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Hydroponics is a form of agriculture in which a plant is given oxygen and nutrients directly to its roots. Hydroponics doesn’t use soil, and the nutrients are supplied directly to the roots. Because light, heat, fertilizer, oxygen, pests and water are controlled to a greater degree, hydroponics plants may grow faster than plants grown using other more traditional agricultural methods.
Liquid fertilizer Using the scientific method, an experiment was conducted. Four cherry tomato plants (lycopersicon esculentum), grown with different horticultures, were compared with each other.
Hydroponic seedling tray. “Plant
1” was grown outdoors with pesticides,
fertilizer, and, water. This plant represented
standard farming. “Plant 2” was
grown indoors with fertilizer, fluorescent light,
and water. This plant represented greenhouse,
or organic-indoor horticulture.
Vermiculite
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 The Chinese method of growing rice is actually a hydroponics system. Rice is grown in artificially created ponds. This method of growing rice has been used for thousands of years and still survives to this day. |
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