AGRICULTURE with PLASTICULTURE

PREFACE:

The application of polythene in different kind of agricultural purposes viz. irrigation, plant protection and post harvest activities is called the plasticulture.

SIGNIFICANCE:

It offers many advantages in many cases, like water conservation, moisture conservation, raising of production power and superiority of the crops, etc. even crop cultivation and well storage in an adverse weather has become possible. Drip irrigation, green house, wrapping cum shedding, low tunnel, net house etc. advantages are got by plasticulture.

Apart from aboves, other advantages are as follows.

# Yield goes up 30%-100% at a crop ratio.

# Water become conserved at a range of 30%-70%

# 50% fertilizing is saved.

# Weed control by labour become less expensive.

# Farming become possible in the saline soil.

# Brackish water become suitable for irrigation.

# Rough fields become suitable for cultivation.

# Crop growing power become raised.