ABE 504
Greenhouse Technology
2
Course Description
Students are expected to be able to:
1. Define greenhouse and associated technologies;
2. Describe the types of greenhouses;
3. Analyse the thermal profile of greenhouses;
4. Determine the influence of the climate on the control and implementation of the
environment in greenhouses;
5. Undertake climate control and cultivate plants in greenhouses; and
6. Design and construct low cost and effective greenhouses for crop cultivation.
Course Outline
Definition of greenhouse. Meaning of greenhouse technology and controlled environment
agriculture (CEA). History and present scenario of greenhouse cultivation. Importance of
greenhouse crop cultivation. Types of greenhouses. Types of covering materials and thermal
screens for greenhouses. Planning of greenhouses. Importance of different climatic and
non-climatic factors in selecting proper greenhouse technology. Measuring systems required
for greenhouse. Design, construction and cost estimate of a greenhouse. The bamboo
greenhouse technology. Control mechanisms for different climatic conditions: light,
temperature, humidity, precipitation and carbon dioxide. Special methods of crop husbandry
in greenhouse cultivation.
Excursion: Visit to a commercial farm with greenhouse facility.