FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydroponics is the method of growing plants in the nutrients that they need instead of soil. The nutrients are simply put into the water resulting in a nutrient rich solution for the plants to live in. Vegetables, flowers and herbs can all be grown in water.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s also possible to grow plants hydroponically by placing their roots in a mineral nutrient solution contained in a non-soil material, such as gravel, coconut husks, or shredded paper. These non-soil materials can provide greater support for the plants’ root systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -Today, many alternative porous materials are used as growing media in hydroponics, including organic medias like coconut coir, peat, pine bark and inorganic mediums such as mineral wool, growstone, perlite and sand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Technique of growing plants in nutrient solution is called hydroponics.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants get carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from air and water. The rest of the nutrients are from soil or in the case of hydroponics from nutrient solutions or aggregate media.