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hydroponics
horticulture
Also known as: aquaculture, nutriculture, soilless culture, tank farming
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- Also called:
- aquaculture, nutriculture, soilless culture, or tank farming
- Related Topics:
- aquaponics
- crop production
hydroponics, the cultivation of plants in nutrient-enriched water, with or without the mechanical support of an inert medium such as sand, gravel, or perlite. Plants have long been grown with their roots immersed in solutions of water and fertilizer for scientific studies of their nutrition. Early commercial hydroponics (from Greek hydro-, “water,” and ponos, “labour”) adopted this method of culture. Because of the difficulties in supporting the plants in a normal upright growing position and aerating the solution, however, this method was supplanted by gravel culture, in which gravel supports the plants in a watertight bed or bench. Various kinds ...(100 of 542 words)