Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation

Brahma Singh, (Padma Shri Awardee) President, Indian Society for Protected Cultivation; Former Director, Life Sciences, DRDO, New Delhi, India.

• Part I: Precision Farming1. Precision Farming2. Laser Land Levelling (LLL)3. Mechanized Direct Seed Sowing4. Seedling and Sapling Transplanting5. Soil Culture6. Type of Soil Required7. Mapping of Soils and Plant Attributes8. Site Specific Input Application9. Irrigation and Fertigation and Nutrient Management10. Insect Pests and Disease Management11. Yield Mapping of Crops12. Precision Spraying Technology13. Weed Management14. Precision Agriculture Status in India and Application of Plastics in AgriculturePart II: Protected Cultivation (Greenhouse Technology)15. Greenhouse Technology16. Types of Greenhouses17. Typical Applications of Greenhouses18. Choice of Crops for Cultivation Under Greenhouses19. Plant Response to Greenhouse Environment20. Growing Medium21. Planning and Design of Greenhouses22. Design Criteria of Greenhouse for Cooling and Heating Purposes23. Greenhouse Equipment, Materials of Construction for Traditional and Low Cost Greenhouses24. Cost Estimation and Economic Analysis25. Passive Solar Greenhouse26. Greenhouse Heating Systems27. Greenhouse Drying28. Irrigation Systems Used in Greenhouse29. Drainage30. Flooding and Leaching31. Soil Pasteurization in Peat Moss and Mixtures32. Rock Wool and Other Inert Media33. Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)34. Problems / Constraints of Greenhouse Cultivation and Future Strategies35. Future Thrusts on Greenhouse in India