{"id":912,"date":"2021-05-01T14:48:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T08:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agribusinessedu.com\/?p=912"},"modified":"2023-01-16T23:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:25:28","slug":"a-brief-introduction-to-hydroponics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agribusinessedu.com\/a-brief-introduction-to-hydroponics\/","title":{"rendered":"A brief introduction to Hydroponics"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in nutrient solutions with or without the use of an inert medium to provide mechanical support, such as dirt, vermiculite, Rockwool, peat moss, sawdust, coir dust, coconut fiber\/Wood fiber, and other similar materials. The term Hydroponics comes from the Greek terms hydros, which means water, and ponos, which means labor, and literally translates to “water job.” Professor William Gericke invented the term hydroponics in the early 1930s to describe the growing of plants without their roots. A brief introduction to Hydroponics is helpful for the beginner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hydroponics has been shown to be a viable method of growing vegetables (tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, and peppers) as well as ornamental plants like herbs, roses, freesia, and foliage plants. The market for hydroponically grown produce has exploded in recent years as a result of the methyl bromide ban in soil culture. Agribusiness<\/a> Education and Research International also provide necessary information regarding Hydroponics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For planting, cultivation, and harvesting, some crops, such as lettuce and strawberries, can be raised from the field to a much higher level. This results in much healthier working conditions and, as a result, lower labor costs.<\/span><\/p>\n Some crops, such as lettuce and strawberries, can be raised from the field to a much higher level for planting, cultivation, and harvesting. As a result, much healthier working conditions and lower labor costs are achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n Liquid or aggregate hydroponic systems are available. Plant roots in liquid systems are supported by none, while plant roots in aggregate systems are supported by a solid medium. Open hydroponic systems (in which the nutrient solution is not reused until applied to the plant roots) and closed hydroponic systems (in which surplus solution is recovered, replenished, and recycled) are the two types of hydroponic systems.<\/span><\/p>\n They are closed systems. Plants are mounted in a polyethylene tube with slits cut in the plastic for the roots to be inserted in the Nutrient Film Technique (NFT). This tube is used to pump nutrient solution.<\/span><\/p>\n The most basic active hydroponic system is the Water Culture System. The plant platform is typically made of Styrofoam and floats openly on the nutrient solution. Air is supplied by an air pump to the air stone, which bubbles the nutrient solution and provides oxygen to the plants’ roots (Figure 2).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The Ebb and Flow System functions by briefly flooding the grow tray with the nutrient solution before draining it back into the reservoir. A submerged pump connected to a timer is usually used for this task. Depending on the size and type of plants, temperature, humidity, and the type of growing medium used, the timer is programmed to come on multiple times a day (Figure 3).<\/span><\/p>\n Drip systems are the most common form of hydroponic systems in use around the world. A submerged pump is commanded through a timer. The timer activates the pump, which drips nutrient solution onto the roots of each plant through a short drip line (Figure 4).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Since the nutrient solution in NFT Systems is still flowing, the submersible pump does not need a timer (Figure 5).<\/span><\/p>\n The Aeroponic System is the most technologically advanced method of hydroponic<\/a> gardening. The nutrient pump, like other types of hydroponic systems, is regulated by a timer, with the exception that an aeroponic system needs a short cycle timer that extends the pump for hardly any seconds every couple of minutes. (Figure 6).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n This is all about A brief introduction to Hydroponics<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What is Agribusiness? \u2013 Agribusiness Education and Research International<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n What is the concept of a feasibility study in Agribusiness? \u2013 Agribusiness Education and Research International<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Conception and Feasibility of Projects in Agribusiness \u2013 Agribusiness Education and Research International<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nThe Benefits<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Growing Techniques<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Liquid Hydroponic System:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Aggregate Hydroponic System<\/span><\/h4>\n
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These systems are further divided into the following categories:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Water Culture System<\/span><\/h4>\n
The Ebb and Flow System<\/span><\/h4>\n
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The Aeroponic System<\/span><\/h4>\n
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