Media for Soilless Agriculture
Balaji Kannan
Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
G. Thiyagarajan*
Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
V. Sivakumar
Coconut Research Station, Aliyarnagar, Tamil Nadu (642 101), India
M. Manikandan
Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Kumulur, Tamil Nadu (621 712), India
M. Nagarajan
Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Kumulur, Tamil Nadu (621 712), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Clay, Coir pith, Perlite, Wood saving
Abstract
Growing media and soil are porous and the properties of both are similar. An appropriate adaptation technique is required when soil related knowledge is transferred to media due to the differences in structure and root zone volume. Plants may be grown with their roots in the nutrient solution or in an inert medium, such as perlite, gravel, mineral wool, or coconut husk. The medium culture method has a solid medium for the roots and is named for the type of medium, e.g., sand culture, gravel culture, or rock wool culture.
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Reference
FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 101, 1990. Soilless culture forhorticultural crop production. FAO, Rome, pp. 188.
Thiyagarajan, G., R. Umadevi and K. Ramesh. 2007. Hydroponics. Science Tech Entrepreneur.