Shade houses are structures used for sheltering plants that are tender to high intensity of sun heat. Such structures also help in warding off birds and rodents that devour seed and germinating embryos. They also protect the seedlings from desiccating winds. They are very useful for germinating small seeds and placing pricked material which needs partial watering & may be fitted with micro sprinklers for fast & uniform irrigation of plants. The shade house serves a variety of other useful purposes and a host of operations are performed under its roof like seed sowing, pricking, hardening of rooted cuttings, etc. Shade houses also help in reducing frequency of irrigation and effect economy in water use. Shade houses should be well ventilated, their doors and windows be kept open during working hours so that air moves freely.