The greenhouse technology can be a key for sustainable crop production and to achieve
food security in the regions facing the problems of food scarcity. It gives assured crop …

The book consists of 32 chapters featuring the concepts and applications of precision
farmingand protected cultivation broadly covered with theoretical and practical approach …

In present era of organic farming, biocontrol agents can be further improved to obtain greater
levels of disease reduction. Development of formulations with increased shelf life and broad …

Protected cultivation of vegetables is often hampered by declining nutrient availability in soil
due to year-around farming, which in turn, leads to poor quality and yields, causing serious …

Functional response of Harmonia dimidiata (Fab.) to melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover
was studied in the laboratory at 25±0.5° C, 70±5% RH and 12L: 12D photoperiod. All the …

The results revealed that the total cost incurred in the crop cultivation under polyhouse
conditions was higher than open field conditions for all three crops. The share of the total …

Economic analysis of protected cultivation of bell pepper in response to various PGRs
during rabi, 2015. Bell pepper was exposed to ten different treatments comprising of three …

Cultivating crops under protected conditions for obtaining optimal plant growth and yield is
termed protected cultivation. There are various types of protected structures viz., polyhouses …

A study on “Management of pests of cowpea and salad cucumber in polyhouse” was
undertaken in polyhouses of Thiruvananthapuram district and College of Agriculture …

The experiment was conducted at Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute,
Kumulur,(TNAU), Tamil Nadu with the objectives to test the performance of different cladding …