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1. Hydroponics
PRESENTED BY:-
JAY PRATAP RAVI

2. Hydroponics
The growing of plants in a
solution of nutrients
necessary for plant
growth, rather than directly
in soil.

4. General Facts:
any plant can be grown in
a hydroponics system
almost any system will
produce acceptable
growth

5. General Facts:
Very few commercial
producers
Most facilities are
experimental, studying
plant nutrition

6. Different Names:
nutriculture
solution culture
slop culture
gravel culture

7. Requirements for
home hydroponics
best possible light
humidity 50% or more
day temp 75 degrees
night temp 65 degrees

8. Requirements for
home hydroponics
no need for special
drainage system
small scale, outstanding
plants such as tomatoes,
radishes, lettuce,
carnations, roses,

9. Commercial use
very familiar with plants
observation can
determine temps and
nutrient deficiency

10. Commercial use
to earn a reasonable
living you must grow
thousands of plants

11. Growers must know
about plants
most plants are very
adaptive
plants can take a lot of
abuse

12. Growers must know
about plants
plants require a minimum
amount of water, food,
vitamins, sleep and proper
temps.

13. Growers must know
about plants
each species has its own
requirements for maximum
growth

14. Major Elements in a
basic solution
Ca - Calcium
K - Potassium
N - Nitrogen
P - Phosphorous
Mg - Magnesium

15. Minor Elements
Mn - Manganese
S - Sulfur
Cu - Copper
B - boron

16. Minor Elements
Fe - Iron
Zn - Zinc
Mo - Molybdenum

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