General Research on Hydroponics
Since the topic is new, research was done to better understand "Hydroponics". Sharma, Nisha & Acharya, Somen & Kumar, Kaushal & Singh, Narendra & Chaurasia, Om. (2019). Hydroponics as an advanced technique for vegetable production: An overview. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330080392_Hydroponics_as_an_advanced_technique_for_vegetable_production_An_overview According to this patent, hydroponics is a method of growing plants in nutrient solutions with or without the use of an inert medium to offer mechanical support, such as gravel, vermiculite, rockwool, peat moss, saw dust, coir dust, coconut fibre, and so on. Hydroponics is derived from the Greek terms hydro, which means water, and ponos, which means labor, and literally translates to "water work." Professor William Gericke invented the term hydroponics to describe growing plants with their roots floating in water containing mineral fertilizers i...