This document discusses agro textiles, which are fabrics used in agriculture and horticulture. It classifies agro textiles into four categories based on application area, such as crop production and animal husbandry. Common fibers used include nylon, polyester, polyethylene, and jute. Agro textiles must be weather resistant, stable, and withstand solar radiation. Examples of agro textile applications include hail protection covers, wind barriers, soil covers, shade fabrics, bird nets, and greenhouse coverings. Agro textiles provide benefits such as improved plant growth, soil moisture retention, and increased crop yields while reducing water, fertilizer, and pesticide needs.

1. AGRO TEXTILES

2. contents
•Introduction
•Classification of Agro textiles
•Benefits of Agro textiles
•Fiber used for Agro textiles
•Characteristics of Agro textiles
•General property requirement of Agro textiles
•Techniques of producing agro textile products
•Application of Agro textiles
•Conclusion

3. Introduction
The word “Agro Textile” now is used to classify the
woven, non woven and knitted fabric applied for
agriculture and horticulture.

4. Classification of Agro textiles
Agro textiles can be classified according to areas of
applications. These areas are broadly identified as:
1. Agro textiles for crop production.
2. Agro textiles for horticulture,
floriculture and forestry.
3. Agro textiles for animal husbandry and aqua culture.
4. Agro textiles for agro engineering related
applications.

5. Crop production
Aqua culture
Protection from birds

6. Fibers Used for Agro Textiles
Use of synthetics as well as natural fibers are used for
agro textiles. Fiber used in agro textiles are as
follows:
• Nylon
• Polyester
• Polyethylene
• Polyolefin
• Polypropylene
• Jute
• Wool

7. General Property Requirement of Agro textiles
The properties required for agro textiles are:
Weather resistance
Resistance to microorganisms
Stable construction
Light weight
Withstands Solar Radiation
Withstands Ultraviolet Radiation
Bio Degradability

8. TECHNIQUES OF PRODUCING AGRO TEXTILE
Several techniques of fabric production can be used to produce
Agro textiles; each method offers specific advantages for
particular product. The techniques are,
 Woven products
 Knitting products

9. Nonwoven products
There are many techniques to produce Nonwoven
fabrics.
• Needle-punched nonwovens
• Stitch-bonded nonwovens
• Thermally bonded nonwovens
• Hydro entangled nonwovens
• Wet nonwovens

10. • Spun bonding and needle punch techniques are
mainly used for the production of nonwoven Agro
textiles. The spun bonded fabric has high and constant
tensile strength in all directions.
• It has also good tearing strength.

11. Applications of Agro Textiles
Some of the applications of agro textiles are as follows:
Hail protection
Wind protection
Soil covering or weed protection
Sun protection
Bird protection net
Plant nets
Crop cover
Insect meshes

12. Net for covering pallets
Packing materials for agricultural products
Leno bags
Shade fabric
Green house
Anti- insect nets

13. Applications of Agro Textiles
1.Hail protection 2.Wind protection Fabrics

14. 3. Soil Covers 4. Shade Fabrics

15. 6.Sun Protection 7.Bird Protection Net

16. 8. Plant Net 9.Nets For Covering Pallets

17. 10.Insect Meshes 11.Leno bags

18. 12.Greenhouse covering 13.Anti-insect nets

19. 14.Crop covers

20. benefits of agro textiles
Agro-textiles used in greenhouses , to keep areas
safe and tidy.
Agro-textiles improve plant growth and crops in the
orchards.
Used mainly in planted areas, they provide ground
moisture conservation, allowing roots to breathe
and water, air and nutrients to pass through out the
plant.
Maintains higher soil temperatures and promotes
more rapid and even plant growth.

21. Farmers have also found that use of agro textiles
bring about improvement in the quality of fruits,
uniformity of color and prevent staining.
Increase crop production.
Avoid the soil from drying out.
 Decrease the requirement of fertilizers, pesticides
and water.

22. Conclusion
• Agro textile plays a significant role to help control
environment for crop production, eliminate variations
in climate, weather change and generate optimum
condition for plant growth.
• Thus, the need of textile goods in the field of
agriculture has been stressed and their role in the
reduced usage of harmful pesticides and herbicides to
render a healthy farming culture underlined.