Developments in soilless/hydroponic cultivation of vegetables

Developments in soilless/hydroponic cultivation of vegetablesIn hydroponics, the plants are grown outside the natural soil, either on porous growing media (substrates) or in pure nutrient solution (water culture). The most commonly used growing media, which are characterized by a balanced availability of water and oxygen, are rockwool, perlite, pumice, and coir dust. Furthermore, water culture systems without any solid media, such as floating, NFT, and aeroponics are mainly used for leafy vegetables. This

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Wheat pests are the subject of this chapter and the previous one

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