PROTECTED CULTIVATION OF FRUIT CROPS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

– Protected fruit culture has grown rapidly and widely, and it has now established itself as an important branch of fruit cultivation. It allows for some regulation of wind velocity, humidity, temperature, atmospheric composition, mineral elements, and light intensity and it has greatly contributed to a better knowledge of growth factor requirements and inputs for increasing crop output. Here is a summary of a quick introduction, methods of fruit crop cultivation under protected cultivation, growing of various fruit crops for protected cultivation, their results and other information.