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Polyhouse Technology

Polyhouse technology enables the production of organic, high-yield crops by providing controlled environmental conditions that protect against adverse weather and pests. It offers several advantages, including year-round crop production, efficient use of space, and improved product quality. The document outlines the types of polyhouses, environmental parameters maintained, and the importance of factors such as CO2, temperature, light, humidity, and wind movement for optimal plant growth.

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Polyhouse Technology

Polyhouse technology enables the production of organic, high-yield crops by providing controlled environmental conditions that protect against adverse weather and pests. It offers several advantages, including year-round crop production, efficient use of space, and improved product quality. The document outlines the types of polyhouses, environmental parameters maintained, and the importance of factors such as CO2, temperature, light, humidity, and wind movement for optimal plant growth.

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Polyhouse

Technology
Presented by-
Prachi Joshi
Why Polyhouse
Technology?
• Polyhouse helps us in the production
of totally organic, healthy, high yield
crops under maintained conditions. It
provides higher quality as it protects
crops from external factors (like-
temperature, raining, pests, etc.)
which can damage them substantially.
• Polyhouse concept emerged
Princip to undertake adverse
le of environmental conditions
such as excess of raining,
Polyho high temperature, extreme
cold conditions, air flow,
use etc.
Advantages
of polyhouse
• Protection from excess rainfall, wind
current, scorching sunlight and extreme
conditions.
• It can be erected on unproductive soil.
• Under minimum space, one can have
maximum production of crop plants.
• Humidity is minimum.
• Efficient use of CO2.
• Diseases and pests can be controlled easily.
• Production of crop throughout the year.
• Quality of product is best.
Types of polyhouses on the basis of
material used…

Polyhouse Glass house Shade net house


Conditions
maintained in
polyhouse
There are five different types
of environmental parameters
maintained in a polyhouse:-
• CO2
• Temperature
• Light
• Humidity
• Air flow
Carbon dioxide(CO2)

 In our surrounding atmosphere CO2 conc. Is 0.03% means


300ppm. Plants use this CO2 for photosynthesis. In poly
house, during night time there is no photosynthesis but
CO2 is given out by respiration. This CO2 remain
accumulated around plants hence in night compare to
outside, polyhouse always have more CO2 conc.
 This CO2 is again used by plants growing in polyhouse for
rapid photosynthesis.
It has been proved that if polyhouse having 1000ppm of
CO2 , then herbs, vegetables and flower production
increases to 4 to 5 times more compare to normal
conditions.
Temperature

For flower’s and vegetable’s healthy and


maximum growth, the temperature
requirement is between 26C to 30C
during day time and 15C to 18C in night.
The stele frame work of polyhouse, the
ventilation as well as cooling pads and
fans are used. Because of this we can
have continuous quality production of
herbs throughout the year.
Light
 Light is a most critical factor for polyhouse. The brightness of
light is measured in LUX. For healthy growth of crop in poly
house, minimum requirement of LUX varies from 40,000 to
1,40,000 hence in many parts of our country such as
Maharashtra, Karnataka, M.P. the sunlight is bright and has to be
reduced by using shed net. We can reduce sunlight 30%, 50%,
75%. The 50% shed net are common in India.
 Along with the LUX, the wavelength of light is also important. On
the basis of wavelength, light is classified into three types- Ultra
violet light wavelength 0-400nm, Visible light wavelength 400-
700nm, Infra light wavelength 700 onwards.
 From these three types, plants use only visible light for
photosynthesis. 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
Humidity

 For flowers and vegetables, and their


healthy and maximum growth, we
should have proper humidity.
Requirement of humidity for flower
production is 65% to 80% and for
vegetables it is 60% to 65%
 Because of controlled humidity plant
growth remain continue, flower grow
with attractive colours and after
cutting, their shelf life also increases.
Humidity helps in colour combination of
herbs, vegetable and flowers.
WIND
MOVEMENT
If humidity is more in
polyhouse, then chances
of diseases and pest
increases. Under such
condition, side vents of
polyhouse are opened to
promote wind movement
the humidity decreases
and chances of diseases
also reduced.
Uncontrolled – where only top part is
covered well (GH1).
Types of
polyhouses
on the basis Partially controlled – where polyhouse
of control has open and closed window (GH2)

Completely controlled – where


windows are absent. It is totally
computerized (GH3)
• Attached – When it is attached or
Types of supported by a part of building or
Polyhouses any type of constructed wall
on the basis • Detached – When it is in free
standing position
of support
• Connected – When several
and polyhouses are joined together in
attachment a series
Types of polyhouses on
the basis of different
shapes & sizes

• Barrel shaped
• Ridges and furrow type
• Saw tooth type
Shape and size varies
according to the climatic
conditions of the region/
country
Selection of site for
polyhouse
• The selection site should be free from pollution.
• Water should be available regularly.
• Supply of electricity(Three phase) should be regular.
• Soil should be properly levelled and drained.
• Polyhouse should be near to road side means proper
approachable road must be there to go to poly house.
• Some space should be there nearby for further
extension.
• Expertise and labours should be available when
required.
Direction of polyhouse

Polyhouse should have light from


all sides and wind current should
not damage the polyhouse.

To overcome these problems,


Polyhouse should be preferably
South-North in direction.
Materials used for shading
• After construction of polyhouses, it is covered
by semi-transparent sheet which can be a poly
film, Acrylic, Polythene, or polycarbonate
material. Use of poly film is more profitable.
• Poly film protect UV rays to enter in poly
house, transparency is between 80% to 90%.
Gauge varies 200 to 800 micron. Poly film can
tolerate 50C and its life span is about three
years. 1 Kg poly film covers 5.38 sqm area of a
poly house.
Preparation of soil
For poly house, soil has to be prepared under strict supervision. First the floor is levelled properly
and then raise beds are prepared using red soil, fine sand and well decomposed cow dung or coco
peat. Soil is disinfected using formalin solution and then used for growing the crops. Crops can be
grown directly on the beds or in pots.
Irrigation
methods
Floriculture – roses, orchids, gerbera, aster,
lilies, marigold, carnation, chrysanthemum,
anthurium, etc.

Plants used Vegetables – mostly exotic such as


in polyhouse Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels, Sprouts,
technology Squash(zucchini), Celery, Cherry- Tomato,
Chinese cabbage, Leek, Lettuce, Parsley, etc.

Landscape plants – and all types of shade


loving plants or foliage plant which require
minimum light for healthy growth.
Plants in
polyhouse
THANK
YOU

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