BOTANY

BOTANY

PLANT PROPAGATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The process of growing plants in an air or mist environment.
A
Aquaponics
B
Aeroponics
C
Hydroponics
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Growing plants in a mist or air environment where roots are continuously or discontinuously kept saturated with drops of nutrients solution without the use of soil or an aggregate medium is called an aeroponic process (Boyce, 2020). Aeroponics is a soil-less cultivation process needs only a little water use.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term aeroponics, meaning “working air, ” stems from the Greek words for air, “aer, ” and labor, “ponos.” This form of hydroponics involves growing plants without the use of soil. Instead, it relies on air to deliver a nutrient-rich mist to the plant’s roots.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in nutrient-enriched water and without soil. Aeroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, where the roots are exposed to the air. The roots of the plants are exposed to nutrient-rich water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fruits and Vegetables can also be grown comfortably in Aeroponics systems. Lot of vegetables and fruits can be grown like Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Grapes, Melons, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Radish, Raspberry, Strawberry, Sweet Potato, Tomatoes, and Watermelon.

There is 1 question to complete.