The book consists of 32 chapters featuring the concepts and
applications of precision farming and protected cultivation broadly
covered with theoretical and practical approach. The first 8
chapters are exclusively designed to provide detailed information
on concept, need, objectives, benefits, components, applications
and limitations of precision farming; laser leveler and its working
mechanism, components and functioning; mechanized sowing and types
of mechanical seeders and their use; approaches for mapping of
soils and plant attributes; site-specific weed and nutrient
management; precision management of insect-pests and diseases;
yield mapping in horticultural crops. An attempt has been made to
cover the concept and application of protected cultivation in
chapters from 9 to 30 characteristically highlighting the concept
of greenhouse technology, its principles as well as historical and
technological developments, agrivoltaic system, its concept and
features, response of plant species under greenhouse conditions,
criteria for the selection of crops and varieties for protected
cultivation, basic considerations for site selection, orientation
and designing of greenhouse structures, climate control mechanisms
for cooling and heating in greenhouses, components, accessories and
BIS codes for protected cultivation, types of Irrigation system for
greenhouse production system, growing media for greenhouse
cultivation, soil pasteurization namely solarization, steam
sterilization, chemical sterilization and augmentation with
biological agents, checking the suitability of soil and water for
greenhouse crops, plug tray nursery raising, basics of fertigation
in greenhouse production system, packages of practice for
greenhouse cucumber, bell pepper, tomato and melons, potential of
pruning as unconventional alternative for mass multiplication of
greenhouse cucumber and tomato, types of soil-less cultures, GAP
for protected cultivation and economic analysis of protected
cultivation. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the Hardback
in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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