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aeroponics
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aer·o·pon·ics  (âr-pnks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
A technique for growing plants without soil or hydroponic media. The plants are held above a system that constantly mists the roots with nutrient-laden water. Also called aeroculture.

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aeroponics
n singAeroponik f erdlose Kultivierung von Pflanzen in Gewächshäusern


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The growing systems used today are aeroponic, nutrient film technique, drip, ebb and flow, water culture, and wick.
In Egypt the technology developed from using old car tires or traditional clay pots for cultivation, to using various semi-intensive systems that include the table and container method as well as the hanged bags, the A-shape, wall and aeroponic facilities, all of which can be operated using manual or automatic irrigation and fertilization, explained El-Beheiry.
 
 
 
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