Shade-net House:-
Shadenet house is a framed structure made
of materials such as GI pipes, angle iron, wood or bamboo. It is covered with
plastics net (Nets are made of 100% Polyethylene thread with specialised UV
treatment) having different shade percentages (15%, 35%, 40%, 50% 75% and 90%).
Nets are of different colours like green, black-green, white, red etc.It
provides partially controlled atmosphere and environment by reducing light
intensity and effective heat during day time to crops grown under it.
Advantages
of shade net house:-
Helps in cultivation of flower
plants, foliage plants, medicinal and aromatic plants, vegetables & spices.
Used for raising nurseries of fruits and vegetable. Helps to enhance yield during summer season. Provide
protection against pest attack. Protects crops from natural weather
disturbances such as wind, rain, hail, frost, snow, bird and insects. Used in production of graft saplings and
reducing its mortality during hot summer days. Used for hardening tissue culture plants. Helps in quality drying of various agro
products. Helps in creating favorable micro environment for production of Vermi
compost.
Application of shadenet house:-
Nursery propagation of floriculture, indoor
plants, vegetables, tea, coffee, spices. Hardening of plants in
Tissue-culture units of Banana, Gerbera etc. Cattle shed, Fish Pond, Poultry Farming
etc. Drying of various Agro products. Acts as a wind breaker. Greenhouse,
terrace gardening & fencing. Used
as safety nets for building repairs & constructions Creating favorable micro environment for
production of Vermicompost. Recently shadenet is used in making Boroz,
an artificial shading structure for growing Betel vine .
Crops under Shadenet house in India
