There are more than 50 countries now in the world where cultivation of crops is undertaken on a commercial scale under cover. United States of America has a total area of about 4000 ha under greenhouses mostly used for floriculture with a turnover of more than 2.8 billion US $ per annum and the area under greenhouses is expected to go up considerably

Benefits of Greenhouse

• The yield may be 10-12 times higher than that of outdoor cultivation depending upon the type of greenhouse, type of crop, environmental control facilities.
• Reliability of crop increases under greenhouse cultivation.
• Ideally suited for vegetables and flower crops.
• Year round production of floricultural crops.
• Off-season production of vegetables.
• Efficient utilization of chemicals, pesticides to control pest and diseases.
• Water requirement of crops very limited and easy to control.
• Production of quality produce free of blemishes.