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hydroponics) Soya beans being grown hydroponically. Hydroponics allows for the commercial cultivation of crops through the use of nutrient-enriched solutions instead of soil. Cultivation of plants without soil, using specially prepared solutions of mineral salts. Beginning in the 1930s, large crops were grown by hydroponic methods, at first in California but since then in many other parts of the world. Julius von Sachs (1832-1897), in 1860, and W Knop, in 1865, developed a system of plant culture in water whereby the relation of mineral salts to plant growth could be determined, but it was not until about 1930 that large crops could be grown. The term was first coined by US scientist William F Gericke in 1937. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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65' - World’s tallest tomato plant, Sungold cultivar, grown hydroponically in England Some local farmers produce vegetables in greenhouses hydroponically, making fresh produce available year-round. In the August NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY, he and Hong-Xia Zhang of the University of Toronto report that their altered plant can grow hydroponically in solutions with sodium chloride concentrations of 200 millimolar (mM). |
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