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Sustainable Developments of Modern Soil-Less Agro-Cultivation Systems: Aquaponic Culture

Sustainable Developments of Modern Soil-Less Agro-Cultivation Systems: Aquaponic Culture

Sampath Boopathi (Mechanical Engineering, Muthayammal Engineering College, India), Praveen Kumar Siva Kumar (Lagaram Engineering Solutions, India), Radhey Shyam Meena (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India), Samson Isaac J. (Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India), Suresh Kumar P. (RVR & JC College of Engineering, India), and M. Sudhakar (Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, India)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4118-3.ch004
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Abstract

In this chapter, the various terminologies of soilless Agro-cultivation systems have been explained. Various factors have been used to explain the classification of soilless cultivation systems. Different fabrication elements of soilless, aquaponic systems are illustrated with the utilization of bio-fish and plant waste components. The essential components for the design and fabrication of small and large aquaponic systems have been explained. The implementation of the internet of things (IoT) in the aquaponic system has been illustrated using microcontroller devices.
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Terminologies Of Soilless Cultivation Systems

Soilless Cultivation Key-Elements

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    Nutrient solution: Nutrient solutions have been employed an important role in soilless cultivation. N2, B, Zn, Cu, Mo, Mn, Mg, P, Fe, K, and Ca are presented in the nutrient solution (Pickering et al., 2002). The quantity of each element can be varied with respect to plant growth.

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    pH Level: The pH level of the nutrient solution should be 5 to7 based on the vegetable types. critical for the plant's growth and can be artificially controlled by new technology.

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    Electrical Conductivity: In the soilless methods, 1.5-2.5 dS/m ranges of electroconductivity of nutrient solutions have been used for the growing the better growth (Rouphael & Colla, 2005).

Figure 1.

Porous Subtracts: Organic and inorganic components

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