Does a plant grown in a hydroponic system grow better that a plant grown in soil?

Answer 1

Benefits of hydroponics:

The one of the greatest benefits is the amount of space that is use. Through hydroponics, a smaller space is needed to grow plants. In a hydroculture system crop yield and crop time is increased - meaning more profit to the farmer.

Conservation of resources. Less water is necessary with hydroponics as most systems recycle the water and reuse it. Less fertiliser is used as it is applied directly to the soil solution and also recycled.

Less pesticides and fungicides are used, and as they are applied directly to the soil solution there is no issue of spray drift.

Crops can be produced in an artificial system where the natural crops are not able to sustain profitable plant growth.

Some people don't like hydroponic food as they say it is more "watery" than food produced under traditional methods, others disagree and the rest can't tell the difference :)

Hydroponic gardening has less labor and garden maintenance, pests and diseases are easily avoided as the climate can be controlled, plants are free from weeds and will thus grow healthy, giving good and non-toxic food.Hydroponic growing provides you increased efficiency, greater production, control over the growing environment, and better tasting fruits and vegetables.

Answer 2

I think the best way to answer this question is to point you to this web site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics

Hydroponics (from the Greek words hydro water and ponos labor) is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as perlite, gravel, or mineral wool.

Plant physiology researchers discovered in the 19th century that plants absorb essential mineral nutrients as inorganic ions in water. In natural conditions, soil acts as a mineral nutrient reservoir but the soil itself is not essential to plant growth. When the mineral nutrients in the soil dissolve in water, plant roots are able to absorb them. When the required mineral nutrients are introduced into a plant's water supply artificially, soil is no longer required for the plant to thrive. Almost any terrestrial plant will grow with hydroponics. Hydroponics is also a standard technique in Biology research and teaching.

Answer 3

yes because the plant gets the sufficient amount of certain nutrients required for a healthy growth, so therefore it is an improved growth to the standard soil grown plant. (sikasikasikawawa.com)

Answer 4

yes

Hydroponics, which is essentially a soil-less technique for growing plants, injected with essential nutrients in growing medium.So plant roots are directly exposed to hydroponic nutrients which results in faster,healthier and mature growth of plant .

Answer 5

Plants grown in hydroponic systems can grow faster and produce higher yields compared to traditional soil-grown plants. Hydroponic systems provide plants with direct access to nutrients, water, and oxygen, allowing for more efficient nutrient uptake and growth. However, the success of plant growth also depends on appropriate growing conditions, plant species, and management practices.

Answer 6

hydroponics help plants to grow but the use of water the light of the b

ulbs that is used as sun so it can give the plants energy.