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Hydroponics - A Novel Blessing of Science
The term hydroponics stands for the technique of cultivatingplants in a nutrient solution rather than in soil. It's a noveltechnique of growing plants in water which contains dissolvednutrients. This technique is also known as indoor gardening,aquiculture and tank farming.Studies have proved the fact that plant roots are able to absorbthe nutrients from the water even without soil. The newtechnique hydroponics is based on the concept that plants can begrown without any soil at all.Professor Gericke of the University of California, Davis, isconsidered the father of hydroponics. Professor Gericke, in1929, proved his invention by growing tomato plants in w...
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...ater toa quite remarkable size. The Professor coined the namehydroponics for the culture of plants in water.Almost any plant can be made to grow through hydroponics. Today,the new techniques of hydroponics gardening and hydroponicsfarming are becoming popular. Benefits of Hydroponics:Hydroponics is a very useful technique when there is scarcity ofland, and it is growing extremely beneficial and profitable tofarmers. The positive aspects of hydroponics are listed below. Hydroponics --* Gets rid of soil-borne diseases and weeds.* Requires no soil tilling or ploughing.* Helpful in land scarcity; plants can be placed very close toone another.* Can be done i...
... small spaces.* Highly productive; high yield, large amount of food can beproduced from small spaces.* Requires only a small amount of water compared to traditionalfarming.* Allows the production of quality plants under controlledenvironmental conditions.* Makes it possible to grow plants all year round.Future of Hydroponics:The future of hydroponics seems to be quite bright. As plantsare grown indoors, they can be made to grow almost anywhere, inany condition and any weather. It'll make it possible to grow plants in Antarctica. Thetechniques such as hydroponics or aeroponics may make itpossible to grow vegetables and fruits in space in some nearfuture.
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