Published March 30, 2022 | Version v1
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Recent trends hydroponics with special reference to Nutrient Film Technique

  • 1. University Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Chandigarh University, India
  • 2. Department of Botany, Central University of Jammu, India

Description

Hydroponics is a frequently used technique for growing plants in mineral nutrient mix solution without soil, providing for a considerable degree of mechanical support. Hydroponics cultivation is very effective in growing good quality products without getting affected by soil borne diseases. In soil-less/hydroponic the roots of plants are immersed in mineral nutrient solution to provide the entire essential nutrients which are required by plant to grow good. Hydroponics was derived from the Greek word’s hydro’ means water and ponos’ means labour and confers water work. Various commercial and specialty crops can be grown using hydroponics with specifically utilizing Nutrient Film Technique including leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, strawberries, with great advancements. Most hydroponic systems operate automatically to control the amount of water, nutrients and photoperiod based on the requirements of different plants and hence efficient for sustainable manner of high-quality vegetable production. 

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