Greenhouse Plant Production Journal
Quarterly

The Significance of Controlled Environments in Shaping the Future of Fruit Cultivation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Saeid Eshghi 1
Saadat Sarikhani 2
Mohsen Shirdel 3
Maryam Davarzani 2
Samaneh Hosseini 4

1 Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University: Shiraz, Iran

2 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural Technology (Aburaihan), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University: Shiraz, Iran

4 Department of Horticultural Science, Collage of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

https://doi.org/10.61186/gppj.1.4.11
Abstract
The escalating challenges presented by climate change, soil erosion, and a rising global population demand the adoption of innovative agricultural practices, especially within the realm of protected cultivation. This paper explores the significance and advancements in greenhouse and controlled cultivation techniques, focusing on fruit production. In fruit tree cultivation, employing greenhouse management science and implementing control and protection measures throughout the growth process can create ideal plant conditions. This approach facilitates the achievement of various objectives, producing fruit outside the primary environment, generating early-season fruit and off-season crops, and the potential to yield multiple harvests within a single growing season. Additionally, this approach effectively addresses numerous challenges fruit trees face, including drought, climate change, temperature stress, damage from hail, sunburn, and pest attacks, ultimately enhancing plant performance and quality. Despite these ongoing challenges, it improves production and increases efficiency. In this context, a specialist must constantly monitor the plants to control vegetative growth and enhance flowering through professional tree canopy and root pruning. Furthermore, a greenhouse specialist should be well-versed in the role of hormones in the physiological mechanisms of trees to induce flowering, accelerate the ripening process for off-season production, and meet chilling requirements and other needs. Actions such as controlling the atmospheric conditions within the greenhouse and monitoring the nutrient composition of the growing medium are also crucial for enhancing tree growth. Consequently, cultivating fruit trees in a greenhouse can increase yield and net profit while conserving water, soil resources, and solar energy.

Keywords

Greenhouse
Fruit Tree Cultivation
Off-Season Production
Yield Increase
Net Profit
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Greenhouse Plant Production Journal
Volume 1, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 11-35

  • Receive Date 14 November 2024
  • Revise Date 08 December 2024
  • Accept Date 10 December 2024
  • First Publish Date 10 December 2024
  • Publish Date 01 December 2024

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