Agricultural and Biological Research

Role of hydroponics,aeroponics and aquaponics on vegetable production

Nuru Seid Tehulie, Agegnehu Mekonnen, Ahmed Hassen, Semira Ebrahim, Solomon Abebe

Farmers do not use chemicals and other pesticides to control pests while growing vegetables. Therefore, the main problem of vegetable production in the current situation is the misuse of drugs and pesticides, as well as the increasing cost of food production and decreasing profits. To solve this problem, farmers have used many advanced food processing methods. Hydroponics is a useful concept with many advantages; It reduces diseases and pests by allowing plants to grow in a shorter time than normal growth. Hydroponics can save 70% to 90% of water in the production of leaves and other vegetables. Another method is aeroponics, which is widely used in agriculture around the world today. The plant is cultivated under all conditions in the growth chamber by applying a small mist of nutrient solution to the soil. The other method is aquaponics. This is a food production technology that combines today's traditional hydroponics and aquaculture to form a closed-loop system that re circulates all water and nutrients through symbiosis and develops terrestrial plants and aquatic life. Aquaponics is a sustainable food production method that combines traditional aquaculture (growing fish in a tank) and hydroponics (growing plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. Many studies of commercial scale hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponics production confirmed the ability of new technology to perform positive functions within sustainable food protection and production.