Hydroponics

Recently, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research, Bengaluru (IIHR) has developed a variant of hydroponics - “Cocoponics”.

Cocoponics refers to the soilless production of vegetables using cocopeat as a substrate.

  • Hydroponics is a type of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture which involves growing plants, usually crops or medicinal plants, without soil, by using water-based mineral nutrient solutions.
  • The nutrients used in hydroponic systems can come from many different organic or inorganic sources, including fish excrement, purchased chemical fertilizers, or artificial nutrient solutions.
  • At present, this technology is mostly confined to urban farming, rooftop gardening and commercial farming.
  • It significantly reduces water ....
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