HYDROPHO

NICS
The word was derived from the Greek words,
HYDRO (water), and PONOS (labor),
literally water working.
INTRODUCTI
ON
 Cultivation of plants in water

It is technique for growing plants

without soil. Utilizing this
technology, the roots absorb
balanced nutrient dissolved in
water that meets all the plant
developmental requirements.

Many aggregates and media

support plant growth

Also called as the cultivation of

plants without using soil.
 WHY TO GROW
THINGS
HYDROPONICALL
Y?
ADVANTAGES
 Higher yields achieved in a
smaller space.
Nutrients precisely controlled.
Grow, bloom and boost
formulas used at the appropriate
growth stage.
Indoor gardens grown using
full-spectrum lighting.
Soil-borne pests and diseases
are eliminated.
Weeds are eliminated.
Plants are healthier and reach
Algae: Friend
or Foe?
What Are Algae?
Algae are simple, aquatic,
plant-like organisms that
do not have true roots,
stems and leaves
Certain types of algae can
be beneficial. One
example of this is the
giant brown algae species,
also known as seaweed,
extracts of which have
been developed
hydroponic use as plant
Some researchers have even
found that certain algae
species release growth
promoters in plant cultivation
systems. Among these plant
growth regulators are
auxins, cytokinins,
gibberellins, abscisic acid
and ethylene.
 In the future, we could see
extracts from beneficial
algae (apart from seaweed
products) being a routine
supplement in hydroponic
nutrient solutions used for
plant growth promotion and
control of root diseases.
Common everyday algae
species growing in a
hydroponic nutrient
solution do in fact give off
oxygen during
photosynthesis. In heavily
populated solutions, small
bubbles of oxygen might be
Algal
Biofuel
Believe it or not, one day
algae may provide at
least one part of the
answer to our
dependence on fossil
fuels
Algal biofuel is an
alternative to liquid fossil fuel
s
that usesalgaeas its source
of energy-rich oils.

Also, algae fuels are an

alternative to common known
One common form of
mechanical extraction of oil
isexpression, in which the
oil is literally pressed out of
the algae (think of how olives
are pressed to extract olive
oil)
Hexaneis a chemical
solvent that can be used
on its own, or in
combination with the
pressing method, to
separate the oil from the
algae. When used together,
the pressing and hexane
methods can extract nearly