4. Important Factors in Off season
Cultivation
■ Increase cost of using season, extender production system
■ High yield
■ High profits
■ Sustainability
5. Cultivation under Plastic tunnel
LowTunnels
• FlexibleTransparent covers
• Installed over rows or individual beds
• Warm air and soil
• Protection from hails, cold wind
• Cost effective where temperature falls below
8C for 30-40 days
10. Bed Preparation
■ Iron hoops fixed at a distance of 1.5m to 2.5m
■ Arch Shaped
■ Height: 1.5m-2.5m
■ Width: 40-60 cm
■ Distance b/w Row: 1.5m-1.6m
11. Transplanting
■ 30 Days after sowing
■ Single row on each bed
■ P-P distance: 50cm
■ R-R distance: 1.5-1.6m
12. Ventilation
■ Plastic is usually covered in afternoon after transplantation.
■ To maintain the temperature plastic can be vented
■ 3-4 cm sized vents are made
14. Fertigation
■ Through drip irrigation
■ 4m3 per 1000 m2 of water applied during 1st and 2nd month
■ During First month NPK@ 5:3:5 80-100 ppm/m3 of water
■ 6-7 days interval in First month
■ 4 days interval in second month
■ During second month 120-100 ppm fertilizer/m3 of water
■ After flowering reduce fertilizer quantity 20-30 ppm