Hydroponics was demonstrated by a German Botanist Julius Von Sachs in 1980.
Advantages
- Crops can be grown in places where the land is limited, doesn’t exist, or is heavily contaminated.
- The climate – temperature, humidity, light intensification, the composition of the air can be monitored.
- Conservation of water and nutrients.
- Controlled plant growth.
- No intrusion by weeds.
- Fewer pests & diseases
- Minimal use of insecticide or herbicides
- In deserts and Arctic regions hydroponics can be an effective alternative method.
- Hydroponics is successfully employed for the commercial production of seedless cucumber and tomato.
