Protected Cultivation Of Cucurbits
Thind, T. S. / Bhat, Imtiyaz Ahmad / Bhat, Javid Ahmad
For the past few years, early cultivation of cucumber is being practiced using low plastic (polyethylene) tunnel for getting early harvest.The crop is raised under low plastic tunnel (100 gauge thick polyethylene sheet) supported by flexible iron ring 1¿ high in the middle. Plastic low tunnels provide the best way for off-season cultivation of cucurbitaceous vegetables during winter season by modifying the microclimate around the plants. Low t...