Vol. 4 (5) : September-October 2013 issue
Green Farming Vol. 4 (5) : 676-678 (September-October, 2013)
Aeroponics : An alternative production system of high value medicinal crops
SWATI PATEL1*, NIDHI PATEL2 and R. KRISHNAMURTHY3*
C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Maliba Campus, UkaTarsadia University, Bardoli, Dist. Surat - 394 350 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1,2Student *(swati.patel079@gmail.com), 3Professor & Director
Subject : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Agriculture Microbiology and Cancer Res.
Paper No. : P-0856
Total Pages : 3
Received : 06 April 2013
Revised accepted : 26 September 2013
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Citation :
SWATI PATEL, NIDHI PATEL and R. KRISHNAMURTHY. 2013. Aeroponics : An alternative production system of high value medicinal crops. Green Farming Vol. 4 (5) : 676-678 ; September-October, 2013
ABSTRACT
An aeroponics growing system, the plant roots are suspended in air. The basic principle of aeroponic is to grow plants suspended in a closed or semi-closed environment by spraying the plant's dangling roots and lower stem with an atomized or sprayed, nutrient rich water solution for growth and development of plant. Many of medicinal plants which have many applications and they need better facility for their development and that's why need to develop these type of system which give high growth, high productivity, disease free cultivation of medicinal crops. The elements use for growing plants are easy available and more cost effective. Many of the medicinal plants like Ashwagantha, Urtica dioica, Echinacea, ginseng and St. John's wort, Eucalyptus marginata grew by aeroponics technology.
Key words :
Aeroponics technology, Disease free crops, High productivity, Medicinal plants.