Open AccessSuitable Substrate for Crop Growth under Protected Farms – An Assessment
Author(s) -
Amaresh Sarkar,
Mrinmoy Majumder
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of scientific agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2184-0261
DOI - 10.25081/jsa.2018.v2.860
Subject(s) - crop , agricultural engineering , agriculture , profit (economics) , irrigation , substrate (aquarium) , production (economics) , environmental science , per capita , crop production , agricultural economics , agricultural science , agroforestry , agronomy , economics , engineering , biology , ecology , microeconomics , population , demography , macroeconomics , sociology
With the advent of civilization, open field agriculture is facing some major challenges; most importantly decrease in per capita land availability. In this paper, an attempt has been made to review crop growing substrates for protected farms. Substrate selection is a critical factor for optimal production of high-quality vegetables. Rooting depth determines the volume of substrate from. Consideration of optimal crop growing substrate and irrigation method while designing and maintaining a protected farm is very important for optimal crop growth and profit. Most farmers do not consider all the crop growing parameters for the optimal crop growth.