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Team Beta. Kayla Hernandez Alysa Alonso Katherine Martinez Daniela Ruadez . What is Aeroponics?. Aeroponics is when you grow plants in the air using mist instead of soil. The plant grows only from the essential nutrients that are needed. History on Aeroponics.

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  1. Team Beta Kayla Hernandez Alysa Alonso Katherine Martinez Daniela Ruadez

  2. What is Aeroponics? • Aeroponics is when you grow plants in the air using mist instead of soil. The plant grows only from the essential nutrients that are needed.

  3. History on Aeroponics • It started in the 1940’s that scienctists started growing plants using air. • In 1944, LJ Klotz discovered misted citrus plants in his research. • In the 1970’s not only scientists used hydroponics, but also farmers for growing more vegetables.

  4. Epcot Center

  5. Benefits of Aeroponics • It doesn’t take up space /volume • Helps the plants grow faster • Uses air as its medium so it saves you a great deal of labor • Using aeroponics for cloning improves root growth, survival rate, growth rate, and maturation time. • Not require using any intoxic chemicals to enhance growth and the end result will be that they taste better.

  6. Low Pressure Units • The types of systems are usually the most simple and cost less. • The plants are suspended in the air above the nutrient based water below it. • Then, a low pressure pump sprays the plants. • The nutrients then drip back down into the nutrient based water below and are used repeatedly. • A con to this system is that it does not remove any unwanted materials and does not purify the nutrient solution.

  7. High Pressure Units • It has the same concept as low pressure units, but instead uses a high pressure pump. These units are usually used for high valued crops. Unlike low pressure units, this system has a purifying system.

  8. Commercial Systems • This system is very much like high pressure units but has more beneficial and convenient features. • Some features include: disease prevention, precision timing, temperature sensors, and many more. • Like high pressure systems, commercial systems are used for high valued crops and are working 24/7.

  9. Cutting Edge Research         Growing pharmaceutical medicine insind plants while using aeroponics. Research has been a failure, but is still under development.         Vietnam recently joined the World Trade Organization (2007). They adapted the aeroponics systems. Agriculture will begin this low cost process of organic ‘mini-tubers.’ They will grow their crops, such as potatoes, disease free and no pesticides.

  10. How does it grow? • Aeroponics are really easy to use. • They grow twice as much than a plant grow normally. • The mist is filled with water and nutrients. How much water they need and the length of time of the spray is controlled by the system’s Hydro Control Unit. • The spray also keeps the plants fresh so they can grow faster.

  11. Vegetables • Our vegetables for the project will be onion, corn and peppers

  12. INFO • http://hydroponics-fine.blogspot.com/2007/03/news.html • http://classes.hortla.wsu.edu/hort425/1999/paper2/hshydroponics/allhist.html • http://www.biocontrols.com/aero18b.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroponics • http://www.thinairgrowingsystems.com/what_is_aeroponics.htm • http://www.biocontrols.com/aero6a-bottom.htm • http://www.biocontrols.com/aero17.HTM#HOW_DOES_IT_WORK_

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