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ABSTRACT

Indian economy is principally influenced by agriculture and allied activities. After Green Revolution, several new biotic and a biotic stress has emerged as a great challenge. Protected cultivation technique reduces these stresses by providing complete controlled condition. The increasing food demand compels to think for protected cultivation. Greenhouse is that the most functional methodology for achieving the objectives of protected cultivation. Poly house based cultivation has become a vital policy of Indian Agriculture.

Keywords: Green house, nutrient film technique, controlled environment

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Protected cultivation-importance and scope, status_compressed.pdf