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Economic Fruitfulness of Polyhouse and Open Field Crops in Nashik

District

Ramakant.K. Patil*

Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ozar(Mig), Tal. Niphad, Dist -Nashik (M. S.)

*Email of corresponding author: ramakantpatil71@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

At present, frequent changes in the climatic factors like temperature, humidity,
uneven and uncertain rainfall, scarcity of water, poor quality of soil due to indiscriminate use

of chemical fertilizers and pesticide appears the major problems in Indian Agriculture. These
factors mainly decrease quality and crop yield. Thus they appear as the barrier in obtaining

market value of crop product as well as in fulfillment of prime need like food of the growing
population. Greenhouse technology is the most practical method of achieving the objectives

of protected agriculture. Present paper focuses on the comparative analysis of yield of the

different crops in a polyhouse(closed field) and open field crops from different parts of
Nashik District. The crops like Capsicum, Rose and Grapes were studied comparatively. It is

found that the yield is much high in the polyhouse crops than that of the open field crops.
Key words-Polyhouse, yeild

INTRODUCTION
Nashik is one of the leading areas for adopting polyhouse technology. This

technology is implemented individually as well as in small groups of farmers. Reports from
District Agriculture Department, Nashik and District Department of National Horticultural

Board, Nashik, indicated that farmers from this district are turned towards polyhouse
technology, since 1994, however the number of polyhouses was less. In later period the

number of polyhouses is in increasing order from 1998 up to 2003-2004. During this period 5

to 7 projects were constructed per year. At present this technology is widely spread in
Nashik district. Sinnar, Dindori, Igatpuri, Nashik and Malegaon tahesils are forefront in use

of polyhouse technology. The work was planned to check presents status of implementation
of polyhouse technology in study area. The studies were undertaken with respect to types of

polyhouses preferred in the study area crops under polyhouse cultivation, crop management
practices including crop protection. Economic fruitfulness of this technology to understand

future prospect of polyhouse technology in study area. It was also tried to find improvement

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