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hydroponics
(Encyclopedia)hydroponics, growing of plants without soil in water to which nutrients have been added. Hydroponics has been used for over a century as a research technique, but not until 1929 were experiments condu...water gardening
(Encyclopedia)water gardening: see hydroponics. ...soilless gardening
(Encyclopedia)soilless gardening: see hydroponics. ...aquaponics
(Encyclopedia)aquaponics, the growing of plants and the raising of fish by combining aquaculture with the techniques of hydroponics, usually on a small scale. Water containing fish waste matter is used as the nutri...Browse by Subject
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