Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Soil is the most readily available and naturally occurring growing medium for plants, which need sufficient water, air, nutrients, anchoring, and other essential factors to thrive. However, soils may occasionally provide substantial impediments to the development of plants. The practice of soil-based cultivation has difficulties due to human activities such as industrialization and urbanization. In addition, abrupt natural calamities, changes in climatic patterns, and unregulated chemical use in agriculture contribute to soil fertility and quality decay. Scientists came up with a new kind of cultivation method called soil-less culture or hydroponics. Hydroponics farming is an innovative approach that permits the growth of plants in a controlled environment. This technique has several advantages over traditional soil farming, including raised crop productivity, decreased consumption of water, and improved plant health. Hydroponics minimizes the chances of soil-borne diseases and contamination by eliminating soil, ensuring cleaner and safer food production. Hydroponics typically yields final products with superior quality in terms of flavour, nutritional content, and overall production compared to traditional soil-based growing. In the coming years, hydroponics could be an innovative approach for providing food to the worldwide population.
DOI: 10.12944/carj.13.2.2
Authors: Kalpana Sagar, Km Priti
Institution: Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414217974