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The term '''aeroponics ''', meaning “working air,” stems from the Greek words for air, “aer,” and labor, “ponos.” This form of hydroponics involves growing plants without the use of soil. Instead, it relies on air to deliver a nutrient-rich mist to the plant’s roots. | |||
== The Aeroponic System == | |||
While the physical growing process of the plant is the same as in other forms of farming or hydroponics, aeroponics differs in how nutrients and environmental conditions are delivered and controlled. With the goal of helping plants grow healthier, aeroponics is carried out in a closed environment in which the grower controls all aspects of the system. | |||
“In a hydroponics system you can grow more, larger, leafier vegetables the more nitrate you add. If you’re making money selling hydroponic vegetables you are of course going to put heaps of nitrate in the solution. Much better to consume antioxidant, bioflavonoid, phytochemical rich fruit and veg grown in diverse plant communities in biologically active soil. In a natural soil system, there’s a great deal of two-way communication between roots and soil microbes. Ideally, we want plant roots and the soil to behave as a host with microorganisms. This can’t happen when the roots are in water, being passively fertilised with whatever humans think is appropriate. Also, it is impossible to have mycorrhizal fungi in the liquid medium whether its hydroponics or even aquaponics which is organic. That has consequences for mineral delivery to the food plant and therefore consequences for human health.” | |||
As all “ponic” systems are soil-less, they are obviously unable to contribute directly to one of Regenerative Agriculture’s most well-advertised aims, soil restoration and soil carbon capture – although some produce biomass as a by-product, which could be used as an input for systems that do restore soil. Long term soil carbon capture requires a plants and microorganisms to work symbiotically and without soil this is impossible. | |||
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File:Aeroponic roots.jpg|Aeroponic roots | |||
File:Systeme AEROPONIC 573px.jpg|Aeroponic system | |||
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== See also == | |||
* Organic aeroponics | |||
* All natural aeroponics | |||
* [[Hydroponics]] | |||
* [[Vegetarian diet]] | |||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 26 March 2024
The term aeroponics , meaning “working air,” stems from the Greek words for air, “aer,” and labor, “ponos.” This form of hydroponics involves growing plants without the use of soil. Instead, it relies on air to deliver a nutrient-rich mist to the plant’s roots.
The Aeroponic System[edit | edit source]
While the physical growing process of the plant is the same as in other forms of farming or hydroponics, aeroponics differs in how nutrients and environmental conditions are delivered and controlled. With the goal of helping plants grow healthier, aeroponics is carried out in a closed environment in which the grower controls all aspects of the system.
“In a hydroponics system you can grow more, larger, leafier vegetables the more nitrate you add. If you’re making money selling hydroponic vegetables you are of course going to put heaps of nitrate in the solution. Much better to consume antioxidant, bioflavonoid, phytochemical rich fruit and veg grown in diverse plant communities in biologically active soil. In a natural soil system, there’s a great deal of two-way communication between roots and soil microbes. Ideally, we want plant roots and the soil to behave as a host with microorganisms. This can’t happen when the roots are in water, being passively fertilised with whatever humans think is appropriate. Also, it is impossible to have mycorrhizal fungi in the liquid medium whether its hydroponics or even aquaponics which is organic. That has consequences for mineral delivery to the food plant and therefore consequences for human health.”
As all “ponic” systems are soil-less, they are obviously unable to contribute directly to one of Regenerative Agriculture’s most well-advertised aims, soil restoration and soil carbon capture – although some produce biomass as a by-product, which could be used as an input for systems that do restore soil. Long term soil carbon capture requires a plants and microorganisms to work symbiotically and without soil this is impossible.
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Aeroponic roots
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Aeroponic system
See also[edit | edit source]
- Organic aeroponics
- All natural aeroponics
- Hydroponics
- Vegetarian diet
References[edit | edit source]
