The 5th Dean’s Committee of ICAR, New Delhi has adopted a new syllabus of the agricultural education in India. It introduced “Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture” subject in the VI semester of the BSc Hons
(Agriculture) degree curriculum. The text books on this subject are meant for giving the core knowledge to the students. This book is laid out in the question answer pattern based on the complete syllabus of the subject. Such question answer pattern makes the students aware about what exactly expected from the course, probable questions in the exams, specific answers to these questions and the objective types expected questions on the topic. The intention of the authors is to have the book of high acceptability by the students of Agriculture degree in the nation. This pattern will help the teachers for specific teaching and students for specific learning. The answers
are written in very easy language for the better understanding of the students. The ‘to the point’ answers along with relevant figures wherever necessary will help students to prepare properly for the exams with the knowledge gain and the teachers to set the question paper.

Features:

 This book is laid out in the question answer pattern based on the complete syllabus of the subject “Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture”.

 This pattern will help the teachers for specific teaching and students for specific learning.

 The ‘to the point’ answers along with relevant figures wherever necessary will help students to prepare properly for the exams with the knowledge gain and the teachers to set the question paper.

 Greenhouse Technology
 Plant Response to Greenhouse Environment
 Irrigation Systems used in Greenhouse
 Engineering Properties of Grains
 Drying and Dehydration
 Moisture Content Measurement
 Material Handling
 Food Grain Storage Structures
 Cleaning and Grading
 Principles of Size Reduction