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A 10 page discussion of the value of hydroponics in the modern world. The author outlines the problems of our modern lifestyle which have necessitated the use of such alternatives in both agriculture and plant research designed to produce plants which qualities which better allow them to fill our need for particular products. Passive forms of hydroponics are distinguished from active hydroponics and an overview of the key features of each approach is provided along with a brief review of the primary nutrients a plant needs to grow and how each nutrient functions in that growth. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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evolved considerably since the days of our grandparents. Indeed, a number of technological innovations have made their way into the heart of farming in the last few decades.
These include everything from the use of genetically engineered plants, to the control of pests and disease, to the use of plants and animals as bioreactors in molecular farming.
Specific areas of farming now entail a number of technological considerations which were only a figment of science fiction just a few years ago. Many of these innovations have
resulted in the ever increasing pressure to feed the worlds masses and to provide certain products which are of pharmaceutical or industrial use. One of the more promising of
these innovations is hydroponics. The methodology known as hydroponics is used both directly in the production of food and other important plant products and indirectly in plant research conducted
to improve yields through superior disease resistance, environmental parameter tolerance and the like. In its simplest definition hydroponics is the production
of plants in the absence of their normal growth medium, soil. In natural growth scenarios soil typically provides both nutrients and support for plants. In the hydroponic environment
nutrients (particularly Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Boron and Copper which are critical to plant growth) are delivered in an aqueous solution and the plant is
supported with a variety of provisions ranging from plastic tubes to non-organic medium. Hydroponics allows the careful tweaking of nutrient and soil levels and provides a steady source of
water to the plant. Because plants can be grown hydroponically inside in a temperature and humidity controlled environment plants can even be grown outside of the areas to which
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