BIRSA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Protected Cultivation and Secondary
Agriculture
LECTURE 10: CONSTRUCTION OF GREENHOUSE
BY
DR. PRAMOD RAI
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Materials for construction of greenhouse (GH)
Structurematerials
Claddingmaterials
Gadgetforenvironmentalcontrol
GH type based on cost of construction or
technology
Low cost or low tech GH
Medium cost or medium tech GH
High cost or hi-tech GH
Structu
re &
Glazin
g
Environment Culture
method
Expected
yieldof
tomato
(kg/m
2
/yr)
Investme
nt cost
(Rs./m
2
)
Canopy Root
Bambo
o or
Wood
Single
layer
Passive
cooling
(roof and
side wall
vents)
No
heating
Soil
Drip
irrigation
with
manual
control
Med-
high
wire
10 –20300-500
Low cost or low tech GH
Structure
&
Glazing
Environment Culture
method
Expected
yield of
tomato
(kg/m
2
/yr)
Investmen
t cost
(Rs./m
2
)
Canopy Root
Steel
frame
Double
PE film or
rigid
plastic
Passive/A
ctive
cooling
(vents+pa
d/fan)
With or
without
air heating
Basic
level of
computer
control
Soil or
soiless
substrate
Drip
irrigation
Some
control
High
wire
culture
Longer
season
Usually
computer
ized
fertigatio
n
25 –50500 –1500
Medium cost or medium tech GH
Structure
&
Glazing
Environment Culture
method
Expected
yield of
tomato
(kg/m
2
/yr)
Investment
cost
(Rs./m
2
)
Canopy Root
Steel or
Aluminu
m frame
Glass,
polyethyle
ne or
Polycarbo
nate
Forced
ventilation
+
evaporativ
e cooling +
hot water
pipe
heating +
CO
2
enrichment
+ shading
(light) +
energy
blanket
Soilless
substrate
Drip
irrigation
with full
automated
control
(EC
control
according
to light
intensity)
High wire
culture
Fully
computeri
zed
fertigation
Recirculat
ion
Hydroponi
cs
50 –75
More than
1500
High cost or high tech GH
Greenhouse Construction Materials
Lowcostgreenhouse
S. N.Materials Purpose Photographs
StructuralMaterials
1.Bamboo Used forstructural
componentslikecolumn,
beam,truss,etc.
2.Wood Used forstructural
componentslikecolumn,
beam,truss,etc.
3.ConcretepillarsUsedforcolumnonly.