History Of Hydroponics

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Galicinao, Jaedon
Mrs Laepaa
English I
18 September 2017
Revolutionizing the Future With Hydroponics

Since the 1500’s hydroponics has supplied humans with healthy produce. How can hydroponics revolutionize the future of the world. Hydroponic farming was a lifestyle for many people. For example, early Hawaiians used an active hydroponic system. For example, in “Successful Hydroponics” on page 144 under the subheading 51.6 active hydroponic systems, “An active hydroponic system is one in which a pump or gravity is used to supply the solution to the plants on a regular basis. The solution is usually recirculated-.” Hydroponics has revolutionized the way people have farmed and will change the future. Therefore, human should use hydroponics to …show more content…

For example, early forms of hydroponics is China and rice farming. In “Successful Hydroponics” page 73 under the subheading 3.1.2 Rice production in China it says, “Rice crops have been grown in water from time immemorial. The floating gardens of the Chinese, as described by Marco Polo in his famous journal, are ancient examples of hydroponic culture,- (Vender 73)”. This example shows how hydroponics as an early form of hydroponics has revolutionized the past. Just like the early Chinese and their rice farming, the Andeans in the Kashmir and Andes Mountains had found an early way of hydroponics too. For example, in “Successful Hydroponics” 3.1.3 Kashmir and the Andes Mountains page 73 it states, “In Kashmir and the Andes Mountains a reliable system of hydroponics composing of canals full of water from rivers in the vicinity filled with tilapia and other species of fish to provide the plants with proteins.” This shows how people in the past have used …show more content…

Although there may be various disadvantages such as diseases, time consummation and many more, with the proper care the results of hydroponic farming may be propitious. For example, in a report from “Fresh Plaza” entitled “New report on Hydroponic Crop Farming in the U.S” states, “During the five years to 2013, revenue for the Hydroponic Crop Farming industry has maintained positive growth, indicating that the recession had a minimal effect on industry operators. Over the five-year period, a growing number of individuals shifted to healthy eating and consuming organic produce, resulting in high demand. In addition, extreme weather conditions damaged many crops for fresh field farmers, so grocery stores and farmers markets quickly turned to hydroponic farmers to meet their demand.” (IBIS). How can hydroponics revolutionize the future of the world? Hydroponics has been a lifestyle for many, it has changed the way people have farmed. For example, Hydroponic farming has already started booming in Japan in an article of NewsWeek “TO FEED HUMANKIND, WE NEED THE FARMS OF THE FUTURE TODAY” it states, “Aeroponics, a companion technology to hydroponics, has taken off in Japan and is helping high-tech greenhouses produce

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