The study was conducted during 2020 in Chikkaballapur district which comes under eastern dry zone (Zone-V) of Karnataka. In Chikkaballapur district, two taluks i.e. Sidlaghatta and Chikkaballapur taluks were purposefully selected for the stud, since this taluk are having more area under protected cultivation technology. The ex-post-facto research design was used for the study In the present investigation, ex-post facto research design was used. This design was considered appropriate, as it is a systematic empirical enquiry for measuring the phenomenon, which has already occurred and is continuing. The total sample size comprises 100 of which, 50 growers (25 Chrysanthemum and 25 Capsicum) were selected randomly from Chikkaballapur taluk. Similarly, 50 growers (25 Chrysanthemum and 25 Capsicum) were selected randomly from Sidlaghatta taluk. The results of the study show that more than half of the horticulture crop growers were comes under middle age category, nearly one-third of growers were educated up to high school, more than two-fifth of the growers were small farmers, nearly one-fourth of the growers belonged to medium experience category, more than two-fifth of growers belonged to medium mass media exposure category. More than two-fifth of Horticulture crop growers had high scientific orientation. Two-fifth of the growers had medium achievement motivation. two-fifth of the horticulture crop growers had medium extension participation, more than two-fifth of the growers had medium level management orientation, majority of the growers were accessibility to credit and subsidy and nearly half of the growers belonged to medium risk bearing ability.

The study was conducted in Karnataka regarding constraints and suggestions of protected cultivation among horticulture crop growers in the agricultural year 2019-20. With respect to practice wise production performance, cent per cent of the capsicum growers have fully adopted soil testing practice, irrigation, drainage and supporting system. More than three-fourth of the growers and more than half of the capsicum growers fully adopted pinching and recommended spacing /specification of bed respectively. About economic performance of capsicum growers the average operating cost of cultivation was Rs. 3, 85, 000, gross returns were Rs. 10, 80, 000, net returns were Rs. 6, 95, 000 and B:C ratio was 2.80 were found.  The realized crop yield of capsicum under protected cultivation was 36000 kg/ac, which is 47.22 per cent higher than the open field yield (19500 kg/ac). With respect to social performance of the capsicum growers, more than four-fifth of the growers were consulted by the others for information and guidance for cultivation of crops under protected cultivation, eighty per cent of the growers purchasing capacity was increased, two-third of them were recognized by villagers/neighbours because of performance in farming.