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Hydroponics is the science of growing plants without soil. For their growth, a nutrient solution of natural elements necessary for the growth of plants in the soil is used.
The advantage of this technology is that the plants are not restricted by weeds, pests, soil or diseases. Another advantage is that the plants do not need to develop a large root system with long roots to obtain the necessary minerals and moisture. This in turn helps the aboveground part to grow faster and larger.
When used hydroponics, the greenhouse becomes an agricultural factory, with computational processes and knowledge. Production schedules and production quantities can be easily predicted.
On the other hand, hydroponic cultivation requires more care and considerable investment. However, the results do not disappoint.
There are different types of hydroponic systems. They are divided according to different priorities in cultivation. The identical factor is the circulation of the nutrient solution and the supply of oxygen to the roots.
The hydroponic technique has been used for centuries. The earliest evidence of it are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, floating gardens of Kashmir and others. They used shallow lakes, rich in minerals, to grow plants.
Another testimony is given by a hieroglyphic inscription from Egypt, which describes the cultivation of plants in water. This was several thousand years before Christ. In the recent past, hydroponic farms were used to feed soldiers during World War II.
For commercial purposes, nowadays, hydroponics enters the market for purely commercial purposes. Recently, there is a growing number of people who prefer this way of growing their products at home. Community demand for organic products is a major factor in the growth of this trend.
And growing plants in a hydroponic system allows growers to know exactly what happened during plant growth, and can ensure that no pesticides are used that are so harmful to humans and nature.
Another question is whether "synthetic" vegetables that have not seen sunlight have the same taste and nutritional properties as organic crops.
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