A Study on Hydroponic Farming System of Wheat, Spinach and Sword Lily for Sustainable Development of Agriculture

Authors

  • Raj Singh Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana- Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Sushil Kumar Upadhyay Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana- Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Diwakar Aggarwal Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana- Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Indu Sharma Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana- Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Nupur Prasad Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250001, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Hydroponics, Triticum sp, Spinacea sp, Gladiolus sp, Cereals, Vegetables, Flowering crops, Hoagland solution

Abstract

The continuous augmented demand of food production is  escalating with increase of world population. The traditional  farming system will not be able to cover the world's  emergent demand for food with rising pollution level and  oscillations in climate. The design and development of new  farming and planting system technique is urgent  requirement to stay away from food catastrophe in future.  The present study aimed to examine an efficient lab to land  transfer technique for alternative agri-farming system, the  hydroponic system. The in vitro data was evaluated and  validated through numerical tools for comparative accounts  between hydroponics and tap water system against Triticum sp. (Poales: Poaceae), Spinacea sp. (Caryophyllales:  Amaranthaceae) and Gladiolus sp. (Asparagales: Iridaceae).  The results showed that wheat, spinach and sword lily  showed very good growth in Hoagland solution in  comparison to tap water. Thus the field application of the  proposed hydroponic system for cereals, vegetables and  flowering crops will meet the world wide demand of today  and future by sustainable agriculture farming approaches. 

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2019-12-20

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Vol. 35 No. 2 (2019): Bio-Science Research Bulletin (Jul-Dec) 2019

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A Study on Hydroponic Farming System of Wheat, Spinach and Sword Lily for Sustainable Development of Agriculture . (2019). Bio Science Research Bulletin, 35(2), 58–63. https://doi.org/10.48165/