Propagation of fruit plants under protected house

1. By: Parshant Bakshi
Associate Professor, Fruit Science – SKUAST - J
Training
KVK, Jammu, R.S. Pura.
13th March, 2015
Status of Protected Cultivation in India and
Abroad

2. • Introduction
• Protected structures for fruit crops
• Uses of Protected structures
• Insect proof house
• Types of Protected structures
• Hi-Tech Green house
Contents

3. Introduction
 Protected cultivation can be defined as a
cropping technique where the micro climate
surrounding the plant body is controlled
partially/fully as per the requirement of the
plant species grown during their period of
growth.

4. Why to have cultivation of protected structure
• Crops could be grown under inclement climatic conditions when it
is not possible to grow in open field.
• Efficient utilization of precious inputs like water and nutrients.
• Early nursery and early cropping.
• Superior quality of the produce.
• Effective control against diseases, insect pests.
• Reduced expenditure on weed control.
• Protection against heavy rains, hails, birds etc.

5. Protected cultivation: An overview in India and
Abroad
• In India, protected cultivation technology for commercial
production is hardly three decades old.
- Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
• In developed countries viz., Japan, Holland, Russia, UK, China and
others, it is about two century old.
• China started protected cultivation in 1990’s and today the area
under protected cultivation in China is more than 2.5 m ha and 90
per cent area is under vegetables
• Israel is one country which has taken big advantage of this
technology by producing quality fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc. in
water deficit desert area

6. Protected cultivation: An overview in India and
Abroad
• Several thousand acres are now under glass in the United States
and equally large area in England and Holland, where horticulture
under glass was practiced over a century ago.
• The international associations with countries such as Israel are
expected to act as a major boost to the protected cultivation in
India.
• The total greenhouse area in India at the end of ninth plan period
was estimated to be 800 ha. Ladakh region of J&K has the
maximum number of units i.e. more than 14,000 and each unit is
about 50 sq. mt.
• In Himachal Pradesh, the total area under protected cultivation
has been estimated to be 137 ha.

7. Protected structures for Fruit crops
Plastic Tunnel
i.High tunnel
ii.Low tunnel
 Greenhouse
 Net house
 Plastic Mulch
 Lath house

8. Protected structures
HIGH TUNNEL LOW TUNNEL
NET HOUSE POLYHOUSE

9. Uses of protected structure
Propagation
i.Raising of seedling
ii. Runner production in Strawberry
iii. Budding
iv. Grafting
 Production
 Protection
i.Frost
ii. Heat
iii. Rain and hail
iv. Pest and diseases

10. Uses of protected structure

11. Quality planting material
Mango Aonla
Guava

12. Insect Net Houses
 50,000 virus free kinnow plants produced and sold to
farmers

13. In Hisar, Haryana
 3.0 lakh root-stock prepared under soil less media for citrus
 50,000 papaya plants produced under protected cultivation

14. Citrus and pomegranate plants grown under protected
cultivation
Citrus Pomegranate

15. Types of protected structure
Wooden framed structure
Pipe framed structure
Truss framed structure

16. Green house types: Based on covering material
Glass glazing
 Fibre glass reinforced plastic (FRP) glazing
 Plastic film
i.UV stabilized film
ii. Net house

17. Green house types: Based on covering material
High cost
Medium cost
Low cost

18. Environmental parameters in Polyhouse
 In our surrounding atmosphere CO2 conc. is 0.03% means
300 ppm. Plants use this CO2 for photosynthesis.
 In poly house, during night time there is no photosynthesis
but CO2 is given out through respiration.
 This CO2 remain accumulated around plants hence the CO2
conc. is higher inside the polyhouse as compared to outside and
this CO2 is again used by plants growing in poly house for rapid
photosynthesis.

19.  For healthy and maximum growth of plant, the temperature
requirement is between 260C to 300C during day time and 150C to
180C in night.
 The frame work of poly house is covered by polythene hence
inner temperature can rise up to 400C.
 To control the temperature inside the poly house, ventilation as
well as cooling pads and fans are used.
Environmental parameters in Polyhouse

20. Active heating
Active cooling
Utility of Greenhouse

21. Light in polyhouse
 Light is the most critical factor in polyhouse.
 The brightness of light is measured in lux.
 In polyhouse technology light is controlled in such a way that
plant receive maximum visible light and remaining light get
reflected back i.e. outside the polyhouse.
 For healthy growth of crop in poly house, minimum
requirement of light is 50,000 to 60,000 lux.

22. Hi-Tech Green House
 Greenhouse technology is the most practical way of
achieving the goal of protected cultivation
 A greenhouse is a framed structure covered with
transparent or translucent material (usually U.V. stabilized)
wherein the environment could be modified suitable for
the propagation or growing of plants.

23. Hanging Strawberry

24. Strategies for boosting production in protected
structures
Assurance of Quality seeds/nursery/ other planting material
suitable for protected structures
 Regular uninterrupted power supply to maintain optimal
growing conditions in protected structures.
 Self help group with scientific support for multiplication of quality
planting material, Large-scale motivation and training of educated
unemployed youths in the field of protected cultivation.
 Government should support needs to be extended for self
fabrication module of temporary low cost structures.
 Large-scale promotion of low pressure drip irrigation system
should be ensured for low-cost small-scale protected cultivation.

25. To Contact
Call: 00-91-9419101601
Email: parshantskuastj@gmail.com
Website: www.krishisandesh.com

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