Nursery management is a very important operation for successful production of vegetables like Onion, Chilli, Brinjal, Cauliflower and Cabbage. Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh is a leading district under vegetable cultivation especially cauliflower, Onion, Tomato and Chilli. Out of these crops Onion occupies a largest area under vegetable cultivation during both season. Most of the farmers and farm women of the district are not producing seedlings of Onion in a scientific manner which resulted in production of weak seedlings, poor seedlings growth and attack of damping off disease which is a severe problem in nurseries raised through traditional methods. Keeping these factors in view the front line demonstration were conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dewas during the kharif and rabi season for three consecutive year from 2008-09 to 2010-11 at village Narana and Nanadharakhedi. A total of 15 demonstration (five demonstration in each year) were laid down. With the objective to access the income generation activities through nursery raising of onion and to evaluate the economics from this intervention. Each demonstration was carried out in an area of 200 sq. m. by taking farmers practice ( sowing of seeds in flat bed without seed treatment) and improved practice i.e. line sowing in raised bed during kharif and flat bed in rabi at 10 cm distance + seed treatment with bavistin @ 2g/kg seed.

Keyword: Nursery management; Vegetable cultivation;