Syllabus - Design and Maintenance of Greenhouse (AN 603 (B))

Agriculture Engineering

Design and Maintenance of Greenhouse (AN 603 (B))

V-Semester

Unit I

History and types of greenhouses; importance, function and features of green house; scope and development of green house technology. Location, Planning and various component of greenhouse; design criteria and calculation; constructional material and methods of construction; covering materials and its characteristics

Unit II

Solar heat transfer, steady state analysis of green house, Greenhouse heating, cooling, shedding and ventilation systems; Carbon Dioxide generation and monitoring and lighting systems, instrumentation & computerized environmental Control Systems.

Unit III

Green house irrigation system designs. Types of valves and accessories, fertilization, root substrata and its pasteurization, containers and benches, plant nutrition. Alternative cropping systems; plant tissue culture, chemical growth regulation;

Unit IV

Disease control; integrated pest management; postproduction quality and handling – Cost analysis of greenhouse production; Applications of green house & its repair & maintenance.

Course Objective

The agricultural production must be increased to guarantee the food demand of the fast growing population. Students will get acquainted with greenhouse technology and the cultivation aspects which will help them to adopt the technology for increasing production.

Course Outcome

Students understand the greenhouse technology and the cultivation aspects that help them to adopt the technology for increasing production.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Manohar, K.R. and Iga Thinathane. C. Greenhouse technology and management. B.S.Publications, Hyderabad.

  • Nelson, P.V. Greenhouse operation and maintenance. Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 10: 0132439360 ISBN 13: 9780132439367.

  • Prasad and Kumar. 2012. Greenhouse management for horticulture crops. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur

  • Salokhe, V.M. and Sharma, A.K. 2012.Greenhouse technology and applications. GeetaSomani Agrotech publishing Academy, Udaipur.