The greenhouse environment and energy use.

This chapter discusses the greenhouse environment and its energy use. Its heating, cooling, shading, ventilation and air movement, humidity, carbon dioxide enrichment, automation, energy use and conservation in protected cropping, renewable energy sources for protected cropping such as geothermal energy, solar energy, passive solar energy, wind-generated energy, biomass and biofuels are also discussed.

The greenhouse environment and energy use.

This chapter discusses the greenhouse environment and its energy use. Its heating, cooling, shading, ventilation and air movement, humidity, carbon dioxide enrichment, automation, energy use and conservation in protected cropping, renewable energy sources for protected cropping such as geothermal energy, solar energy, passive solar energy, wind-generated energy, biomass and biofuels are also discussed.

Study on Growth Characteristics of Some Brassica Species under Moisture Stress and Elevated Carbondioxide

Brassica juncea and Brassica campestries is two important oil seed crop of North-West India experiences intermittent moisture stress during its growing period. Thus a study was carried out to ameliorate the moisture stress through elevated CO2 applying Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) technology. The consequences of CO2 enrichment were related to the rate of accelerated photosynthesis under both irrigated and moisture stress situation with significant decreases in stomatal conductance. The elevated CO2 brought about a significant enhancement in all the plant growth parameters studied, and also ameliorates the of moisture stress. The carbon dioxide enrichment improves the productivity of Brassica cultivars viz. ‘Pusa Gold’ and ‘RH-30’ through changes in various yield attributes and also nullifying the adverse effect of moisture stress.