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Princeton's WordNet

  1. aquicultural, aquacultural, hydroponicadjective

    of or relating to aquiculture

    "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce"

Wiktionary

  1. hydroponicadjective

    (Horticulture) of a plant; a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.

  2. Etymology: From ὕδωρ + πονος

Wikipedia

  1. hydroponic

    Hydroponics is a type of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture which involves growing plants, usually crops or medicinal plants, without soil, by using water-based mineral nutrient solutions in aqueous solvents. Terrestrial or aquatic plants may grow with their roots exposed to the nutritious liquid or in addition, the roots may be mechanically supported by an inert medium such as perlite, gravel, or other substrates.Despite inert media, roots can cause changes of the rhizosphere pH and root exudates can affect rhizosphere biology and physiological balance of the nutrient solution by secondary metabolites. Transgenic plants grown hydroponically allow the release of pharmaceutical proteins as part of the root exudate into the hydroponic medium.The nutrients used in hydroponic systems can come from many different organic or inorganic sources, including fish excrement, duck manure, purchased chemical fertilizers, or artificial nutrient solutions.Plants are commonly grown hydroponically in a greenhouse or contained environment on inert media, adapted to the controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) process. Plants commonly grown hydroponically include tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, strawberries, lettuces, and cannabis, usually for commercial use, and Arabidopsis thaliana, which serves as a model organism in plant science and genetics.Hydroponics offers many advantages, notably a decrease in water usage in agriculture. To grow 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of tomatoes using intensive farming methods requires 214 liters (47 imp gal; 57 U.S. gal) of water; using hydroponics, 70 liters (15 imp gal; 18 U.S. gal); and only 20 liters (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 U.S. gal) using aeroponics.Hydroponic cultures lead to highest biomass and protein production compared to other growth substrates, of plants cultivated in the same environmental conditions and supplied with equal amounts of nutrients.Since hydroponics takes much less water and nutrients to grow produce and climate change threatens agricultural yields, it could be possible in the future for people in harsh environments with little accessible water to grow their own plant-based food.Hydroponics is not only used on Earth, but has also proven itself in plant production experiments in space.

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  1. hydroponic

    Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, where the plants are typically grown in a water-based solution that is rich in necessary nutrients. It allows plants to grow directly in mineral nutrient solutions or with an inert medium like perlite, gravel, or mineral wool to offer plant support. Hydroponics facilitates the delivery of optimal nutrition to plants, enabling them to grow faster and healthier.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hydroponic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hydroponic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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