To Develop And Implement A Website For

E-Nursery
Yogendra Nikam,Pratik Dudhkawde,Suraj Kawadkar,Shubham Kathane.
Department of Information Technology, Nagpur Institute of Technology,
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Abstract- As getting the information from various research papers and other sources we analysis that many peoples want to
buy a plants and they directly concerned to nursery but sometimes people doesn’t know specific information about particular
plant items as well seller is not technically skilled. Customer doesn’t compare plants pricing with different shopkeeper as well
as in nursery there is no facility for online payment only cash may consumed. So, in this case e-nursery is platform where
customer can compare plants pricing and make online payment easily. Customer service is extremely important. We want each
customer to have a pleasant shopping experience, and it is the intention of our staff to answer questions with expertise and to
offer advice when we feel it is needed. Retain customers to generate repeat purchases and make referrals. Continue to
expand daily sales by adding to the variety of plants we sell. Communicate with our customers through creative advertising.

I. INTRODUCTION

A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to a desired age. They include retail nurseries which sell to the general
public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to businesses such as other nurseries and to commercial gardeners, and private
nurseries which supply the needs of institutions or private estates. Nurseries may supply plants for gardens, for agriculture, for
forestry and for biology. Some of them specialize in one phase of the process: propagation, growing out, or retail sale; or in one
type of plant: e.g., groundcovers, shade plants, or rock garden plants. Some produce bulk stock, whether seedlings or grafted, of
particular varieties for purposes such as fruit trees for orchards, or timber trees for forestry. Some produce stock seasonally, ready
in springtime for export to colder regions where propagation could not have been started so early, or to regions where seasonal
pests prevent profitable growing early in the season.
Nurseries grow plants in open fields, on container fields, in tunnels or greenhouses. In open fields, nurseries grow decorative trees,
shrubs and herbaceous perennials. On a container field nurseries grow small trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, usually destined
for sales in garden centre. These have proper ventilation, sunlight etc. Plants may be grown by seed(s). The most common method
is by cutting plants/plant cuttings. These can be taken from shoot tips or from roots etc. By these methods plants are grown in
nurseries and gardens

II. LITERATURE SURVEY

[1] A way for Enhancing IncomeR.R. Singh1, L.K. Meena2* and Paramveer Singh (June
2017).“High Tech Nursery Management in Horticultural Crops:”
The present study is based on the high tech nursery management in horticultural crops. The aim of good nursery management is
to make available planting material of the highest possible quality for new development areas and replanting. Poor planting
materials lead to low yield and unnecessary thinning cost top rid off runts in planted field. This book chapter is covered all key
aspects of the high tech nursery management including the meaning, objectives and types of nursery, high tech management of
nursery including various activities like potting the seedling, maturing, irrigation, plant protection measures, weed control,
packing of nursery plants, sale management and management of mother plants, staff training particularly in the use of pesticides,
plant protection and general safety issues regarding to nursery management, important tools for high-tech nursery management
including nursery calendars, plant development registers, nursery inventories and records of nursery experiments.

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 [2] P.Ratha Krishnan , Rajwant K. Kalia , J.C.Tewari , M.M.Roy (August,2014).“Plant Nursery Management:”
Plant nursery management involves running a business that grows and sells plants for private or commercial use. This can
involve selling plants wholesale or directly to customers through mail order, online or garden outlets. In this field, you may
oversee operations that produce a few specialty plants or those that offer a wide selection of plants coming from areas around
the globe.

[3] Assessment Of Small Scale Private Plant Nursery Enterprise In Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Larinde, S.L. & Ruth Santus (January,2014).“Small Scale Private Plant Nursery Enterprise:”
Small scale private plant nursery enterprise is a self-employment business that can contribute to income generation and
socio-economic development of a state, but it has not been embraced because little or no information exist on costs and
return from investment. The cost of establishing a small scale private plant enterprise was evaluated in this study. Small
scale private plant nursery along the four major roads in Port Harcourt (East-West, NTA-Choba, Port Harcourt-Aba and
Ikwere roads) were purposively sampled through administration of structured questionnaire. Parameters evaluated
include socio-economic characteristics of nursery owners, plant species raised, costs and return, cash flow of the
enterprise, rate of return on investment (RORI) and cost- benefit ratio.

[4] An Economic Study Of Plant Nursery Business In Gazipur Districts Of Bangladesh M. A. Haque1, M. A. Monayem
2
Miah And M. A. Rashid (January,2007). “Economic Study Of Plant Nursery Business:”
Bangladesh is an agro-based country where 85 percent people live in rural areas. They have mostly nutritional deficiency. In
order to meet the nutritional demand of increasing population of the country, huge amount of fruits and vegetables need to be
produced. The government of Bangladesh has, therefore, given special emphasis for planting different fruit trees and medicinal
plants over the country. In this situation, improved variety of fruit and medicinal saplings/seedlings are very essential for
distribution among the farmers and other enthusiastic people. A huge number of private, NGOs, and government plant
nurseries have been established in different parts of the country and are playing an important role for successful
implementation of tree plantation as well as forestation programed in the country.

[5] The Need For Improved Nursery Management Practices And Marketing In Tree Nurseries Of Northern Mindanao
Don Immanuel Edralin And Agustin Mercado Jr (January,2010).“The need for improved nursery management
practices and marketing in tree nurseries of northern Mindanao:”
This research is based upon the notion that Northern Mindanao is experiencing a limited availability of planting materials and
that the majority of the seedlings from nurseries are of low quality as a result of low technical skills and the lack of nursery
facilities, thereby resulting in a low rate of success for tree growing initiatives in this region. Thus, improved nursery facilities
and management practices are seen as essential intervention points to improve the quality and supply of timber tree seedlings
produced in nurseries.

[6] P.1*,Yadav Rajeev Kumar1, Vijayakumar S.2 And Das Pandiyaraj Arindam1 (November ,2017).“Modem nursery raising system in
vegetables :”
Raising healthy seedlings under good nursery management practices is an successful vegetable production. Seedling tray
technology was developed for the efficient production of high quality seedling for transplanting. The technology was introduced
into Korea in 1992,and has become an important industry. Modern technologies are mainly for the mass production of vegetable
seedling, which were transplanted into greenhouses or the open field. The quality of the growing media used in seedling trya is
largely influenced by physical, chemical and biological properties of the growing media .the main purpose of raising seedling in
protected structure is to produce quality and disease free seedling in off season to raise early crop in protected condition or open
field condition to get higher profit.

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Comparison table given below:-
Sr Title Author Objective Limitation
no.
High-Tech Nursery 1. L.K. Mena Some important species do not Poor planting materials
1 lead to low yield and
Management System 2. Parameter Singh seed ever year. Plantations of
these species can be raised unnecessary thinning
(June,2017) 3. R.R.Singh annually, only by sowing all cost top rid off runts in
available seeds in nursery to planted field.
raise seedlings to be planted
out various years.

Small-scale enterprises
Small Scale Private 1. Larinde, S.L. A random sample of
2 certainly play an important nurserymen operating in
Plant Nursery 2. Ruth Santus role in the production of the city was interviewed
Enterprise
goods and services and in the about their reasons for
(January,2014)
generation of substantial engaging in the nursery
employment and income in business, types of
services rendered by the
almost all countries, both
nurserymen to seedling
developing and developed. buyers, duration of
Income generated in small- nursery establishment,
scale enterprises would mode of land acquisition,
depend largely on the nature species of seedling
of local demand and the produced, factors
overall state of the local affecting price of the
seedling species, and
economy
source and cost of labor.

It provides employment
Plant 1. P.Ratha Krishnan As many people want to
opportunities for technical,
buy a plants and they
3 Nursery 2. Rajwant K. Kalia skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled
directly concerned to
labor.
nursery and buy the
Management 3. J.C.Tewari plants but sometimes
They are an important source
4. M.M.Roy people doesn’t know
(August,2014) supplying the seedlings for
specific information
meeting the fruit, pulp and
about particular
paper, fuel wood, timber and
plant items as well as
other demands of the
seller is not technically
industries
skilled.

Economic Study of 1. M.A. Haque In order to meet the nutritional Customer doesn’t
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demand of increasing compare plant price
Plant Nursery Business 2. M.A.Monayem population of the country, with other shopkeepers
(January,2007) Miam huge amount of fruits and at the same time.
3. M.A.Rashid vegetables need to be
produced. The government of
Bangladesh has, therefore,
given special emphasis for
planting different fruit trees
and medicinal plants over the
country.

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 Modem nursery raising 1. Yadav Rajiv Kumar Lack Of Trained Personnel And
The main purpose of raising seedlings in
5 Skilled Labors For Doing Nursery
system in vegetables 2. Vijaya Kumar protected structure is to produce quality
Activities.
(November ,2017) 3 .Das Pandiyaraj and disease-free seedlings in off season to
Initial Establishment And
raise early crop in protected condition or
4. Arindam Maintenance Cost For Nursery
open field condition to get higher profit.
Needs To Be Met By The People,
Which They Presume As A Risk
Bearing Activity

It was found that some of the A seedling quality

The need for improved 1. Don Immanual Edralin assessment revealed
generally recommended
nursery management 2.Agustin Mercado Jr that seedlings were of
6 nursery management practices
practices and marketing low quality in all
necessary to produce high
in tree nurseries of nursery types with
quality seedlings were not weak stems,
northern Mindanao
widely practiced, such as soil imbalanced root-shoot
(January,2010)
sterilization, and grading and ratio and J-root
hardening of seedlings. These formation. It was also
management practices support found that most
improved growth of seedlings. nurseries did not apply
soil treatment which is
one of the basics for
growing seedlings.

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 III. PROBLEM STATEMENT
As many people want to buy a plants and they directly concerned to nursery and buy the plants but sometimes people doesn’t
know specific information about particular plant items as well as seller is not technically skilled. Customer doesn’t compare
plant price with other shopkeepers at the same time .In nursery there is no facility for online payment only cash may be
consumed because of these .we cannot purchase plants through online mode. Limited customers reached to the nursery because
sometime customer need to travel for long distance as nursery is far from their home .The system has the provision of orders
entered by the clients along with their contact details, grading specifications, special services, job codes, and amount of
request. After an order is entered, an order confirmation report will be sent to the client for review. When all orders have been
entered, a surplus for sale report will be created.

IV. PROPOSED SYSTEM

Overview of the Proposed Approach
As getting the information from various research papers and other sources we analysis that many peoples want to buy a plants and
they directly concerned to nursery but sometimes people doesn’t know specific information about particular plant items as well
seller is not technically skilled .Customer doesn’t compare plants pricing with different shopkeeper as well as in nursery there is
no facility for online payment only cash may consumed.
So, in this case e-nursery is platform where customer can compare plants pricing and make online payment easily. Customer
service is extremely important. We want each customer to have a pleasant shopping experience, and it is the intention of our staff
to answer questions with expertise and to offer advice when we feel it is needed.
Retain customers to generate repeat purchases and make referrals. Continue to expand daily sales by adding to the variety of plants
we sell. Communicate with our customers through creative advertising. Customers can buy plants from their home. Customers can
view a large number of plants available in a nursery. When a admin decides to check out the order, then information including the
buyer’s name, address and billing instruction is record in system for future references.

Getting admin and customer user id :-

For the unique identification there is need of some id because there may be chances of duplicate
names. Therefore there is some unique id for admin and customer.

How customer buy the plant:-

This website basically is designed for customers to buy a plant in this website, there are two modules
Admin module :-
1. Admin first register and log in himself in the website.
2. He can view the order which can be added to card from the customer side.
3. He can send order confirmation message to the customer and also if any plant wants to add in
the website then he can update the information.
Customer module :-
1. Customer register and log in himself in the website.
2. He can select the plant item and purchase the plant by comparing prices with different shop
keeper.
3. Purchased plant details will be added to the card.
4. He can pay amount through credit card, debit card, phone pay.
5. If any complaint about the product then he can give the feedback.
Customer and admin data management:-
Customer and admin registered data save in the database. If any changes or updating related to
the data then he can update it for future references.

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 V. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Fig. System Architecture for to develop and implement a website for e-nursery.

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 VI. CONCLUSION
The developed System web sites act as a platform which gives a "smart availability list “service for growers and suppliers of plant
material. By signing up for an account, one can quickly publish the plant material for sale through this portal. This service
provides notably a public availability list in which the plants are published in a large alphabetical list organized by Latin name, but
also the private availability list particular to one nursery. The public availability list allows any customer to find the available
plants and easily send a request for quote, whereas the private availability list can be sent to the already registered customers to
keep them updated while also preventing them from browsing over to a competitor's list.
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