Our food system is slowly becoming more environmentally friendly in response to global challenges such as climate change, the environmental damage caused by intensive agriculture, the increasing human population, and the growth of cities. Soilless agriculture, which involves growing plants without the use of soil, is a unique type of environmentally friendly food-production system. There are several soilless agriculture techniques, including bioponics. Bioponics is a new technique that aims to replace chemical fertilizers with organic or natural ones. These environmentally friendly fertilizers are recycled from plant- or animal-based waste materials, through the activity of microorganisms like bacteria. Therefore, bioponics is a sustainable method of producing fruits and vegetables, as it not only limits the use of chemical fertilizers but also conserves water and land resources and recycles important nutrients.

Bioponics: The Next Revolution in Soilless Agriculture / Vanacore, Lucia; Cirillo, Chiara. - In: FRONTIERS FOR YOUNG MINDS. - ISSN 2296-6846. - 11:(2023), p. 1009081. [10.3389/frym.2023.1009081]

Bioponics: The Next Revolution in Soilless Agriculture

Vanacore, Lucia
;
Cirillo, Chiara
2023

Abstract

Our food system is slowly becoming more environmentally friendly in response to global challenges such as climate change, the environmental damage caused by intensive agriculture, the increasing human population, and the growth of cities. Soilless agriculture, which involves growing plants without the use of soil, is a unique type of environmentally friendly food-production system. There are several soilless agriculture techniques, including bioponics. Bioponics is a new technique that aims to replace chemical fertilizers with organic or natural ones. These environmentally friendly fertilizers are recycled from plant- or animal-based waste materials, through the activity of microorganisms like bacteria. Therefore, bioponics is a sustainable method of producing fruits and vegetables, as it not only limits the use of chemical fertilizers but also conserves water and land resources and recycles important nutrients.
2023
Bioponics: The Next Revolution in Soilless Agriculture / Vanacore, Lucia; Cirillo, Chiara. - In: FRONTIERS FOR YOUNG MINDS. - ISSN 2296-6846. - 11:(2023), p. 1009081. [10.3389/frym.2023.1009081]
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