Hydroponics is defined as the practice of growing plants without soil used to
provide support or nutrients or ‘Soilless Farming’.
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Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, by using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Terrestrial plants are grown with only their roots exposed to the nutritious liquid, or the roots may be physically supported by an inert medium such as perlite, gravel, or other substrates.
In this method the plants are grown by suspending the plant roots in a solution of nutrient-rich, oxygenated water.The solution is oxygen saturated by an air pump combined with porous stones. With this method, the plants grow much faster because of the high amount of oxygen that the roots receive.
Hydroponics offers many advantages, such as:
decrease in water usage for agriculture.
Up to 90% more efficient use of water.
Production increases 3 to 10 times in the same amount of space.
Many crops can be produced twice as fast in a well managed hydroponic system.
Decreasing the time between harvest and consumption increases the nutritional value of the end product.
Indoor farming in a climate controlled environment means farms can exist in places where weather and soil conditions are not favorable for traditional food production.
No chemical weed or pest control products are needed when operating a hydroponic system.