A review on hydroponic greenhouse cultivation for sustainable agriculture

Year 2018, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 59 - 66, 10.04.2018

Fraz Ahmad Khan

https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18010

Cited By: 36

Abstract

The term ‘Hydroponics’
was derived from Greek word ‘hydro’
means water and ‘ponos’ mean labor.
Hydroponics is a modern agriculture technique that uses nutrient solution
rather than soil for crop production. Humans need water, food and living
habitat to endure. As population increases the food demand also increases. The
worry is that the existing system of agriculture will not be able to meet the
food requirement near future as this system is facing many challenges. The
objectives of this review paper are to discuss the hydroponic greenhouse
technologies, impact of environmental factors on hydroponic greenhouse
cultivation, advantages and challenges of hydroponic greenhouse system. This
study revealed that hydroponic greenhouse cultivation is better option in the sense
of utilization of inputs and improved crop production.  

Keywords

Hydroponics, Greenhouse cultivation, Environmental factors

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