Soilless Farming

Soilless farming, through techniques like Hydroponics, Aeroponics, Aquaponics etc , can be performed in controlled environments to address many of the concerns we now have. That is why it is expected to be the future method of farming in many parts of the world. It helps in intensive production of crops under full or partially controlled conditions. It guarantees flexibility and intensification of crop production system in areas with adverse growing conditions. Precise control over the supply of water and nutrients is possible through it. Soilless farming also helps in elimination of soil-borne diseases, reduction labor requirement, and more crops per year etc. Hence, it is becoming very popular in the urban and semi-urban areas. In fact, it has become the substitute for the places where there are abundant and frequent soil borne diseases.  At present, it has been widely used for production of different vegetables.