HYDROPHONICS – NO SOIL NEEDED FOR AGRICULTURE

-SARATH S

Email id: SARATHCOLLEGE11@GMAIL.COM

We all know that plants grow in soil but,

what is soil? Well, it is certainly our most abundant growing
medium, but it also contains the typical macro and micro-nutrients
needed for plant growth. When water travels through soil, it takes
those nutrients with it to the plant roots. In soilless agriculture, such
as hydroponics, we simply deliver these same nutrients that have
been pre-mixed into a water reservoir, along with high levels of
oxygen, efficiently to the plant roots. There is so much to unpack
when it comes to soilless agriculture, so this article is going to
mainly focus on the typical hydroponic cultivation methods you can
use, their advantages, and a little about aquaponics and organic
methods.
To grow plants in hydroponics?
Terrestrial flora could be grown with their
roots in the mineral solution only, or in an inert medium like gravel or perlite.
The nutrients in hydroponics could be obtained from duck manure, fish waste
and from normal nutrients. As we all know plants need soil for their nutrients.
PROCEDURE FOR HYROPHONICS;

*Nutrient Solution- Maintaining the nutrient at the proper

strength and pH is crucial to the health of the plants.
*Water-to-Air Ratio- Hydroponic systems approach the water-to-air
ratio differently. The plant roots need both water and...
* pH and TDS-Maintaining the pH in at an acceptable level is
important for the plant to be able to use the nutrients.
*Light-Hydroponic plants need about 18 hours of light a day. Unless
the plants are receiving enough sunlight, artificial.