hydroponics

noun

hy·dro·pon·ics ˌhī-drə-ˈpä-niks How to pronounce hydroponics (audio)

plural in form but singular in construction

: the growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium (such as soil) to provide mechanical support

hydroponic

ˌhī-drə-ˈpä-nik How to pronounce hydroponics (audio)

adjective

hydroponically

ˌhī-drə-ˈpä-ni-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce hydroponics (audio)

adverb

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Hydroponics, also known as aquaculture or tank farming, began as a way of studying scientifically the mechanisms of plant nutrition. Hydroponically grown plants may have no solid material under them at all; instead, their roots often simply hang in water with a rich mix of nutrients dissolved in it. The principal advantage to hydroponics is the savings from reduced labor costs, since it's generally carried on in enclosed areas and the irrigation and fertilizing are done mechanically. Peppers, cucumbers, and various other vegetables are produced hydroponically in huge quantities.

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Recent Examples on the Web In Paraisópolis, one of São Paulo’s biggest favelas, a vegetable garden that opened in 2020 using hydroponics—allowing plants to grow vertically without soil—can produce almost 700 pounds of vegetables in two months.

Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 At White River Valley Schools in southern Indiana, students raise chickens for their eggs, grow flowers in a greenhouse and even have a hydroponics program growing vegetables.

Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022 Vegetables from White River Valley schools’ hydroponics system have been cooked up, fruit blitzed into smoothies and extra tomatoes made into salsa.

Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022 Aquaponics is very similar, essentially combining hydroponics and aquaculture: The plants are grown in water where fish supply the nutrients through their waste.

Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022 Neighborhood youth will work in the hydroponics farms growing the store’s produce while learning entrepreneurial skills.

La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022 In the last few decades, hydroponics has skyrocketed in popularity.

Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 June 2022 And with the growing popularity of hydroponics, the possibility may not be too far away.

Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 Its Hawthorne Gardening Company subsidiary has scooped up the biggest players in hydroponics, lighting and other supplies used for growing.

Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 May 2022 See More

单词	hydroponics
释义	hydroponics noun hy·dro·pon·ics ˌhī-drə-ˈpä-niks plural in form but singular in construction : the growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium (such as soil) to provide mechanical support hydroponic ˌhī-drə-ˈpä-nik adjective hydroponically ˌhī-drə-ˈpä-ni-k(ə-)lē adverb Did you know? Hydroponics, also known as aquaculture or tank farming, began as a way of studying scientifically the mechanisms of plant nutrition. Hydroponically grown plants may have no solid material under them at all; instead, their roots often simply hang in water with a rich mix of nutrients dissolved in it. The principal advantage to hydroponics is the savings from reduced labor costs, since it's generally carried on in enclosed areas and the irrigation and fertilizing are done mechanically. Peppers, cucumbers, and various other vegetables are produced hydroponically in huge quantities. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In Paraisópolis, one of São Paulo’s biggest favelas, a vegetable garden that opened in 2020 using hydroponics—allowing plants to grow vertically without soil—can produce almost 700 pounds of vegetables in two months. Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 At White River Valley Schools in southern Indiana, students raise chickens for their eggs, grow flowers in a greenhouse and even have a hydroponics program growing vegetables. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022 Vegetables from White River Valley schools’ hydroponics system have been cooked up, fruit blitzed into smoothies and extra tomatoes made into salsa. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022 Aquaponics is very similar, essentially combining hydroponics and aquaculture: The plants are grown in water where fish supply the nutrients through their waste. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022 Neighborhood youth will work in the hydroponics farms growing the store’s produce while learning entrepreneurial skills. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022 In the last few decades, hydroponics has skyrocketed in popularity. Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 June 2022 And with the growing popularity of hydroponics, the possibility may not be too far away. Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 Its Hawthorne Gardening Company subsidiary has scooped up the biggest players in hydroponics, lighting and other supplies used for growing. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology hydr- + -ponics (as in geoponics agriculture) First Known Use 1937, in the meaning defined above hydroponics noun as in aquaculture technical a method of growing plants in water rather than in soil Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance aquaculture agriculture farming gardening horticulture cultivation aquiculture agronomy agribusiness husbandry agroecology farmwork tillage agroforestry culture pomology animal husbandry monoculture mixed farming arboriculture sharecropping pastoralism
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hydroponics

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