SERD professor publishes book
School of Environment, Resources and Development's Prof. Vilas M. Salokhe and Ajay K. Sharma have coauthored 'Greenhouse: Technology and Applications,' published by the Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur, India.
The book deals with greenhouse technology, cultivation and applications. The book explains the rationale for protected cultivation, current practices and scope of this technology. The basic concepts, details of constituents of greenhouse environment and their effects on crop growth, details of various types of greenhouses and the circumstances in which they are used are enumerated. Design details, construction materials and their characteristics and the details of heating and cooling of the greenhouses are given. Root media, soil-water-plant relationships, various instrumentation and automations used in greenhouse cultivation, the insects and pests of the crops commonly grown in greenhouses and important aspect of nutrient management for the greenhouse crops are discussed in the book. Additionally, examples are included for the practice of students. Figures and tables are included in every chapter.