Polyethylene film has proved to be highly economical and effective in controlled environment agriculture, especially in greenhouses and Low Tunnels.

Advantages of Greenhouses and Low Tunnels:

• Crop is protected from cold, wind, storm, rain and frost.
• Due to controlled conditions there is better germination, plant growth and crops mature faster
• Improved quality & quantity of produce.
• Use of water is optimized and there is reduction in its consumption by 40 - 50%.
• Incidence of disease and pests is reduced or eliminated.
• Crops can be grown throughout the year.
• Best technology for commercial production of high value crops like flowers, medicinal plants, etc.
• Can be used for solar drying of farm produc

• Controlled conditions & increased temperature in green house/low tunnel enables crop production in the cold climate, plains and during rains.
• Greenhouses and low-tunnels have been extremely beneficial for growing vegetables - tomato, cukerbit, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, lettuce, onion, spinach, brinjal, pepper, turnip, radish, capsicum and tobacco; for Flowers - roses, chrysanthemums, gerbera, carnations etc. and raising nursery of fruits & vegetable.
• Green House technology has been successfully used in the country - in the hilly states of J & K, Himachal, Uttaranchal for vegetables & flower production, plains like Maharashtra & Karnataka for Commercial floriculture and in North Eastern states as rain shelter. In all these places, it has been quite profitable. It has also been used for growing nurseries and off season fruits and vegetables