{"product_id":"precision-farming-and-protected-cultivation","title":"Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book consists of 32 chapters featuring the concepts and applications of precision farminand protected cultivation broadly covered with theoretical and practical approach. The first 8 chapters arexclusively designed to provide detailed information on concept, need, objectives, benefits, componentsapplications and limitations of precision farming; laser leveler and its working mechanism, componentand functioning; mechanized sowing and types of mechanical seeders and their use; approaches fomapping of soils and plant attributes; site-specific weed and nutrient management; precision managemenof insect-pests and diseases; yield mapping in horticultural cropsAn attempt has been made to cover the concept and application of protected cultivation in chapterfrom 9 to 30 characteristically highlighting the concept of greenhouse technology, its principles as well ahistorical and technological developments, agrivoltaic system, its concept and features, response of plant specieunder greenhouse conditions, criteria for the selection of crops and varieties for protected cultivationbasic considerations for site selection, orientation and designing of greenhouse structures, climate contromechanisms for cooling and heating in greenhouses, components, accessories and BIS codes for protectecultivation, types of Irrigation system for greenhouse production system, growing media for greenhouse cultivation, soil pasteurization namely solarization, steam sterilization, chemical sterilization anaugmentation with biological agents, checking the suitability of soil and water for greenhouse crops, plutray nursery raising, basics of fertigation in greenhouse production system, packages of practice fogreenhouse cucumber, bell pepper, tomato and melons, potential of pruning as unconventional alternativfor mass multiplication of greenhouse cucumber and tomato, types of soil-less cultures, GAP foprotected cultivation and economic analysis of protected cultivationNote: T\u0026amp;F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44559987638510,"sku":"9781032052762","price":176.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781032052762.jpg?v=1703705391","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/precision-farming-and-protected-cultivation","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}