aeroponics
Sign in to savethumb|Lettuce and wheat grown in an aeroponic apparatus, NASA, 1998
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- Methods
- Benefits and drawbacks
- Increased air exposure
- Benefits of oxygen in the root zone
- Other benefits of air (CO<sub>2</sub>)
- Disease-free cultivation
- Water and nutrient hydro-atomization
- Advanced materials
- Nutrient uptake
- As a research tool
- Terminology
- Types of aeroponics
- Low-pressure units
- High-pressure devices
- Commercial systems
- History
- Genesis Machine, 1983
- Aeroponic propagation (cloning)
- Air-rooted transplants
- Genesis Growing System, 1985
- Commercialization
- Aeroponically grown food
- Aeroponics in space
- Space plants
- Biocontrols in space
- Aeroponics for Earth and space
- NASA inflatable aeroponics
- Benefits of aeroponics for earth and space
- Less nutrient solution throughout
- Greater control of plant environment
- Improved nutrient feeding
- More user-friendly
- More cost effective
- Use of seed stocks
- 21st century aeroponics
- Contemporary aeroponics
- Aeroponic bio-pharming
- Large scale integration of aeroponics
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Lettuce and wheat grown in an aeroponic apparatus, NASA, 1998
Aeroponics is the process of cultivating plants in an air or mist environment, eliminating the need for soil or an aggregate medium. The term "aeroponic" originates from the ancient Greek: aer (air) and ponos (labor, hardship, or toil). It falls under the category of hydroponics, as water is employed in aeroponics to deliver nutrients to the plants.