A Shade house is a structure enclosed by agro nets allow required sunlight, moisture and air to pass through the
gaps. It creates an appropriate micro climate conducive to the plant growth.
Uses of shade house
- Helps in cultivation of flower plants, foliage plants, medicinal plants, vegetables and spices.
- Used for fruit and vegetable nurseries as well as for raising of forest species etc.
- Used to protect against pest attack.
- Protects from natural weather disturbances such as wind, rain, hail and frost.
- Used in production of graft saplings and reducing its mortality during hot summer days.
- Used for hardening tissue culture plantlets
Planning for a shade house
Site selection
- A shade house should be located in such a way that it is well connected with market for input supplies and
sale of its produces.
- This structure should be constructed away from buildings and trees, so also away from industrial or
vehicular pollutants.
- The site should be free from drainage problem.
- There should be provision of electricity and good quality water.
Orientation
- There are mainly two criteria for shade house orientation.
- They are the uniformity of light intensity in the shade house and wind direction.
- Single span structure may be oriented either in east-west or north-south direction but multispan structure
should be oriented in north-south direction to ensure uniform light intensity.
Structural materials
A shade house structure composed of two basic components i.e. frame and cladding material. The shade house frame
provides support for cladding material and designed to protect against wind, rain and crop load. Shade nets are
available in different colours with wide range of shade percentages viz. 25%, 30%, 35%, 50%, 60%, 75% and
90%.
Size of SGVU net house- 18.5m X 9.5m =175.75 m2
- Use for fruit and vegetable nurseries as well as for raising of forest species etc
- Use for grafting and budding of fruits plants.
- Use for cultivation of flower plants, foliage plants, medicinal plants, vegetables and spices.
