Now it's time to change our farming method: HYDROPONICS, the art of soilless farming.
Hydroponics is the cultivation of different plants without using soil. Hydroponic vegetables, herbs, and flowers are planted in inert growing media and supplied with oxygen, nutrient-rich solutions and water. This system fosters rapid growth, better quality and stronger flexes.
When this plant is grown in soil, its roots perpetually search for the required nutrition to support it. If a plant's root structure is exposed directly to nutrition and water, the plant does not have to sustain itself. The energy the roots would have gone exploit food and water may be redirected into the plant's maturation. As a result, leaf growth thrives, as will the blooming of fruits and flowers.
Why Hydroponics?
Plants sustain themselves by a technique referred to as photosynthesis. However, they do not want the soil to photosynthesize. They need the soil to provide them with water and nutrients. When nutrients are dissolved in water, they'll be applied to the plant's system by flooding, misting, or immersion. Hydroponic innovations have tried direct exposure to nutrient-filled water can be a more practical and versatile methodology of growth than ancient irrigation.
How does hydroponics works?
Hydroponic systems work by permitting minute control over environmental conditions like temperature and pH balance and maximized exposure to nutrients and water. It administers nutrient solutions tailored to the requirements of the actual plant being grown. They enable you to manage specifically what proportion light-weight the plants receive and for the way long. PH levels may be monitored and adjusted. In an exceedingly extremely custom-built and controlled environment, plant growth accelerates.
Opportunities :
Demand for chemical-free food is increasing with rising awareness among consumers. Nowadays, the organic market in Bharat is calculable to be $1.3 billion (about Rs 9,000 crore), expected to double by 2021. Ministry of Agriculture has a grant programme for hydroponics.