Greenhouse Farming

By Agrihortico

This is a small book about greenhouse farming. A greenhouse is meant for growing plants under protected environment that is established through a series of environmental control systems. This book gives an introduction about the basics of greenhouse farming.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Agrihortico
• Release date: Apr 28, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224355112

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Greenhouse: An Introduction

A greenhouse is a specially designed structure covered with a transparent material and is provided with environmental control systems. A greenhouse is meant for growing plants under protected environment that is established through a series of environmental control systems. Greenhouse cover acts as its protection boundaries which allows only sunlight and no other external environmental factors and thus provides right environment for the plant growth.

Figure 1 Greenhouse

Major Objectives of Greenhouse

Major objective of a green house is to provide optimum environmental conditions for optimum crop production at maximum yield and productivity. In other words, greenhouse farming is an effective farming way of increasing both production quantities and productivity of the crops. Not all crops or plants are suitable for greenhouse farming or greenhouse gardening. For example large trees and shrubs are not suitable for greenhouse gardening.

Plant Growth and Environmental Factors