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The growing of plants without either soil or hydroponics but in a mist-laden atmosphereSee Also: aeroponic
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Aeroponics — is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium. Aeroponic culture differs from both hydroponics and in vitro (Plant tissue culture) growing. Unlike hydroponics, which uses water as a… … Wikipedia
aeroponics — /air euh pon iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) aeroculture. [AERO + (GEO)PONICS, on the model of HYDROPONICS] * * * … Universalium
aeroponics — /air euh pon iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) aeroculture. [AERO + (GEO)PONICS, on the model of HYDROPONICS] … Useful english dictionary
Hydroponics — (from the Greek words hydro (water) and ponos (labour) is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium,… … Wikipedia
Aeroponía — Detalle de una lechuga y de trigo cultivados en un aparato aeropónico., NASA, 1998 Aeroponía es el proceso de cultivar plantas en un entorno aéreo o de niebla sin hacer uso de suelo. La palabra aeroponía viene de los términos griegos aero y ponos … Wikipedia Español
Vertical farming — is a proposal to perform agriculture in urban high rises. These building have been called farmscrapers. [ [http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/4/23/104245/760#comment5 Urbanism and the environment | Gristmill: The environmental news blog |… … Wikipedia
Geoponic — The terms geoponic and geoponics refer to growing plants in a normal soil. This is in contrast to hydroponics where the plants are grown in water, or aeroponics where the plants are grown suspended in air. The term originated as the Greek word… … Wikipedia
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Mist — For other uses, see Mist (disambiguation). Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a… … Wikipedia
Sprouting — For blood vessel sprouting, see Angiogenesis#Sprouting angiogenesis. Mixed bean sprouts … Wikipedia
