Topic outline
Module 1. History and types of greenhouse
Module 2.Function and features of greenhouse
Module 3.Scope and development of greenhouse technology
Module 4.Location, planning and various components of greenhouse
Module 5.Design criteria and calculations
Module 6. Construction materials and methods of construction
Module 7. Covering material and characteristics
Module 8. Solar heat transfer
Module 9. Solar fraction for greenhouse
Module 10. Steady state analysis of greenhouse
Module No. 11 Greenhouse Heating, Cooling, Shedding and Ventilation System
Module 12. Carbon dioxide generation and monitoring and lighting systems
Module 13. Instrumentation and & computerized environmental control systems
Module 14. Watering, fertilization, root substrate and pasteurization
Module 15. Containers and benches
Module 16. Plant nutrition, Alternative cropping systems
Module 17. Plant tissue culture
Module 18. Chemical growth regulation
Module 19. Disease control, integrated pest management,
Module 20: Post Production Quality and Handling
Module 21: Cost analysis of greenhouse Production
Module 22. Application of greenhouse & its repair & maintenance