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Floating Roots, Thriving Shoots? Aeroponics Bears the Fruits!

Aeroponics is the technique of growing plants that are suspended on the air and grow in a humid environment under controlled conditions without soil. The basic principles of aeroponics is based on the possibility of cultivating plants whose roots are suspended and are not inserted into soil or a substratum , but in chambers filled with water and essential nutrients. With this technique the humidity, pH, temperature, water conductivity can be controlled under closed growing conditions like poly house. Since the roots are suspended on the air, it is possible to plant practically anywhere and cubic space can be used, and therefore, aeroponics can be applied in many different ways. The ideal conditions for moisture and oxygenation can be found by the roots in these chambers. These conditions enable more balanced and improved plant nutrition absorption, which leads to faster plant development. As the plants are kept apart, suspended in the air, and their roots are not submerged in soil or water, the aeroponic system is easier to utilize. Many food crops, including lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, yams, and some green vegetables, are grown commercially using aeroponic systems (Boddu et al., 2024).This technique has many advantages as compared to conventional cropping, crop harvesting is also easy.