Government have different schemes to help farmers for promoting horticulture nurseries. 1.Creation and development of infrastructure facilities in nursery for the quality production and supply of plants. 2.Creation and development of infrastructure facilities for promoting exportable production of plants in Nurseries.

2. State Government Schemes Horticulture development support schemes of State Government are implemented through State Department of Agriculture. Horticulture Plantation Scheme: In this scheme is in operation from 1990, in which farmers are assisted by providing authentic planting material and improved varieties of fruit crops at affordable cost, produced on government and state farm nurseries. Establishment of Private Nursery : Government extend financial supports for private owners, entrepreneurs and registered cooperative societies up to Rs.20,000 with target of 8000 grafted plants.

3. Area Extension Scheme: under this scheme, clonal planting material is supplied for extension of plantation for crops like cashew, Mango etc. Integrated Spices Development scheme: Under this scheme financial support is provided for cultivation of spices like black pepper, clove, ginger and turmeric crops. Mini Kit Vegetable scheme: Under this scheme, inputs like seed and fertilizers for cultivation of improved and hybrid vegetable vegetables are provided to farmers. State Department Scheme

4. State government provides financial and technical assistance to horticultural nurseries for using new and sustainable technologies like: Mulching of mother plants to improve quantity and quality of planting materials. Multiplication and sale of planting materials for plantation of medicinal and aromatic plants. Assistance for rejuvenation of old, poorly managed and low yielding orchards. Installation of micro-irrigation system, poly houses and shade net houses in horticulture nurseries. Assistance from State Department

5. Support under National Horticulture Mission Government of India established National Horticulture Mission to promote production and distribution of good quality seeds and planting material in horticulture development. Most of the States have a network of central or state assisted nurseries for producing planting material for new lands coming under horticulture in public and private sector nurseries

6. Infrastructure Development Assistance Under National Horticulture Mission financial and technical assistance is provided for basic infrastructure in horticulture nurseries. Fencing, pump house, storage tank and soil sterilization system. Poly house and shade net houses to protect Mother plants and nursery plants in adverse weather and establishing insect proof netting, fogging and sprinkler systems. Hardening nurseries in insect proof net house with light screening properties and sprinkler irrigation system.