transplanting of Vegetable seedlings

1. Transplanting of
winter vegetable
seedlings

2. TRANSPLANTING
“Process of lifting living plants from one place to other or
environment and planting them in another in order to provide
better conditions for their growth and development”
Transplanted crops:
• Solanaceous vegetables (except potato), cole crops,
onion

3. Categories of vegetable crops according to their ability
in transplanting
Easy to transplant Transplanted with
care
Not transplanted
Cabbage,
Cauliflower, Tomato,
Lettuce, brinjal,
Brussels sprouts,
and Sprouting
broccoli
Onion, Leek, Chilli
and Celery
Okra, Beans, Peas,
Cucurbits, Radish,
carrot, beet root,
Turnip, Amaranth,
Beet Leaf, Coriander,
Spinach and
Fenugreek

4. ADVANTAGES/BENEFITS
• Healthy and stocky seedlings
• Uniformity
• Better utilization of land
• Decreased weed pressure
• Promotes well branched and restricted root system
• Helps in intensive cultivation
• Economical

5. DISADVANTAGES
• Greater expenses- protrays, maintenance, labour
• Additional preparation
• Transplanting shock
• Early and late transplanting results in yield losses

6. Which of the following crop is not
transplanted?
a. Fenugreek
b. Cabbage
c. Onion
d. Brinjal

7. PRE TRANSPLANTING PROCESS
Hardening off
“Any treatment applied to seedlings that results in firming or hardening of
the tissues of the plant thus enabling them better to withstand
unfavorable environmental conditions”.
HARDENING PROCESS
1. Exposure to low temperatures
2. Exposure to high temperature & withholding irrigation
3. 4000 ppm NaCl to irrigation

8. HARDENING OFF
1. OPENING THE COVER AND
EXPOSING SEEDLINGS TO SUN
SHINE
2. WITH HOLDING WATER

9. ONION AND BRASSICA SEEDLINGS UNDER SUN
HARDENING OFF !!

10. Hardening off in seedlings is done via
which of the following method?
a. Initial Low temperature treatment
b. Exposure to sunshine
c. with holding irrigation before transplanting
d. All of the above

11. ACCLIMATIZING VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS TO OUTDOOR TO
AVOID TRANSPLANTING SHOCK

12. KEEPING SEEDLINGS IN HEAT CHAMBERS

13. POINTS TO TAKE CARE BEFORE TRANSPLANTING
 Provide proper fertigation during nursery.
 Transplant before plants develop yellow or purple coloration.
 Transplant before plants shows wilting symptoms.
 Reduce the amount of water.
 Avoid transplanting on hot periods.
 Avoid transplanting on frost periods.
 Transplant when risk of frost is past.

14. INDICATIONS OUR SEEDLINGS ARE READY!!
ROOTS NETWORK FILLED THE POTTING MIXTURE
(Ready to transplant or shift in other big sized pot)

15. COTYLEDONARY LEAFS OF TOMATO AND
CABBAGE
Cotyledonary leaf pairs
emerging first (False leaves)
TOMATO

16. Cotyledonary leaves
(false leafs)
True leafs
False leaf

17. 4 TRUE LEAF STAGE TOMATO SEEDLINGS

18. TOMATO SEEDLINGS AFTER TRANSPLANTING

19. TOMATO AND BRINJAL SEEDLINGS

20. CHILLI AND CAPSICUM SEEDLINGS

21. a) 10-15 cm length
b) 2-4 true leaf stage
c) Roots filling the potting medium
d) All of the above
What is the ideal measurement for the transplanting
of seedlings?

22. CROP SEEDLINGS AGE SPACING
TOMATO 4-6 weeks 60 x 45 cm
BRINJAL 4-6 weeks 60×45 cm
CHILLI/CAPSICUM 4-6 weeks 45 X 30 cm
CUCUMBER 4-6 weeks 1.5-2.5 x 60-90 cm
ONION 8-10 weeks 15 x 7.5cm
CABBAGE 4-6 weeks 45 X30 cm
Age for Transplanting of Seedlings

23. Operations in transplanting
 Field preparation
 Leveling
 Making Holes by dibbler or khurpi.
Time of transplanting:
 Early morning (before sunrise)/ late in the evening.
 Irrigating the field few days before transplanting.
 After setting the seedlings irrigation is done.

24. Age of tomato seedlings for
transplanting is ………..
a. 2-3 weeks
b. 4-6 weeks
c. 6-7 weeks
d. 8-10 weeks

25. Selection of seedlings for transplanting
Seedlings should be stocky and sturdy
Should have attained proper age
Should have good root system
Free from any diseases and pests

26. • Hardening off must be done
• Nursery should be irrigated
• Lifting and transplanting period should be minimum
• Plants should be set deeper than nursery bed.
• Irrigation should be done.
• Starter fertilizers applied at transplanting.
• Apply 250ml per plant phosphorus fertilizer to the
planting hole.
Precautions during transplanting

27. Best time for transplanting is…….
A. Morning
B. Afternoon
C. Evening

28. Factors affecting transplanting
• Stage of growth
• Weather at planting
• Amount of foliage
• Irrigation
• Fertilization
**In order to improve growth, starter solution may be
given at the time of transplanting which included GA3
@ 10 ppm or 50 ppm or NPK mixtures @ 15-34-14, 23-
21-17 etc.

29. Double Transplanting
• In this process the seedlings are first raised in primary
nursery then later shifted to secondary nursery before final
transplanting in main field.
• Most successful in crops like cabbage, cauliflower, brinjal,
tomato

30. DOUBLE TRANSPLANTING
STEP-1
Seed sowing in pro-tray (consider
as primary nursery)
Step 2: Transfer into bigger
pots (consider as secondary
nursery)
STEP 3:
Transplant into main
field

31. Single transplanted Seedling vs. Double transplanted
Seedling
Characteristics Single transplanting
system
Double transplanting
system
Workers required for
transplanting/ ha
Less More
No. of leaves( per plant) 4-5 10-12
Growth of the plant Average Healthy
Susceptibility to lodging More Less
Requirement of water Less Slightly more
Length of plant Medium-long Long
First flowering & fruiting Medium to late Early
Duration of the crop 2 to 5 months 4 months
Average yield (q/Ha) Low High
Average B:C ratio Low High

32. Irrigation is withheld 5-7 days prior to
transplanting.
a. True
b. False

33. Important links
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM0LgcsJ
QpM (HARDENING OFF)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1-
K7qpuGYY (TRANSPLANTING)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpwgLqS
cSAQ (DOUBLE TRANSPLANTING)