Hydroponic Agriculture and Microbial Safety of Vegetables: Promises, Challenges, and Solutions
Hydroponics is a farming technique for growing plants with mineral nutrients using a soil-free medium. The plant roots are submerged in soil-free media, such as vermiculite or perlite, or just in mineral nutrient solutions. This allows for high production yields throughout the year with less water a...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Horticulturae |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/1/51 |