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Hydroponics
Title: Hydroponics
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 787 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Hydroponics
What's the point?! Why are hydroponic methods so cool?!
Lack of soil in a hydroponics system allows a plant's roots to have direct contact with a nutrient supply. Conventional growing methods (ie...soil gardens...) require plants to search for thier food. Hydroponics brings the food right to the plant, saving a whole bunch of energy! The constant nutient supply, and excess/reserved energy help the plant to grow up to 50% faster than in a soil …showed first 75 words of 787 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 787 total…In the 1960s hydroponic farming developed on a commercial scale in the arid regions of the United States, particularly in Arizona, where research was also undertaken at state universities. In other arid regions, such as the Persian Gulf and the Arab oil-producing states, hydroponic farming of tomatoes and cucumbers is under way; these countries are also researching an additional group of crops that may be grown by this method, as they have limited arable land.
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