Practices

Greenhouse Cultivation

Also Known As Glasshouse cultivation; protected cropping

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Agriculture and Farming Atlas. "Greenhouse Cultivation." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/practices/greenhouse-cultivation.

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Agriculture and Farming Atlas. (n.d.). Greenhouse Cultivation. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/practices/greenhouse-cultivation

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@misc{agricultureandfarmingatlas-greenhouse-cultivation,
  author = {Agriculture and Farming Atlas},
  title = {Greenhouse Cultivation},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/practices/greenhouse-cultivation},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Farming under glass or plastic, where light comes in and heat stays. From Dutch glasshouse districts to the plastic sea of Almeria in Spain, greenhouse cultivation grows vegetables, flowers and seedlings out of season and out of climate, and is horticulture's most intensive form.

Facts

Practice Class

Controlled environment agriculture 1

Origin

Roman forcing houses attested; modern glasshouse horticulture developed from 17th century Europe, at industrial scale in the Netherlands from the 20th century 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

In Discipline

Horticulture

Source Greenhouse (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Greenhouse (Wikipedia)

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1. Greenhouse (Wikipedia)

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