The following text delves into the intriguing world of greenhouse farming in India, emphasizing its potential as a sustainable and innovative solution that has the potential to revolutionize the agricultural sector.

Greenhouse farming, also known as polyhouse farming, is an emerging technique with significant relevance in India agricultural landscape. It not only transforms the traditional approach to agriculture but also fosters sustainable food production. By utilizing cutting-edge technology, this method has the potential to address issues arising from conventional farming practices, marking a critical step towards a more advanced and efficient agricultural future.

The successful implementation and production of agricultural produce in a greenhouse require proper design and maintenance. A book on the Design and Maintenance of Greenhouses has been written to address this need. The book is divided into thirteen chapters, which cover topics such as the development of greenhouses, the materials used in greenhouse construction, greenhouse design, as well as repair and maintenance. The chapter on heating and cooling provides information on how to maintain and control the microclimatic conditions of a greenhouse. The book also discusses the greenhouse control system for better production and post-production management in detail. The cost economics analysis of greenhouse production is included in the book as well. For researchers interested in the advanced study of greenhouses, a steady-state thermal model of a greenhouse is discussed.

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Content

1.Greenhouse technology

 1.1. Introduction

 1.2. History

 1.3. Types of greenhouse

 1.4. Importance of greenhouse

 1.5. Functions of green house

 1.6. Greenhouse features

 1.7. Scope of greenhouse technology

 1.8 Plant environment and greenhouse climate

2.Development of greenhouse

 2.1. Introduction

 2.2. Location of greenhouse

 2.3. Planning of greenhouse

 2.4. Various component of greenhouse

3.Materials for greenhouse

 3.1. Introduction

 3.2. Constructional material

 3.3. Factors considered for selecting the materials

 3.4. Covering materials

 3.5. Factors affected the selection of covering materials

 3.6. Types of covering materials

 3.7. Properties of covering materials

 3.8. Maintenance of greenhouse covering

4.Design of greenhouse

 4.1. Introduction

 4.2. Design criteria

 4.3. Basic requirement

 4.4. Types of load

 4.5. Load Calculation

 4.6. Methods of construction

5.Solar heat and steady state analysis

 5.1. Solar heat transfer

 5.2. Solar fraction for green house

 5.3. Steady state analysis of green house

6.Heating and cooling of greenhouse

 6.1. Introduction

 6.2. Requirement of heating and cooling

 6.3. Greenhouse heating

 6.4. Types of heating systems

 6.5. Greenhouse cooling system

 6.6. Fan and pad evaporative cooling systems

7.Shedding and ventilation of greenhouse

 7.1. Introduction

 7.2. Greenhouse shedding

 7.3. Requirements of shedding

 7.4. Shedding methods

 7.5. Greenhouse ventilation

 7.6. Ventilation requirements

 7.7. Methods of ventilation

 7.8. Natural ventilation

8.Greenhouse control systems

 8.1. Monitoring and Lighting systems

 8.2. Instrumentation computerized environmental Control Systems

 8.3. Heating

 8.4. Cooling

 8.5. Relative humidity

 8.6. Air circulation

 8.7. Carbon Dioxide generation

 8.8. Watering

 8.9. Fertilization

 8.10. Root substrate and its pasteurization

 8.11. Containers and benches

 8.12. Plant nutrition

9.Alternative cropping systems

 9.1. Plant tissue culture

 9.2. Chemical growth regulation

 9.3. Disease control

 9.4. Integrated pest management

10.Postproduction management

 10.1. Introduction

 10.2. Postproduction Handling

 10.3. Quality of Postproduction

11.Cost analysis of greenhouse production

12.Applications and repair maintenance of greenhouse